Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) was used to determine their efficiency in treating domestic wastewater. The wastewater sample was collected from the stabilization pond located at the University Technology Malaysia, and was determined for different parameters like pH, chemical oxygen demand (CO...

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Main Authors: Rezania, Shahabaldin, Ponraj, Mohanadoss, Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Md. Sairan, Fadzlin
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spelling my.utm.693162017-11-22T00:45:14Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69316/ Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate Rezania, Shahabaldin Ponraj, Mohanadoss Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan Md. Sairan, Fadzlin TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) was used to determine their efficiency in treating domestic wastewater. The wastewater sample was collected from the stabilization pond located at the University Technology Malaysia, and was determined for different parameters like pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), phosphate (Formula presented.), nitrate (Formula presented.), ammonical nitrogen (NH3), total organic carbon (TOC), and biomass growth rate. A batch system fabrication was set up which contained 1 kg of fresh plant (E. crassipes) and the experiment was run for 21 d in order to correlate nutrient uptake and biomass growth rate. All the parameters were determined according to APHA standard and compared with Interim National Water Quality Standards, Malaysia (INWQS).The phytoremediation treatment of wastewater with water hyacinth showed pH ranging in between 5.3 and 6.3. Moreover, a considerable percentage of reduction was observed in most of the parameters used which included COD, TOC, and NH3, when compared to the INWQS standard. The capability of these plants in removing nutrients present in the wastewater was successfully demonstrated during this study. The optimum growth period for water hyacinth was found to be 18 d and it is recommended that these aquatic macrophytes should be removed from the water bodies for providing efficient water purification. Taylor & Francis Inc 2016 Article PeerReviewed Rezania, Shahabaldin and Ponraj, Mohanadoss and Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil and Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan and Md. Sairan, Fadzlin (2016) Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57 (1). pp. 360-365. ISSN 1944-3994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2014.967305 DOI:10.1080/19443994.2014.967305
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topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Rezania, Shahabaldin
Ponraj, Mohanadoss
Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil
Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
Md. Sairan, Fadzlin
Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate
description Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) was used to determine their efficiency in treating domestic wastewater. The wastewater sample was collected from the stabilization pond located at the University Technology Malaysia, and was determined for different parameters like pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), phosphate (Formula presented.), nitrate (Formula presented.), ammonical nitrogen (NH3), total organic carbon (TOC), and biomass growth rate. A batch system fabrication was set up which contained 1 kg of fresh plant (E. crassipes) and the experiment was run for 21 d in order to correlate nutrient uptake and biomass growth rate. All the parameters were determined according to APHA standard and compared with Interim National Water Quality Standards, Malaysia (INWQS).The phytoremediation treatment of wastewater with water hyacinth showed pH ranging in between 5.3 and 6.3. Moreover, a considerable percentage of reduction was observed in most of the parameters used which included COD, TOC, and NH3, when compared to the INWQS standard. The capability of these plants in removing nutrients present in the wastewater was successfully demonstrated during this study. The optimum growth period for water hyacinth was found to be 18 d and it is recommended that these aquatic macrophytes should be removed from the water bodies for providing efficient water purification.
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author Rezania, Shahabaldin
Ponraj, Mohanadoss
Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil
Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
Md. Sairan, Fadzlin
author_facet Rezania, Shahabaldin
Ponraj, Mohanadoss
Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil
Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
Md. Sairan, Fadzlin
author_sort Rezania, Shahabaldin
title Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate
title_short Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate
title_full Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate
title_sort effectiveness of eichhornia crassipes in nutrient removal from domestic wastewater based on its optimal growth rate
publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69316/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2014.967305
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