Abstract
It is well known that among heavy metals, chromium in its hexavalent form appears to be one of the major water contaminants globally in this century. It has toxicity, persistency and bio-accumulation tendency in nature. It is carcinogenic, genotoxic and mutagenic to living organisms. Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) can interfere with photosynthesis, seed germination and nutrient intake, as well as the overall plant growth and functionality. Because of these issues, this proposed chapter entitled Industrial Wastewater Treatment Past and Future Perspectives in Technological Advances for Mitigation of Cr(VI) Pollutant is of importance. This chapter mainly focuses on chromium toxicology in humans and the environment and conventional industrial wastewater treatment methods and technical advances including adsorption using membrane technology for chromium removal from wastewater.