In this study the potential of household waste charcoal has been determined as low cost adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals (lead (II) and silver (I)) from the industrial effluents with a double objective of solid waste management for improved treatment of waste water. The household waste activated charcoal and zero valent iron nano-particle doped household waste activated charcoal is synthesized and checked for its removal efficacy for heavy metals lead and silver in laboratory and is characterized using FT-IR, powdered XRD and AFM analysis. The comparison of the affecting parameters...