Physicochemical Parameters And Phytoremediation Of Water Samples Of Laxmitaal Jhansi

Abstract

Water being the source of life is vital for all known forms of life. It is an excellent solvent used for all purposes of life like drinking, cooking, agriculture, industries etc and so its availability is decreasing. For the limited resource availability, reuse of the available supply is more suggestible. To maintain this, pollution factors in water bodies should be on regular check and if pollution exceeds it should be remediated. Many physical and chemical technologies prevail for remediation of water, but Phytoremediation is the best technique. This is a very eco-friendly technique which decontaminates the wastewater in a very economical way. The present study emphasise on Physico-chemical parameters measurement and heavy metal detection in LaxmiTaal, a local water body in Jhansi city of Uttar Pradesh. Physicochemical parameters like pH, turbidity, alkalinity, chloride content, total dissolved solids, BOD, DO and COD are measured every six months to observe the seasonal variations. Phytoremediation efficiency of Eichhornia and Hydrilla is examined by treating contaminated water of Laxmi Taal. The results revealed that many of the physicochemical parameters of Laxmi Taal water were in the range of pollution but after phytoremediation water quality is enhanced as the parameters towards pollution were greatly reduced.