Textbook in PDF format This book covers major areas and recent developments in advanced technologies for treating industrial effluents contaminated with heavy metals. It also includes selected in-situ sustainability studies involving advanced computational techniques and artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the sustainability aspects of the investigated technologies and processes. It enables readers to choose suitable treatment strategies for specific scenarios and familiarizes them with emerging computational and AI-based approaches. Features: Discusses the potential of emerging technologies for heavy metal recovery/removal from wastewater. Includes recent developments in various wastewater treatment technologies and their implications on industrial ecosystem. Explores potential applications of smart material and geo-polymeric substances for metals removal from aqueous environment. Reviews the climate change and sustainability aspects of metal removal technologies. Examines computational and AI models-based approaches for heavy metal monitoring and prediction. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students in the field of environmental engineering, chemical engineering, and wastewater treatment. Recent advancements in heavy metals removal techniques for industrial effluents Biochar‑based adsorption: A green and efficient approach for water remediation from heavy metals Hydrotalcites as advanced materials for adsorptive removal of heavy metals from wastewater Nanoparticles assisted wastewater treatment for heavy metals removal Advanced oxidation processes for treatment of heavy metal‑contaminated wastewater Application of photocatalyst and photo‑electrocatalyst for heavy metals removal Recent advancements in membrane‑based techniques for heavy metals removal Applications of smart nanomaterials for heavy metals removal in aqueous environment Bio‑film based wastewater treatment systems for heavy metals contaminants industrial effluents Applications of filamentous fungi and yeasts for heavy metal removal in wastewater treatment systems Resource recovery from heavy metals contaminated sludge of effluent treatment plants Heavy metal pollution in mining industry: Treatment and management approaches Heavy metals removal from wastewater: A systematic approach to circular bioeconomy and bibliometric analysis Application of machine learning and AI for treatment of heavy metal‑contaminated wastewater Heavy metal contamination in aqueous environment: Policy framework and governance