Comparative performance of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pista stratiotes) in preventing nutrients build-up in municipal wastewater

Studies on removal of nutrients from domestic wastewater using water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pista stratiotes) were conducted. The plants were grown in 68 L of wastewater with 21-day retention period in fiber-glass tanks with another similar tank as control. Eichhornia cra...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Z., Othman, S.Z., Law, K.H., Sulaiman, A.H., Hashim, R.
Format: Article
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/clen.201200254/abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/clen.201200254/abstract