Perspectives of phytoremediation using water hyacinth for removal of heavy metals, organic and inorganic pollutants in wastewater

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 163, Issue , 2015, Pages 125-133

  Rezania, Shahabaldin ^a,b   Ponraj, Mohanadoss ^b   Talaiekhozani, Amirreza ^a,d   Mohamad, Shaza Eva ^c   Md Din, Mohd Fadhil ^a,b   Taib, Shazwin Mat ^b   Sabbagh, Farzaneh ^b   Sairan, Fadzlin Md ^a,b  

^a Universiti Tteknologi Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^d Jami Institute of Technology   (Iran)

Author keywords

Pollutant removal; Pytotechnology; Wastewater treatment; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; HEAVY METAL POLLUTANTS; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; METALORGANICS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANTS REMOVAL; PYTOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AREAS; WATER HYACINTH;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ZINC; SOIL; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABSORPTION; AQUATIC PLANT; HEAVY METAL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HABITAT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; EICHHORNIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SOIL; WASTE WATER;

ANIMALIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EICHHORNIA; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84939787385     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.08.018     Document Type: Review

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