Article: Phytofiltration of water polluted with arsenic and heavy metals Journal: International Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP) 2008 Vol.33 No.2/3 pp.292 - 312 Abstract: This article reviews recent advances in phytofiltration of arsenic and toxic heavy metals from contaminated water ecosystems. Arsenic and metal contamination in drinking and non-drinking water has created global environmental health concerns. Phytofiltration using aquatic and terrestrial plants has promising potential for the ex situ and in situ clean-up of these waters. An arsenic hyperaccumulator, a fern species of the Pteris genus in hydroponic systems, may be more efficient to remove arsenic from contaminated water. Phytofiltration using aquatic plants including Eichhornia crassipes, Azolla filiculoides, Lemna minor, Lemna gibba, Ceratophyllum demersum, Nymphaea spontanea, Nymphaea alba L., V. Spiralis, Nelumbo nucifera, Myriophyllum spicatum, Potamogeton lucens, Salvinia herzogoi, Myriophyllum brasillensis, Cabomba sp., Myriophylhum aquaticum, Ludwigina palustris and Mentha aquatic, Scapania undulata and floating macrophytes Pistia stratiotes have high potential for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions and industrial wastewaters depending on the selection of an appropriate plant species. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Phytofiltration of water polluted with arsenic and heavy metals

Authors: H.M. Anawar, A. Garcia-Sanchez, M. Tari Kul Alam, M. Majibur Rahman

Addresses: Department of Environmental Geochemistry, IRNA-CSIC, Aptdo. 257, Salamanca, Spain. ' Department of Environmental Geochemistry, IRNA-CSIC, Aptdo. 257, Salamanca, Spain. ' Department of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh. ' Department of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh

Abstract: This article reviews recent advances in phytofiltration of arsenic and toxic heavy metals from contaminated water ecosystems. Arsenic and metal contamination in drinking and non-drinking water has created global environmental health concerns. Phytofiltration using aquatic and terrestrial plants has promising potential for the ex situ and in situ clean-up of these waters. An arsenic hyperaccumulator, a fern species of the Pteris genus in hydroponic systems, may be more efficient to remove arsenic from contaminated water. Phytofiltration using aquatic plants including Eichhornia crassipes, Azolla filiculoides, Lemna minor, Lemna gibba, Ceratophyllum demersum, Nymphaea spontanea, Nymphaea alba L., V. Spiralis, Nelumbo nucifera, Myriophyllum spicatum, Potamogeton lucens, Salvinia herzogoi, Myriophyllum brasillensis, Cabomba sp., Myriophylhum aquaticum, Ludwigina palustris and Mentha aquatic, Scapania undulata and floating macrophytes Pistia stratiotes have high potential for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions and industrial wastewaters depending on the selection of an appropriate plant species.

Keywords: heavy metals; metalloids; phytofiltration; arsenic; water pollution; transgenic plants; environmental pollution; water quality; hyperaccumulator; ferns.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2008.019400

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2008 Vol.33 No.2/3, pp.292 - 312

Published online: 11 Jul 2008 *

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