Abstract: Applying phytoremediation in water purification had a promising prospect for environmental pollution. Phytoremediation is an acceptable, low-cost, easy-to-use, and common wastewater treatment method. This study aims to analyze the potential of phytoremediation for treating a combination of various wastewater in laboratory under environmental control (room temperature, static condition). Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes were used in this study and successfully reduced heavy metals i.e. Fe up to 89% and Mn up to 74%. Both of plants also successfully reduce other pollutants such as BOD up to 98%, COD up to 99%, phosphate up to 73%, ammonia up to 70%, nitrite up to 48%, and nitrate up to 91% after five weeks. Bioaccumulation factor informed that the heavy metals contamination in root is higher than shoot. The translocation factor showed that the value is up to 0.9, confirming that these plants are hyperaccumulators. The translocation factor value was less than 1 indicated the low mobility of metals in a different part of the plants. Statistical analysis also showed both plants' relationship in reducing pollutants. Therefore, this study indicated that Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes are potential plants for phytoremediation.
Keywords: Phytoremediation; Phytotechnology; Pistia stratiotes; Eichhornia crassipes; Wastewater treatment.
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Wibowo, Y. G., Nugraha, A. T., & Rohman, A. (2023). Phytoremediation of several wastewater sources using Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes in Indonesia. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 20, 100781. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2023.100781
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