Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens

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Main Author: Nor Shazwani, Ismail
Other Authors: Ain Nihla Kamarudzaman
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2012
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spelling my.unimap-195802012-06-02T02:10:05Z Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens Nor Shazwani, Ismail Ain Nihla Kamarudzaman Landfill leachate Wastewaters Limnocharis flava Wetland Wetland plant Scirpus atrovirens Access is limited to UniMAP community. Landfill leachate classified as problematic wastewaters and represents a dangerous source of pollution for the environment due to its fertilizing and toxic effects. Thus, leachate must be treated at the leachate treatment plant before being discharged into the waterways or lakes. Failure to treat the effluent from the landfill caused the content of organic and inorganic materials which absorb the unwanted entry into the ground next to waterways and lakes. There are various options to treat landfill leachate and constructed wetland is one of efficient method to treat this landfill leachate. This study focus on the efficiency of horizontal sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetland in the removal of nutrients and heavy metals in landfill leachate. Where, it is also to compare the efficiency of two species which is Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens in removing nutrients and heavy metals in leachate. This is done by measuring the amount of heavy metals accumulated and retained in the plant‘s root and aerial part (stem and leaves) and also in the soil media. The system comprises of two planted system and one control system. The planted systems were planted with Limnocharis flava, while the control system was left unplanted. The systems operated identically at hydraulic retention times of 24 hours respectively. Concentration based on result, the overall removal efficiency for Reactor A is from 0.1% - 90%, for Reactor B is 2.1% - 91% and for Reactor C with 0.03% - 87% respectively. Thus, both planted system have higher ability to treat the leachate compared to unplanted system. 2012-06-02T02:10:05Z 2012-06-02T02:10:05Z 2011-03 Learning Object http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/19580 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) School of Environmental Engineering
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topic Landfill leachate
Wastewaters
Limnocharis flava
Wetland
Wetland plant
Scirpus atrovirens
spellingShingle Landfill leachate
Wastewaters
Limnocharis flava
Wetland
Wetland plant
Scirpus atrovirens
Nor Shazwani, Ismail
Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens
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author2 Ain Nihla Kamarudzaman
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Nor Shazwani, Ismail
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author Nor Shazwani, Ismail
author_sort Nor Shazwani, Ismail
title Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens
title_short Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens
title_full Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens
title_fullStr Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens
title_full_unstemmed Nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Scirpus atrovirens
title_sort nutrients and heavy metal removal from landfill leachate by sub-surface flow (ssf) constructed wetlands planted with limnocharis flava and scirpus atrovirens
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2012
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/19580
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