Phytoremediation of dairy effluent by constructed wetland technology

S. Dipu (), Anju A. Kumar and V. Salom Gnana Thanga
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S. Dipu: University of Kerala
Anju A. Kumar: University of Kerala
V. Salom Gnana Thanga: University of Kerala

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2011, vol. 31, issue 3, 263-278

Abstract: Abstract Constructed wetlands are artificial wastewater treatment systems consisting of shallow ponds or channels which have been planted with aquatic plants and which rely upon natural microbial, biological, physical and chemical process to treat wastewater and are gaining acceptance in the recent years as a viable option for the treatment of industrial effluents and removal of toxic components. In this study, an attempt was made to compare the efficiency of aquatic macrophytes like Typha sp., Eichhornia sp., Salvinia sp., Pistia sp., Azolla sp. and Lemna sp. to treat the effluents from dairy factory, under laboratory conditions in constructed wetlands. The biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand of dairy effluent were reduced up to 65.4–83.07% and 70.4–85.3%, respectively, after treatment with constructed wetland technology.

Keywords: Biological oxygen demand; Chemical oxygen demand; Dairy effluent; Constructed wetlands; Phytoremediation; Macrophytes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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