“…When discharged into wastewater drainage systems, they pollute water receiving facilities and also cause significant damage to wastewater treatment plants. The used oil contains high levels of hydrocarbons and metals [4], being the most representative iron, lead, zinc, copper, chromium, nickel and cadmium. The indiscriminate burning of the lubricating oil used, without prior treatment of demetallation, generates significant emissions of metallic oxides in addition to other toxic gases, such as dioxins and sulfur oxides.…”