Water Hyacinth Roots for Removal of Aqueous Lead and Cadmium: : Possible Applications in Wastewaters

ISBN-13: 9786139895847 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 116 str.

Farah Monowara Jahangiri; Sirajul Hoque; Mohammad Enayet Hossain

Opis

The research on aqueous lead and cadmium removal by water hyacinth roots has a considerable impact on the context of a developing country like Bangladesh where water pollution is a serious concern and is expected to grow worse in the future due to water scarcity occurring globally. Besides, in Bangladesh, wastewater generators especially industries are reluctant to use expensive treatment facilities before discharging their effluents into water bodies and as such these are indiscriminately discharged in a completely untreated state. Thus, water hyacinth, which is frequently mentioned in literature as one of the most problematic plants in the world due to its uncontrollable growth in water bodies, being utilized and promoted as a low-cost biosorbent for heavy metal removal, might convince industrialists for its adoption as a treatment means.

O autorze

Jahangiri, Farah Monowara
Farah Monowara Jahangiri obtained Bachelor of Science in Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka securing the first position and have been awarded Gold Medals for her outstanding result. She is mainly interested in researches on environmental sustainability. Dr. Sirajul Hoque and Dr. Mohammad Enayet Hossain supervised the current research.