Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia

This study examines the efficacy of Lepironia articulata and Typha angustifolia in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF-CWs) for removing organic pollutants and heavy metals from contaminated water over a 10-week monitoring period. For Lepironia articulata, the average COD, BOD5, Pb...

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Main Authors: Jiang, Baiyang, Noor Hijrah, Sa'adon, Doh, Shu Ing, Suryati, Sulaiman, Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
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Online Access:https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44634/
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author Jiang, Baiyang
Noor Hijrah, Sa'adon
Doh, Shu Ing
Suryati, Sulaiman
Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
author_facet Jiang, Baiyang
Noor Hijrah, Sa'adon
Doh, Shu Ing
Suryati, Sulaiman
Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
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description This study examines the efficacy of Lepironia articulata and Typha angustifolia in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF-CWs) for removing organic pollutants and heavy metals from contaminated water over a 10-week monitoring period. For Lepironia articulata, the average COD, BOD5, Pb, Zn, Fe, and Cu concentrations were 38.2 mg/L, 13.09 mg/L, 0.0416 mg/L, 0.0368 mg/L, 1.1539 mg/L, and 0.0096 mg/L, with corresponding removal efficiencies of 31.02%, 22.89%, 11.18%, 19.87%, 23.18%, and 22.53%, respectively. For Typha angustifolia, they were 50.7 mg/L, 11.43 mg/L, 0.0289 mg/L, 0.0163 mg/L, 0.9795 mg/L, and 0.0095 mg/L, with removal efficiencies of 8.24%, 38.34%, 37.16%, 57.41%, 32.83%, and 34.08%, respectively. FESEM-EDX imaging revealed distinct accumulation patterns, as Lepironia articulata tended to sequester more metals in its leaves, whereas Typha angustifolia retained a greater proportion in the stem. These findings highlight the complementary strengths of both macrophytes in mitigating organic and metal contaminants through wetland-based treatment.
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spelling ump-446342025-09-23T05:18:21Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44634/ Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia Jiang, Baiyang Noor Hijrah, Sa'adon Doh, Shu Ing Suryati, Sulaiman Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering This study examines the efficacy of Lepironia articulata and Typha angustifolia in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF-CWs) for removing organic pollutants and heavy metals from contaminated water over a 10-week monitoring period. For Lepironia articulata, the average COD, BOD5, Pb, Zn, Fe, and Cu concentrations were 38.2 mg/L, 13.09 mg/L, 0.0416 mg/L, 0.0368 mg/L, 1.1539 mg/L, and 0.0096 mg/L, with corresponding removal efficiencies of 31.02%, 22.89%, 11.18%, 19.87%, 23.18%, and 22.53%, respectively. For Typha angustifolia, they were 50.7 mg/L, 11.43 mg/L, 0.0289 mg/L, 0.0163 mg/L, 0.9795 mg/L, and 0.0095 mg/L, with removal efficiencies of 8.24%, 38.34%, 37.16%, 57.41%, 32.83%, and 34.08%, respectively. FESEM-EDX imaging revealed distinct accumulation patterns, as Lepironia articulata tended to sequester more metals in its leaves, whereas Typha angustifolia retained a greater proportion in the stem. These findings highlight the complementary strengths of both macrophytes in mitigating organic and metal contaminants through wetland-based treatment. Penerbit UMP 2025-06-10 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44634/1/Phytoremediation%20of%20heavy%20metal%20contaminated%20groundwater%20using%20tropical%20wetland%20plants.pdf Jiang, Baiyang and Noor Hijrah, Sa'adon and Doh, Shu Ing and Suryati, Sulaiman and Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak (2025) Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia. Construction, 5 (1). pp. 87-95. ISSN 2785-8731. (Published) https://doi.org/10.15282/construction.v5i1.12168 https://doi.org/10.15282/construction.v5i1.12168 https://doi.org/10.15282/construction.v5i1.12168
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Jiang, Baiyang
Noor Hijrah, Sa'adon
Doh, Shu Ing
Suryati, Sulaiman
Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia
title Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia
title_full Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia
title_fullStr Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia
title_full_unstemmed Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia
title_short Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: Lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia
title_sort phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated groundwater using tropical wetland plants: lepironia articulata and typha angustifolia
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
url https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44634/
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https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44634/