Utilization of Pistia stratiotes for Textile Wastewater nitrates and phosphates Removal

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2016 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 3 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : Pavithra M, Hina Kousar

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V3I6P107

How to Cite?

Pavithra M, Hina Kousar, "Utilization of Pistia stratiotes for Textile Wastewater nitrates and phosphates Removal," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 3,  no. 6, pp. 31-34, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V3I6P107

Abstract:

Textile industry effluent contains a variety of organic and inorganic pollutants. Effluents largely containing high concentration of dyestuffs, salts, acids, bases, surfactants, dispersants, humectants, oxidants and detergents render these waters asthetically unacceptable and unusable. Treatment of high volumes of wastewater becomes crucial because textile dyes are well known mutagens and carcinogens posing risks to various ecosystems, animals' health and agriculture. This situation has necessitated the development of effective and efficient wastewater treatment strategies without further stressing the environment and endangering other life forms. Phytoremediation catalyzed by green plants and their associated metabolic processes has emerged as a comparatively new approach and has proven to be one of the most effective environmental friendly strategies for removal and detoxification of contaminants. Several aquatic macrophytes have been found to effectively minimize the pollutant concentration in waste water. The present study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of Pistia stratiotes for treating textile wastewater in reducing the concentration of nitrates and phosphates. The result revealed that concentration of nitrates and phosphates reduced considerably upon phytotreatment.

Keywords:

Textile industry, effluents, phytoremediation, Pistia stratiotes, nitrates and phosphates

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