Elementary Analysis of Effluents from the Refinery Algiers

The oil and natural gas industry generates the energy needed to carry out many human and industrial activities. The high volume of water resources consumed by this industry implies the need to design efficient, sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the treatment of waste water generated in oil refineries, for sludge produced in extraction wells, etc., as these effluents have a direct impact on resource sustainability, the environment and the rest of industries and sectors. In order to assess the heavy metals that may be present in the liquid waste, samples of industrial waste of liquid origin were taken at the refinery in Algiers. The samples were analyzed to determine concentrations in heavy metals (Cd, Zn and Pb) using XRF (Fluorescence X) and ICP techniques. The results generally show a variation in the content of heavy metals at the refinery in Algiers.