Floating macrophytes efficiency for removing of heavy metals and phenol from wastewaters | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 4, October 2019, Pages 1-9 PDF (533.24 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2019.50020 | ||
| Author | ||
| Elsayed M. Ali Nafea | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study evaluates the use of free floating aquatic macrophytes (Lemna gibba L., Lemnaceae. and Pistia stratiotes L., Araceae) for the treatment and purification of waste polluted water in a laboratory experiment. The results revealed that Lemna gibba L. has a higher removal efficiency reached to about 88 % for the tested heavy metals and phenol from the waste polluted water, while Pistia stratiotes L. has a removal efficiency reached to about 83% for heavy metals and phenol. They are considered good models in assessing Eco- toxicity and efficiency for toxins removal from polluted environment and wastewater purification and treatment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| macrophytes; Lemna gibba; Pistia stratiotes; Phenol; Wastewater treatment | ||
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