“…Silver (Ag) has been used by humans for millennia; not only as a precious metal and symbol of wealth, but also in applications as diverse as sanitation (Oyanedel-Craver and Smith, 2008), photography (Bergthaller, 1996), industrial catalysis (Serafin et al, 1998), dentistry (Lorenz et al, 2012), and healthcare (Sambhy et al, 2006;Silver, 2003). In recent decades, efforts to reduce environmental pollution have brought about numerous resource recovery and effluent treatment guidelines and discharge limits; including some which specifically target key Ag emitting industries such as the photographic sector (e.g.…”