International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 2231 - 606X 7 9 2017 09 18 A review on sorption of toxic element from aqueous solution 53 58 EN Deepa J. 1 Department of Chemistry, Auxilium College, katpadi, Vellore-6, India Jaya Shanthi R. 2 Department of Chemistry, Auxilium College, katpadi, Vellore-6, India Salifou Issa 1 Laboratoire d’Hydrologie Appliquée, Institut National de l\'Eau (INE), Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Cotonou01, Bénin and Laboratoire d’analyse des eaux de la Société d’Exploitation des Eaux du Niger (SEEN) de Zinder, Niger Daouda Mama 2 Laboratoire d’Hydrologie Appliquée, Institut National de l\'Eau (INE), Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Cotonou01, Bénin Zanguina Adamou 3 Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Abdou Moumouni, B.P. 10662 Niamey, Niger Ibrahim Natatou 4 Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Abdou Moumouni, B.P. 10662 Niamey, Niger Mousa Boukari 5 Laboratoire d’Hydrologie Appliquée, Institut National de l\'Eau (INE), Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Cotonou01, Bénin Dominique Sohounhloué 6 Laboratoire d’Étude et de Recherche en Chimie Appliquée (LERCA), École Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin Amedée CHABI 1 International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications (ICMPA), Cotonou, Benin and Laboratory of Applied Hydrology (LHA), National Institute of water, Abomey-Calavi, Benin Firmin M. Adandedji 2 International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications (ICMPA), Cotonou, Benin and Laboratory of Applied Hydrology (LHA), National Institute of water, Abomey-Calavi, Benin Eric A. ALAMOU 3 Laboratory of Applied Hydrology (LHA), National Institute of water, Abomey-Calavi, Benin Josué Zandagba 4 Laboratory of Applied Hydrology (LHA), National Institute of water, Abomey-Calavi, Benin Daouda Mama 5 Laboratory of Applied Hydrology (LHA), National Institute of water, Abomey-Calavi, Benin Abel AFOUDA 6 Laboratory of Applied Hydrology (LHA), National Institute of water, Abomey-Calavi, Benin and West Africa Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use, National Institute of water, Abomey-Calavi, Benin B. Satpathy 1 Laboraratory of Polymers and Fibers, P.G. Department of Chemistry, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India N.C. Pal 2 Department of Chemistry, Shailabala Women’s College, Cuttack, Odisha, India Asmita Sharma 1 Shri Vaishnav Vidhyapeeth University, Indore, India R.B. Pawar 1 Department of Chemistry, S.S.S.K.R. Innani Mahavidyalaya, Karanja (Lad) Dist. Washim, MS, India B.G. Khobragade 2 Government Dnyan Vidnyan institute Amravati, MS, India Chandra Prabha Sahu 1 National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Raipur, India Fahmida Khan 2 National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Raipur, India Piyush Kant Pandey 3 Bhilai Institute of Technology, Raipur, India Madhurima Pandey 4 Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, India > Research Paper 2017 4 8 2017 09 18 Water pollution in environment is well known problem in worldwide due to increase in population in the world, pollution is also increases in air, water and soil sources. But water pollution affects the environment most. The presence of metal ions in aqueous solutions represents a major environmental problem. These inorganic species are persistent and non-biodegradable pollutants that should be eliminated from water. In the recent years biosorption have emerge as an environmental friendly and economical method for the removal of contaminant of polluted water. The present review work based on removal of different heavy metals present in the environment, their sources and affects. Utmost emphasize on Lead, Cadmium and Arsenic. Literature is also discussing about convention removal technologies and their limitations. In this review, research on removal of heavy metal by biosorption is well known environmental topic; biosorption process performs on the basis of individual concentration removal from wastewater. Various interdisciplinary approaches to study the methodology of biosorption in which facts can be investigated, performed and interpreted by different analyst of various field such as biologist, chemist, engineer, etc. Experiments and practical approaches reveal the facts and mechanism that help to understand the biosorption process. Different parameters are studied which affects the biosorption efficiency, still we have to focus on new biosorbent and their technique. Copyright@ International Science Community Association