Phytoremediation of wastewater using some of aquatic macrophytes as biological purifiers for irrigation purposes: Removal efficiency and heavy metals Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2010, Pages 565-572

  Ganjo, Dilshad G A ^a   Khwakaram, Ahmed I ^b  

^a SALAHADDIN UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SULAIMANI   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu); Phytoremediation and Removal efficiency

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTES; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LOW COSTS; MACROPHYTES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION AND REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SAND FILTRATION; TREATED WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; PURIFICATION; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79951485470     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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