Nutrient balancing for phytoremediation enhancement of urea manufacturing raw wastewater

• Main Authors: Yavari, S., Malakahmad, A., Sapari, N.B., Khan, E.
• Format: Article
• Published: Academic Press 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025111235&doi=10.1016%2fj.jenvman.2017.07.030&partnerID=40&md5=b4d5339142e23daaa322565da5fdff3e; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19293/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Application of urea manufacturing wastewater to teak (Tectona grandis) trees, a fast growing tropical timber plants, is an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective alternative for treatment of nitrogen-rich wastewater. However, the plant growth is strongly limited by lack of phosphorus (P) and po...