DOI: 10.5176/2251-2489_BioTech15.08
Authors: Sidi. S and Mesania. R
Abstract: The textile city of Surat (Gujarat, India) contributes to a large amount of textile effluent being treated in the CETP’s and treated water being release into the Tapi river via various khadi’s and ultimately river Tapi empties it into Arabian sea. The study was conducted using Eichhornia as a potential bio remediating agent tried in treating the untreated effluent entering the PEPL CETP and treated effluent being released in to kadodara khadi; flowing parallel to the Palsana GIDC area in Surat. The plant was grown in tanks of 65 litres volume for 10 days. Different Biomass weights of plants (100gms to 500gms) were used to compare the efficiency of the remediation.After the treatment COD, TDS, S-2, PO4 were considerably reduced in the water by 400gms of plant. Thus proving Eichhornia to be a potential bioremediator that could be used at the preliminary stage of effluent treatment process at the CETP; thereby reducing the effluent treatment costing and increasing the efficiency of cleanup with lesser amount of dosing chemicals. The phytochemical components present in the affected plant were studied.
Keywords: biomass, COD, textile effluent, water hyacinth, phytochemical components
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