Generic, sustainable, efficient, easy to design and install, low cost. Phytoremediation of nutrient polluted stormwater runoff. Phytoremediation, cleaning the soil with plants daves garden. Studies on the release of n from water hyacinth incorporated into soilcrop systems using 15nlabeling techniques author. Key words phytoremediation, textile effluent, water hyacinth. The development of ecofriendly and efficient technologies for treating wastewater is one of the attractive research area.
Extending the geographic reach of the water hyacinth plant. Phytoremediation of nitrogenpolluted water using water hyacinth article in journal of plant nutrition 3011. Water hyacinth is one of the ancient technology that has been still used in the modern era. Removal of cr and cd by water hyacinth has been reported 11 in the present communication the use of water hyacinth for the removal of zmc from waterwastewater samples is reported.
Nov 01, 2015 water hyacinth is one of the ancient technology that has been still used in the modern era. The plants were grown for 7 days each in phytoremediation tanks containing a solution of 100 ppm concentration of either potassium k, sodium na, zinc zn, lead pb, iron fe, cadmium cd, magnesium mg, copper cu or calcium ca. Plants were collected from local area of jamshedpur, india. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes an efficient and. Nitrate phytoremediation by water hyacinth in a paddy field wur. Phytoremediation of lead from wastewater using aquatic plants. Above ground closed aerobic heap design was used to prepare the compost for fifty days. In favorable environmental conditions, an individual water hyacinth can produce 140 million daughter plants annually. Phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using water hyacinth. Jun 14, 2016 the research aimed to evaluate of lead pb and copper cu absorption using water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes mart. The nutritive value of water hyacinth wichhornia crassipes. Haripada et al 1983 reported that the leaves, which constitute greater effective mass than, stalk and root, could be used for gas production. Removal of lead from water by using aquatic plants and. Divya singh, archana tiwari and richa gupta 2012 phytoremediation of lead from wastewater using aquatic plants.
May 31, 2012 water hyacinth as many people move back into urban areas to renovate historic homes, cities like detroit, cleveland, atlanta, and boston are seeing a new generation of urban gardener planting beautiful gardens on properties that used to contain burnedout or deserted structures. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes, plant and graphic eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth is a member of pickerelweed family pontederiaceae. Phytoremediation of metals contaminated distillery effluent. Water hyacinth a potential phytoremediator and biofertilizer. Phytoremediation of nitrogenpolluted water using water. Treatment of water using water hyacinth, water lettuce and. Materials and methods this research was conducted on june until august 2015 on the ability of water hyacinth plants eichhornia crassipes with a variety of flow rates by using mechanism as a continuing flow. By monitoring the water quality and plant density parameters, the effectiveness of mechanical removal of water hyacinth with a shredder can be. Experimental procedure matured plants of water hyacinth were collected from a swamp and kept in a plastic tank for seven. Analytical methods water samples were collected in plastic bottles that had been previously soaked in 10% nitric acid for 48 hours and thoroughly rinsed with deionizeddistilled water. The study involved the preparation of the heavy metals solutions in different concentrations their ph values supplemented into eight 40l plastic. After 7 days of adaptation, the water hyacinth plants which were grown were collected, excess water was removed and the weight of the plant was taken. Phytoremediation of iron fe and copper cu by water. Removal of lead from water by using aquatic plants ceratophyllum demersum and eichhorina crassipes ansam s.
Utilization of water hyacinth eichhorniacrassipes for. The phytoremediation potential of water hyacinth plant eichhornia crassipes was investigated on some metals. It is a free floating except when stranded in mud aquatic plant 10. Phytoremediation of textile waste water using potential. This was done by rinsing the electrode of the multiparameter water checker with distilled water, after which it was dipped into the water sample, allowed to stabilize and the readings determined.
Water hyacinths grow over a wide variety of wetland types from lakes, streams, ponds. Commonly based on constructed wetlands using phragmites and other wetland species or hydroponic system using water hyacinth. Studies on the release of n from water hyacinth incorporated. Phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using water. The tropical climate favours the growth of water hyacinth. Experimental procedure matured plants of water hyacinth were collected from a. Water hyacinth has been found to be an effective agent for reduction of metals present in distillery effluent, because of its high efficiency of removing pollutants from industrial waste water, especially organic pollutants and heavy metals which is. Their results were specified in class iia inwqs operating in stable mode with. Their results were specified in class iia inwqs operating in stable mode with optimum growth rate of 18 days for water hyacinth. Phytoremediation of textile process effluent by the use of water hyacinth is effective and efficient for the reduction of cod and metals present in the effluent. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes is a fast growing, perennial aquatic weed. Zhaozheng, performance of a water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes system in the treatement of wastewater from duck farm and the effects of using water hyacinth as duck feed, journal of environnement sciences, 20. Water samples contaminated with heavy metals zn, cu and pb were subjected to phytoremediation method using water hyacinth e. Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from industrial.
Water hyacinth bioremediation for ceramic industry. The accumulation and translocation potential of cu by water hyacinth was higher than that of fe, indicating that water hyacinth can be primarily utilized as a good phytoaccumulator of cu and fe too. I will be importing rare plecos from brazil soon, i will keep them in a bare bottom tanksi will keep them for sale with a built in bio filter, and some light so they will be seen better, i thought that maybe by putting some floating plants in there i will make my tank alot better. Fox thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of doctor. The water hyacinth appeared to be a good choice for removing table 2. Water hyacinth has been found to be an effective agent for reduction of metals present in distillery effluent, because of its high efficiency of removing pollutants from industrial waste water, especially organic pollutants and heavy metals which is in agreement with the results of present study. Also, faborode 1988 reported the use of briquettes and wafers made from water hyacinth from domestic and rural agroindustrial fuel applications. In an attempt to improve the quality of effluents discharged from waste stabilization ponds at the university of dar es salaam, a pilot plant was constructed to experiment the effectiveness of this plants for transformation and removal of nitrogen. Phytoremediation process, water hyacinth, sewage treatment. Solms with the enhancement by the eapr electroassisted phytoremediation method. This paper elucidates the phytoremediation potential of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes mart. Therefore, an available knowledge and techniques for removal of water contaminants and advances in waste water treatment can be integrated to assess and control water pollution. Water hyacinth creationwiki, the encyclopedia of creation.
Lead pb and copper cu was used in this research as a heavy metal model which was remediated for 7 d of wastewater treatment. The hyacinths accounted for 6085% of the n removed from solution. Sexually reproducing water hyacinth plants were randomly collected from yamuna river bank, new delhi 28 05 n and 77 02 e near okhla barrage where water remains stagnated for most part of the year. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes has a great potential for purification of wastewater through physical, chemical and biological mechanisms. These can accumulate as, ni, cu, pb, zn, hg and cr and can be used to accumulate, detoxify and immobilize pollutants from waste water. Water hyacinth bioremediation for ceramic industry wastewater.
Phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using water hyacinth article pdf available in international journal of phytoremediation 191 august 2016 with 557 reads how we measure reads. Phytoremediation is the use of certain plants to clean up soil, sediment and water contaminated with metals andor. Water hyacinth have brought the ph of the water to neutral and within 9 days of. Keywords phytoremediation, constructed wetlands, waste water treatment, water hyacinth, water lettuce, vetiver grass. Bert, no its ok i dont have nitrate problem i will explain to you why i asked. Sep 01, 2004 this paper elucidates the phytoremediation potential of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes mart. The efficient role of aquatic plant water hyacinth in. Significant water hyacinth carpet is observed from each point river water sampling and analysis water samples were collected using standard procedure as outlined in apha manual 25. Phytoremediation, water hyacinth, crude oil, concentrations and physicochemical abstract. Phosphorus uptake rates for water hyacinth have been estimated to be as high as 243 mg m2 day1 reddy and debusk, 1985. Water hyacinth have been found to reduce phosphorus levels in treatment systems by as much as 93% reddy and debusk, 1985. Recovery of mercury pollution by using water hyacinth plant eichhornia crassipes for water quality of irrigation. Didik wisnu widjajanto, kozo matsushita, terumasa honmura and nobufumi miyauchi keywords.
Keywords phytoremediation, constructed wetlands, wastewater treatment, water hyacinth, water lettuce, vetiver grass. All these plants are invasive, and phragmites only grows under wetland conditions. It is one of the most widespread water plants in ivorian waters. Similarly, efficient treatment performance of cod 95% and nh 3n 85% in treating domestic wastewater by water hyacinth was reported by rezania et al. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes many proposals have been put forward to explain the possible mechanism involved in the water hyacinth based treatment systems 4346. Jan 02, 2017 phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using water hyacinth. Water hyacinth root compost has nevertheless been used with good results as a propagation medium for house plants trivedy and gudekar, 1987. The effectiveness of alternative mechanical water hyacinth. Water hyacinth compost total plant, however, presents a problem because the fiber is not degraded. Remediation of lead pb and copper cu using water hyacinth. The water hyacinth compost was prepared using effective microorganisms em solution, cow. It is constructed with a very supportive structures that has piles of brown roots and the hairs around it suck up mineral, salts, and water which is essential to the plant.
The nitrification rate was found to be influenced by all of the foregoing parameters, and was most sensitive to dissolved oxygen concentration. Nitrate phytoremediation by water hyacinth in a paddy field to explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life. Increasing urbanization, industrialization and over population is one of the leading causes of environmental degradation and pollution. Approximately 490 to 500 g of water hyacinth plants were put into each. Phytoremediation potential of some heavy metals by water hyacinth. Alkubaisi college of science for women, university of baghdad, iraq corresponding author abstract introduction water contamination by heavy metals in some area is practically inevitable due to. Solid tds, salinity and turbidity using a multiparameter water checker hanna h19828 were determined. The feasibility of water hyacinth to treat wastewater from five textile effluent samples was investigated for a period of 96 h and it was observed that the water hyacinth containing textile effluent wastewaters have the potential to remove a maximum of 94. Perspectives of phytoremediation using water hyacinth for. Water hyacinths grow over a wide variety of wetland types from lakes, streams, ponds, waterways, ditches, and backwater areas.
This research seeks to investigate the effectiveness of mechanical shredding as an alternative treatment for controlling water hyacinth. Ecological and socioeconomic utilization n jafari believed to be carcinogenic in concentrations 10,000 times that in the surrounding water. During the year 20 the university has embarked on dredging the lake and to remove the vegetation cover to restore the lake. Effectiveness of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes. Although the process is efficient, it consumes more time and requires higher land area. In order to identify plants that can enhance the remediation of crude oil. Water hyacinth as many people move back into urban areas to renovate historic homes, cities like detroit, cleveland, atlanta, and boston are seeing a new generation of urban gardener planting beautiful gardens on properties that used to contain burnedout or deserted structures. The wastewater at sukinda chromite mines scm area of orissa india showed high levels of toxic hexavalent chromium cr vi.
Textile waste water treatment by using phytoremediation. The phytoremediation potential of water hyacinth, eichhornia crassipes mart. Pdf phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using. Ecological and socioeconomic utilization of water hyacinth. Based on the results of this study, nitrification in full. Phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using. Therefore, water hyacinth was found to be a promising candidate for phytoremediation and adequate for biomonitoring programmes for metal. Effects of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes mart. Characterized waste water parameters before and after treatment fig.
Water hyacinth is already being used to clean up waste water in small scale. Modeling phytoremediation of nitrogenpolluted water using. Phytoremediation is one of the biological wastewater treatment methods1, and is the concept of using plants based systems and microbiological processes to eliminate contaminants in nature. Phytoremediation is considered to be a possible method for the removal of pollutants present in wastewater and recognized as a. As for the chromium removal, water hyacinth showed promising results as a hyperaccumulator. Solms for tn and tp rich industrial wastewaters determined for 15 weeks under different setups of 2fold 56 tn mgl and 15. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Performance of aquatic plant species for phytoremediation of.
Secondly, our study is the first paper to have reported phytoremediation using the water hyacinth plant at three different levels bench, bankside and inriver. Nitrification in water hyacinth treatment systems journal. The aquatic saprophytes such as water hyacinth, duck weed and butterfly ferns are hyper accumulator and produce greater biomass and can be used for water treatment. Water hyacinth have brought the ph of the water to neutral and within 9 days of treatment water was converted to alkaline state. The study was conducted by using water hyacinth weeds eichhornia crassipes which served as tool of phytoremediation. The application of designed potcathode in 2d of electrode. Seven hundred and fifty millilitre surface water samples were collected into 1 litre polyethylene containers. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes many proposals have been put forward to explain the possible mechanism involved in the water hyacinthbased treatment systems 4346. The presence of aquatic macrophytes in water body alters.
The pollution of crude oil contaminated water has been a major problem in oil producing communities and the use of plant to clean such water bodies has been on investigation. Nitrogen phytoremediation by water hyacinth eichhornia. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes biomass as a biofuel. The water hyacinth is a floating plant living in water.
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