PHYTOREMEDIATION OF BACOPA MONNIERI IN LEAD-CONTAMINATED BATTERY EFFLUENT |
Author(s): |
| Sivalingam , Coimbatore Institute of Technology; M. Thirumarimurgan, Coimbatore Institute of Technology; V. Alagarasan, Coimbatore Institute of Technology; M. Balasanthar, Coimbatore Institute of Technology; G. Manogaran , Coimbatore Institute of Technology |
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| Bacopa Monnieri, Battery Effluent |
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The ability of Bacopa monnieri to serve as a phytoremediation plant in the removal of lead(Pb), heavy metal from the battery effluent was taken under consideration for the study. Lead was assessed in water & chelating agent and the analysis report of plant root and shoot values were used to determine bio concentration factor and translocation factor. The concentrations of metal accumulated in plant were lower than the specified values of hyper accumulator, thus the Bacopa monnieri taken under consideration was an accumulator. But its accumulation capacity of lead in root and shoot shown is higher value, which implies the plant forms larger bio-mass on water surface and its tendency to uptake lead to higher and translocation factor will determine the sustainability of the plant. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV4I20101 Published in: Volume : 4, Issue : 2 Publication Date: 01/05/2016 Page(s): 1162-1165 |
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