Abstract

Industrial effluents are the most pivotal contributor of liquid pollution. Inorganic heavy metal-based pollution is espoused with deleterious effect on surface water bodies and groundwater environment. One of the major heavy metal in effluent, Chromium and cadmium possesses significant higher levels of toxicity than other valence states and are critical pollutant as they causes various health issues. Some aquatic plants have been studied for their application in bioaccumulation of heavy metals from wastewater. In this study, the most common aquatic plants includes Anubias barteri, Hydrilla verticillata and Ceratophyllum demersum were chosen. We found that apart from H. verticillata, A. barteri and C. demersum also removes both chromium and cadmium with a considerable efficiency. They can help in revegetating our freshwater sources.

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