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A Low Cost Natural Process of Waste Treatment: Phyto-Treatment of High Bio-Degradable Wastewater of Poultry Processing Industry in Developing Country

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  • Seraj Ahmad

    (Environmental Science & Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, India)

  • Inamul Haq

    (Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), Central University, India)

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Water hyacinth (Eichhorniacrassipes) is a fast growing and worst kind of aquatic plant which has caused adverse socio-economic and environmental impacts. In spite of these problems, it has several benefits in resources conservation and clean-up of contaminated environmental media. Several studies reviewed suggesting that Water Hyacinth (WH) can effectively remove pollutants. Nowadays, particularly in the developing countries, the wastewater including sewage posing serious problems of treatment In the present study water hyacinth is used to treat wastewater containing high biodegradable organics of Poultry Processing Industry (PPI) mostly located in rural areas of India where availability of electricity is a major problem. The treated wastewater quality showed high pollutant removal rate in terms of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), and other parameters in a defined time. The treated wastewater meets the norms prescribed under Indian Water Pollution Control Act. The BOD removal efficiency was found at 85.5% and 92% in case of WH-1(50% wastewater surface coverage area by WH) and WH-11 (75% wastewater surface coverage area by WH) as compared to control condition without WH. A significant reduction in all the parameters achieved in 4 to 5 days of retention time.

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  • Seraj Ahmad & Inamul Haq, 2018. "A Low Cost Natural Process of Waste Treatment: Phyto-Treatment of High Bio-Degradable Wastewater of Poultry Processing Industry in Developing Country," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 9(4), pages 121-127, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:9:y:2018:i:4:p:121-127
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.09.555769
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    1. H. M. Saleh, 2016. "Biological Remediation of Hazardous Pollutants Using Water Hyacinth- A Review," Journal of Biotechnology Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 2(11), pages 80-91, 11-2016.
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      earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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      • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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