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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Effect of Cyclic Phytoremediation with Different Wetland Plants on Municipal Wastewater
International Journal of Phytoremediation, Volume 16, No. 6, Year 2014
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Phytoremediation is a promising cleanup technology for contaminated soils, groundwater, and wastewater that is both low-tech and low-cost. The objective of this study was to investigate the ameliorative effect of phytoremediation on municipal wastewater (MWW). For this purpose, a phytoremediation garden was established using different aquatic plants species [Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipess, Hydrocotyle umbellatta, Lemna minor, Tyhpa latifolia, and Scirpus acutus ] in seven earthen pond systems (P1-P7) for the cyclic treatment of MWW. The physico-chemical analysis of MWW was carried out before and after the cyclic phytoremediation. Results showed that pH, EC and turbidity of MWW were reduced by 5.5%, 33.7%, and 93.1%, respectively after treatment (from P1 to P7). Treatment system also reduced total dissolved solids (TDS) by 35.2%, Cl by 61%, HCO3 by 29.2%, hardness by 45.7%, Ca by 32.3% and Mg by 55.9%. Nitrate concentration was reduced by 77.6% but SO4 was enhanced slightly. An ameliorative combined effect of wetland plants namely L. minor, T. latifolia, and S. acutus on MWW was noticed. Sequential phytoremediation with a mixture of plants was more effective than that relying only on a single plant species. © 2014 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Farid, Mudassar
Pakistan, Haripur
The University of Haripur
Irshad, Muhammad
Pakistan, Abbottabad
Comsats University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
Awan, Z. Ali
Pakistan, Islamabad
National Agricultural Research Center
Eneji, Anthony Egrinya
Nigeria, Calabar
University of Calabar
Aurangzeb, Naureen
Pakistan, Haripur
The University of Haripur
Statistics
Citations: 56
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/15226514.2013.798623
ISSN:
15226514
e-ISSN:
15497879