Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes)

Animal wastewaters contain heavy metals which were due to their presence in animal’s diet. This study was conducted to observe the uptake of a mixture of heavy metals such as copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) by water hyacinths for a period of four days and leaching of heavy metals...

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Main Author:	Yong, Sue Yen
Format:	Project Report
Language:	English English
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2007
Subjects:	Q Science (General) QC Physics QD Chemistry
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spelling	unimas-78592015-05-25T03:30:34Z http://ir.unimas.my/7859/ Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes) Yong, Sue Yen Q Science (General) QC Physics QD Chemistry Animal wastewaters contain heavy metals which were due to their presence in animal’s diet. This study was conducted to observe the uptake of a mixture of heavy metals such as copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) by water hyacinths for a period of four days and leaching of heavy metals in treated and untreated wastewater using living and dead water hyacinths for a period of 7 days. Simultaneously, blank experiments were carried out for comparison. Water hyacinths accumulated higher concentration of heavy metals in the root than in the stems and leaves. The results of the present study showed that Cd absorption was the lowest compared to other metals due to its toxicity. The absorption of Zn and Cu was due to their role as micronutrients and the absorption of Cu ranged from relatively low to relatively high. There was a considerable amount of Pb being absorbed by water hyacinths the roots of water hyacinths. Generally, in Experiment 2, only Cd and Cu was leached whereas in Experiment 3, Cd, Cu and Zn was leached. However, the amount of heavy metals leached was little compared to the absorption. Thus, water hyacinth can be regarded as a heavy metal decontaminator in animal wastewater treatment, rather than as a pollutant. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2007 Project Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/7859/1/Heavy%20metals%20removal%20in%20animal%20wastewater%20using%20water%20hyacinths%20%28Eichhornia%20crassipes%29%20%2824pgs%29.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/7859/2/Heavy%20Metals%20Removal%20in%20Animal%20Wastewater%20Using%20Water%20Hyacinths%20%28Eichhornia%20%20crassipes%29%20%28full%20text%29.pdf Yong, Sue Yen (2007) Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes). [Project Report] (Unpublished)
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description	Animal wastewaters contain heavy metals which were due to their presence in animal’s diet. This study was conducted to observe the uptake of a mixture of heavy metals such as copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) by water hyacinths for a period of four days and leaching of heavy metals in treated and untreated wastewater using living and dead water hyacinths for a period of 7 days. Simultaneously, blank experiments were carried out for comparison. Water hyacinths accumulated higher concentration of heavy metals in the root than in the stems and leaves. The results of the present study showed that Cd absorption was the lowest compared to other metals due to its toxicity. The absorption of Zn and Cu was due to their role as micronutrients and the absorption of Cu ranged from relatively low to relatively high. There was a considerable amount of Pb being absorbed by water hyacinths the roots of water hyacinths. Generally, in Experiment 2, only Cd and Cu was leached whereas in Experiment 3, Cd, Cu and Zn was leached. However, the amount of heavy metals leached was little compared to the absorption. Thus, water hyacinth can be regarded as a heavy metal decontaminator in animal wastewater treatment, rather than as a pollutant.
format	Project Report
author	Yong, Sue Yen
author_facet	Yong, Sue Yen
author_sort	Yong, Sue Yen
title	Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes)
title_short	Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes)
title_full	Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes)
title_fullStr	Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes)
title_full_unstemmed	Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes)
title_sort	heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (eichhornia crassipes)
publisher	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS
publishDate	2007
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Heavy metals removal in animal wastewater using water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes)

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