Phytoremediation and adsorbent of industrial wastewater effluent treatment using Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

Abstract:

Physical and Chemical alteration in water characteristics due to rapid industrialization poses an immense threat to humanity. Industrial effluents being highly eco-toxic can potentially create worse ecological imbalances. The purpose of this study was to analyze the physio-chemical parameters including pH, temperature, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), turbidity, and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Treating heavy metal pollution including Cr, Cd, Zn, Ni, As, Pb through water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) ash in steel industry wastewater. A clear decrease in pH, temperature, EC, TDS was witnessed, whereas an increase in turbidity, DO was observed. Heavy metal detection analysis was carried out utilizing Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) 0.439 ppm of the lead, 1.971 ppm of the zinc, 0.858 ppm of the cadmium, 2.075ppm of the nickel, and 0.825 ppm of the chromium were reportedly desorbed from the ash, respectively, which indicates a total 71.97, 73, 78, 83, and 75 percent of the metals desorption respectively. The treatment was found environment-friendly, economically feasible, and effective in reducing the extent of water pollution created by the steel industry.