Cultivation of S. molesta plants for phytoremediation of secondary treated domestic wastewater
Agricultural robots; Aquatic ecosystems; Bioremediation; Cultivation; Environmental Protection Agency; Eutrophication; Free energy; Hydrogeology; Nitrates; Spectrophotometry; Turbidity; Wastewater treatment; Water pollution; Cyanobacteria blooms; Domestic wastewater; Municipal wastewaters; Natural w...
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my.uniten.dspace-260342023-05-29T17:06:14Z Cultivation of S. molesta plants for phytoremediation of secondary treated domestic wastewater Mustafa H.M. Hayder G. 57217195204 56239664100 Agricultural robots; Aquatic ecosystems; Bioremediation; Cultivation; Environmental Protection Agency; Eutrophication; Free energy; Hydrogeology; Nitrates; Spectrophotometry; Turbidity; Wastewater treatment; Water pollution; Cyanobacteria blooms; Domestic wastewater; Municipal wastewaters; Natural water bodies; Physico-chemical analysis; Reduction efficiency; Relative growth rate; Spectro-photometric method; Sewage treatment plants The release of high amount of nitrogen and phosphorous from agricultural, municipal and industrial sewage into natural water body is the major source of eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems. This leads to the depletion of oxygen, cyanobacteria bloom and proliferation of aquatic weed plants, and destruction of water ecosystem. Therefore, effective treatment of municipal wastewater is crucial prior to discharge into natural water bodies in order to prevent pollution, and to meet the wastewater acceptable limits set by government and Environmental Protection Agencies. The present study evaluates the performance of varying weight of S. molesta plants in phytoremediation of treated domestic wastewater samples for 14 days at 24 h retention time. Physicochemical analysis such as turbidity, phosphate, ammoniacal nitrogen and nitrate tests were conducted on the wastewater samples according to spectrophotometric methods. Also, S. molesta plants were harvested once in a week and the relative growth rate (RGR) was calculated. The outcome of the study indicated that the treated domestic wastewater from the sewage treatment plant contains pollutants that stimulates the growth of S. molesta plants. Similarly, the highest reduction efficiency of up to 97.7%, 99.7%, 99% and 90.6% was observed for turbidity, phosphate, ammoniacal nitrogen and nitrate, respectively. In addition, the outcome of the study also demonstrated that S. molesta plants with the highest weight (280 g) were more efficient in removal of the excess nutrient present in the influent samples. Furthermore, the free energy content in the wastewater provided a suitable consortium for the plant cultivation and growth. Therefore, this method can be used for lab-scale production of wastewater-based biomass for the generation of biofuels. � 2021 Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University Final 2023-05-29T09:06:14Z 2023-05-29T09:06:14Z 2021 Article 10.1016/j.asej.2020.11.028 2-s2.0-85103700938 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103700938&doi=10.1016%2fj.asej.2020.11.028&partnerID=40&md5=018b5d42f2c7ef75dfe6bf25013faba5 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26034 12 3 2585 2592 All Open Access, Gold Ain Shams University Scopus |
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Agricultural robots; Aquatic ecosystems; Bioremediation; Cultivation; Environmental Protection Agency; Eutrophication; Free energy; Hydrogeology; Nitrates; Spectrophotometry; Turbidity; Wastewater treatment; Water pollution; Cyanobacteria blooms; Domestic wastewater; Municipal wastewaters; Natural water bodies; Physico-chemical analysis; Reduction efficiency; Relative growth rate; Spectro-photometric method; Sewage treatment plants |
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