PHYTOREMEDIATION OF ABANDONED MINING LAKE BY WATER HYACINTH AND WATER LETTUCES IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

Authors

  • Norhaslina Mohd Sidek Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8756-9050
  • Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5282-8702
  • Nurul 'Uyun Ahmad Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9238-554X
  • Sarifah Fauziah Syed Draman Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-0734
  • Muhammad Muzakkir Mohd Rosli Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Mohamad Fahmey Sanusi Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v80.10992

Keywords:

Phytoremediation, rhizofiltration, abandoned mining lake, heavy metal, floating plants

Abstract

Tasik Puteri is a recreational lake for few activities such as scuba diving, kayaking and swimming during the dry season. However, this lake was an iron ore mining site and the remaining contaminants and heavy metal of the lake can harm the people that directly get into contact with the lake water. The present study focused on investigating the phytoremediation potential of locally available floating aquatic plants in the treatment process of water from Tasik Puteri, which was contaminated with mining effluent. The effluent was treated with water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuces (Salvinia molesta and Pistia stratiotes) in a constructed wetland for a period of 28 days. The effluent treatment efficiency was estimated by measuring the effluent quality over the experimental period. Five water parameters such as the total iron (TI), total phosphorus (TP), chemical oxygen demand (COD), electrical conductivity (EC) and turbidity were examined using standard laboratory procedures, which include. The results indicated that the three plants were able to remove the contaminants. After 28 days, the physical observation shows that the water hyacinth was healthier than the water lettuces. Considerable decrements in concentration were recorded in TI, TP and EC, but fluctuation in COD and turbidity value were observed. Comparison results by the plants indicat that after 28 days, water hyacinth was the most effective plant in removing phosporus, COD and EC of the mining lake with 97.3%, 70.5% and 22.2% removal, respectively. Furthermore, water lettuce (P. stratiotes) was the most effective plant in removing Iron (96.0%) and the turbidity (50.0%) of the mining lake. S. molesta showed the lowest removal capability for all experimental parameters. In conclusion, water hyacinth and water lettuces had shown better capability in removing heavy metals and other contaminants with E. crassipes has the highest survivability in the lake water.

Author Biographies

  • Norhaslina Mohd Sidek, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
    Phd Student, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Lecturer (Prof. Dr. Ir.)

    Department of Chemical & Process Engineering

  • Nurul 'Uyun Ahmad, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia
    LECTURER AT FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • Sarifah Fauziah Syed Draman, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Lecturer (Dr.)

    Faculty of Chemical Engineering

  • Muhammad Muzakkir Mohd Rosli, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia
    Student of Faculty of Chemical Engineering
  • Mohamad Fahmey Sanusi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bukit Besi Campus, 23200, Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia
    Student of Faculty of Chemical Engineering

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2018-06-04

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Vol. 80 No. 5: September 2018

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PHYTOREMEDIATION OF ABANDONED MINING LAKE BY WATER HYACINTH AND WATER LETTUCES IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS. (2018). Jurnal Teknologi, 80(5). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v80.10992