As international journal of molecular sciences has published, heavy metals affect not only industrial sites but also cultivated land, spreading risks for human health. Pdf phytoremediation for improving the quality of effluents from a. Present phytoremediation system characteristics that site managers and others might find useful in assessing the potential applicability of phytoremediation to a specific site. Phytoremediation utilized plants reduce pollutants. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using. Phytoremediation is the direct use of green plants and their associated microorganisms to stabilize or reduce contamination in soil, wastewater, surface water, and ground water. Jan 23, 2015 phytoremediation of heavy metals by calcifying macroalgae anthropogenic activities release heavy metals into water bodies which can lead to imbalancement of the ecosystem. The cleanup technology is defined as the use of green plants to remove, contain, or render harmless such environmental contaminants as heavy metals, trace elements, organic compounds, and radioactive compounds in soil or water.
Phytoremediation can be used to clean up organic contaminants from surface water, ground water, leachate, and municipal and industrial wastewater. Phytoremediation has gained extensively attention and much progress in remediation of inorganic and organic contaminants, and the means for enhanced phytoremediation. Phytoremediation, also referred as botanical bioremediation chaney et al. Phytoremediation of polluted waterbodies with aquatic. The aim of this paper is to provide a brief view about factors affecting heavy metals uptake by plant species. Rashid4 w international conference on chemical processes and environmental issues icceei2012 july 1516, 2012 singapore 192. Phytoremediation using microalgae is one of the alternatives for removing selected pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus 1, 2. Presently, phytoremediation is regarded as one of the most economically viable, sustainable and affordable technology. There are several ways plants can be used for the phytoremediation. The dairy industry is generally considered to be the largest source of food processing waste water in many countries. Phytoremediation of heavy metals from industrial effluent. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes and two algae chlorodesmis sp. Jun 17, 2015 this study investigates the effectiveness of aquatic macrophyte and microphyte for phytoremediation of water bodies contaminated with high arsenic concentration.
There are a number of limitations to phytoremediation. Phytoremediation for heavy metal environmental issues. Onsite and higher scale applications are characterized, particularly for domestic, municipal, and feedlot wastewater treatment, as well as landfill restoration. We define phytoremediation as the engineered use of green plants, including grasses, forbs, and woody species, to remove, contain, or render harmless such environmental contaminants as heavy metals, trace elements. Phytoremediation and bioremediation of land contaminated by pahs, pcbs, and tnt epa grant number. In cooperation with an ecological consultant, cdg has used phytotechnology to achieve environmental remediation. Report for the state water resources control board report to the legislature. Treatment of grey water using technique of phytoremediation. Addressing nitrate in alifornias drinking water with a focus on tulare lake asin and salinas valley groundwater. The plant is then harvested and disposed of and the site replanted until heavy metals in the.
For the remediation of grey water a smallscale unit is constructed and laboratory reports of various parameters are compared. The phylogenetic trees were constructed by the neighbor joining saitou and nei, 1987, tree. Application of floating aquatic plants in phytoremediation of. The presence of arsenic in drinking water is a noteworthy wellbeing concern in. Phytoremediation removing contaminants in soils, water or air with plants. Phytoremediation for heavy metal removal plants, so called hyperaccumulators are usually used, they take up 100 times the concentration of metals over other plants. Phytoremediation of wastewater green wastewater treatment. The authors used the system to simulate a wastewater treatment pond and a natural. Phytoremediation is a bioremediation process that uses various types of plants to remove, transfer, stabilize, andor destroy contaminants in wastewater. Plants also produce enzymes, such as dehalogenase and oxygenase, which help catalyze degradation. Phytoremediation 4 phytoremediation consists of mitigating pollutant concentrations in contaminated soils, water, or air, with plants able to contain, degrade, or eliminate metals, pesticides, solvents,explosives, crude oil and its derivatives, and various other contaminants from the media that contain them. Pdf wastewater treatment by phytoremediation methods. Phytoremediation is being used successfully in france, where bamboo groves are being used to clean food industrys grey water. Decolorization of dyestuffs using phytoremediation.
Also, the utilization of water hyacinth in wastewater treatment frameworks has been progressively reported and treatment regimens are created as a consequence of the lasted development in relation to the approach towards phytoremediation priya and selvan, 2014. Phytoremediation is an emerging cleanup technology for contaminated soils, groundwater, and wastewater that is both lowtech and lowcost. Figure 431 typical in situ phytoremediation system phytoremediation is a set of processes that uses plants to clean contamination in ground water and surface water. Potential of phytoremediation for dairy wastewater treatment. But some natural and affordable methods are also present like phytoremediation. Decontamination of wastewater with phytoremediation. Phytoremediation, an emerging cleanup technology for contaminated soils, groundwater, and wastewater, is both lowtech and lowcost. Difference between bioremediation and phytoremediation. There are various techniques of phytoremediation which are applicable in wastewater treatment, in surface water and groundwater purification, in the removal of. Phytoremediation of lead from wastewater using aquatic plants. Dec 24, 2007 phytoremediation, also referred as botanical bioremediation chaney et al. The wastewater, supplemented with nutrients if necessary, trickles through this bed, which is ramified with plant roots that function as a biological filter and a contaminant uptake system. Phytoremediation of wastewater toxicity using water.
Waste water, biological treatment, phytoremediation 1. Phytoremediation did you know that plants can be used to address wide spread, low levels of contamination. Although the process is efficient, it consumes more time and requires higher land area. Wan najwa hanim binti wan ahmad pa11026 phytoremediation define phyto plant remedium restoring balance, or remediating. Plant assisted bioremediation, sometimes referred to as a type of phytoremediation, involves the interaction of. In this study, the ability of typha domingensis to uptake heavy metals as well as its potential application for phytoremediation was assessed. The present study was designed to evaluate the efficiency of e. Endeavors associated with revitalization of polluted soils and water bodies with dyeladen wastes revealed that the use of plants as ecologically sound and sustainable remediating agents have gained much of the scientific attention, as it will be aiding in the exploration of degradation potential and enzymatic status of plant species as.
Phytoremediation is a type of bioremediation technique which uses green plants. Phytoremediation phytoremediation plants environmental. Recently, phytoremediation, which is an emerging technology, should be considered for remediation of contaminated sites because of its cost effectiveness, aesthetic advantages and long term applicability 10. Phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soils and water. It is a technology that uses plants to treat environmental pollution. Pdf treatment of urban sewage water using phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is the natural ability of certain plants to bioaccumulate, degrade, or render harmless contaminants in soils, water, or air. Phytoremediation mechanisms of heavy metal contaminated. Potential of phytoremediation for dairy wastewater treatment swati r. Role of the plants to contain, degrade or eliminate metals, pesticides, solvents. This technology has been receiving attention lately as an innovative, costeffective alternative to the more established treatment methods used. Mahmoud biological engineering department, dalhousie university, p.
The wastewater at sukinda chromite mines scm area of orissa india showed high levels of toxic hexavalent chromium cr vi. This study investigates the effectiveness of aquatic macrophyte and microphyte for phytoremediation of water bodies contaminated with high arsenic concentration. It is an emerging technology that can be applied to both organic and inorganic pollutants present in the soil, water or air salt et al. Phytoremediation, an emerging cleanup technology for contaminated soils, groundwater, and wastewater that is both lowtech and lowcost, is defined as the engineered use of green plants including grasses, forbs, and woody species to remove, contain, or render harmless such environmental contaminants as heavy metals, trace elements, organic compounds and radioactive compounds in soil or water. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. Wastewater treatment is often addressed with phytoremediation. An integrated electrocoagulationphytoremediation process.
Pdf using phytoremediation technologies to upgrade waste water. Introduction human beings differ from rest of the living organisms on our planet is the use of technology. It was also used in lab experiments for the removal of heavy metals miretzky et al. This is the difference between bioremediation and phytoremediation. Plants which are capable of transforming or degrading contaminants are used for cleaning the environment. Ammoniacal nitrogen uptake by macrophytes with phytoremediation. Phytoremediation, an emerging cleanup technology for contaminated soils, groundwater, and wastewater that is both lowtech and lowcost, is defined as the engineered use of green plants including grasses, forbs, and woody species to remove, contain, or render harmless such environmental contaminants as heavy metals, trace elements, organic.
Enhancement in phytoremediation of municipal wastewater by genetically modifying wetland and nonwetland plant species nonedible shalini a tandon1, hrishikesh badrike2, rakesh kumar3 and umesh kakde4 1national environmental engineering research institute, 89 b, dr annie besant road, worli, mumbai400018, india. Phytoremediation of industrial mines wastewater using water hyacinth. The term phytoremediation comes from the ancient greek word phyto meaning plant and the latin word remedium meaning restoring balance. The aim of this chapter is to discuss several applications of phytoremediation for waste and wastewater treatment through natural systems using macrophytes.
The treatment of metals or other inorganic contamination has been discussed in section 4. Phytoremediation process involves mitigating pollutant concentrations in contaminated soils, water or air with plants able to contain, degrade or eliminate metals, pesticides, solvents, explosives, crude oil and its derivatives raskin, 1996. Phytoremediation in constructed wetland best and easy option for wastewater treatment at less. Phytoremediation is increasingly receiving attention as a cost effective technique that uses plants to remediate contaminants from wastewater, soil and sediments. Crude oil has a major impact in the environment into which it is released. Treatment of urban sewage water using phytoremediation puneetha g.
Divya singh, archana tiwari and richa gupta 2012 phytoremediation of lead from wastewater using aquatic plants. Enhancing plant growth under municipal wastewater irrigation by. An integrated electrocoagulationphytoremediation process for. The technique of phytoremediation is an engineered natural way to treat waste water using properties of wetland plants. Phytoremediation of partially treated wastewater by chlorella. An integrated electrocoagulationphytoremediation process for the treatment of mixed industrial wastewater article pdf available in international journal of phytoremediation 128. Duck weed lemna minor duck weed has the capability to purify wastewater in collaboration with both. Heavy metals are removed from soil by moving up into plant roots, stems, and leaves.
Management of environmental contaminants, volume 1 supplies its readers with a multidisciplinary understanding in the principal and practical approaches of phytoremediation from laboratory research to field application. By introducing certain plant species into a drainage or ponding system, cdg has successfully applied phytoremediation solutions as a remedy for a polluted site. An added advantage of phytoremediation of wastewater is the considerable volume reduction attained through evapotranspiration77. This paper elucidates the phytoremediation potential of water hyacinth and. Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that uses various plants to degrade, extract, contain, or immobilize contaminants from soil and water. This report deals with the decontamination of wastewater with phytoremediation. Epa awards and manages the overall grant for this center. Wastewater treated by vetiver can be reused for irrigation, aquaculture, recreation and industrial purposes and has no harm to the aquatic lives and river ecosystem as being under limit of guideline values phytoremediation in constructed wetland best and easy option for wastewater treatment at less invest of money, time and technology. Presently, phytoremediation is a cheap and reliable technological solution utilized to eliminate ammoniacal nitrogen from wastewaters. In the present study, an attempt to have a comparative assessment of the efficiency of aquatic weeds like typha latifolia, eichhornia crassipes, salvinia molesta and pistia stratiotes to treat the effluents under.
Phytoremediation of heavy metals by calcifying macroalgae anthropogenic activities release heavy metals into water bodies which can lead to imbalancement of the ecosystem. To minimise such risk, phytoremediation comes into play. Jul 30, 2018 phytoremediation is the direct use of green plants and their associated microorganisms to stabilize or reduce contamination in soil, wastewater, surface water, and ground water. Perspectives of phytoremediation using water hyacinth for. Phytoremediation management of environmental contaminants. Jan 28, 2015 the aim of this chapter is to discuss several applications of phytoremediation for waste and wastewater treatment through natural systems using macrophytes. Phytoremediation of contaminated soil and ground water at hazardous waste sites pdf 36 pp, 188 k, 2001, 540s01500. Performance of aquatic plant species for phytoremediation. Pistia do phytoremediation also by a process called rhizofiltration they are natural hyper accumulators of many heavy and toxic metals 3.
This system is recommended because it can treat domestic wastewater, agricultural and some industrial waste, odorless, cost planning, operation, and low maintenance and do not require high skills ginting, 2008. Phytoremediation techniques in wastewater treatment. Brassicaceae species are really useful to accumulate certain metals while producing high. It is an in situ bioremediation method which is cost effective and solar energy based technique. In cooperation with an ecological consultant, cdg has used phytotechnology to achieve environmental.
Stateofthe art wwtps combine physical, chemical and. 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. Phytoremediation of partially treated wastewater by. Study on application of phytoremediation technology in. Endeavors associated with revitalization of polluted soils and water bodies with dyeladen wastes revealed that the use of plants as ecologically sound and sustainable remediating agents have gained much of the scientific attention, as it will be aiding in the exploration of degradation potential and enzymatic status of. Phytoremediation of industrial wastewater potentiality by. Phytoremediation of textile waste water using potential. Final report phytoremediation and bioremediation of land. Phytoremediation for improving the quality of effluents from a. Phytoremediation of aquaculture wastewater for water. Performance of aquatic plant species for phytoremediation of. Chlorella vulgaris can be used for phytoremediation of selected pollutants from the secondary effluent of domestic wastewater treatment plant since the existing wastewater. Phytoremediation of partially treated wastewater by chlorella vulgaris a. Jun 29, 2015 phytoremediation 4 phytoremediation consists of mitigating pollutant concentrations in contaminated soils, water, or air, with plants able to contain, degrade, or eliminate metals, pesticides, solvents,explosives, crude oil and its derivatives, and various other contaminants from the media that contain them.
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