Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites
Anthropogenic activities have significantly polluted the natural environments all over the world. Leather processing industries release toxic heavy metals through their effluents posing a great threat to the environment. Chromium (Cr) is the major component of tannery effluents. We designed this exp...
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| author | Zarrin Fatima Rizvi Muqaddas Jamal Haseena Parveen Wajiha Sarfraz Syeda Nasreen Noreen Khalid Khursheed Muzammil |
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| description | Anthropogenic activities have significantly polluted the natural environments all over the world. Leather processing industries release toxic heavy metals through their effluents posing a great threat to the environment. Chromium (Cr) is the major component of tannery effluents. We designed this experiment with the aim to remediate Cr from effluents of tanneries through phytoremediation. We selected three native macrophytes i.e. Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia to grow in a set of Constructed Wetland systems (CWs) with a continuous supply of tannery wastewater. T. latifolia was the most efficient phytoremediator of these macrophytes as it reduced the Cr content by 96.7%. The effluent after passing through the CWs containing T. latifolia showed only 0.426 mg/L Cr content. All macrophytes showed an enhanced phytochemical activity such as total antioxidant activity (TAA), total reduction potential (TRP), total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and DPPH radical scavenging activity (DPPH) substantially. The activation of antioxidant mechanism may have contributed towards robust defense system of these plants for survival in excessive Cr contaminated media. Also, these macrophytes showed a positive relationship in reducing Cr content from tannery wastewater. Results of this study could help in effective sustainable management of aquatic environments contaminated with metal pollutants from human activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fcab6c840de4843b16d7581bee2eff82024-04-08T04:08:34ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-04-01107e29078Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolitesZarrin Fatima Rizvi0Muqaddas Jamal1Haseena Parveen2Wajiha Sarfraz3Syeda Nasreen4Noreen Khalid5Khursheed Muzammil6Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, PakistanIbadat International University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, PakistanDepartment of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha, 62561, Saudi ArabiaAnthropogenic activities have significantly polluted the natural environments all over the world. Leather processing industries release toxic heavy metals through their effluents posing a great threat to the environment. Chromium (Cr) is the major component of tannery effluents. We designed this experiment with the aim to remediate Cr from effluents of tanneries through phytoremediation. We selected three native macrophytes i.e. Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia to grow in a set of Constructed Wetland systems (CWs) with a continuous supply of tannery wastewater. T. latifolia was the most efficient phytoremediator of these macrophytes as it reduced the Cr content by 96.7%. The effluent after passing through the CWs containing T. latifolia showed only 0.426 mg/L Cr content. All macrophytes showed an enhanced phytochemical activity such as total antioxidant activity (TAA), total reduction potential (TRP), total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and DPPH radical scavenging activity (DPPH) substantially. The activation of antioxidant mechanism may have contributed towards robust defense system of these plants for survival in excessive Cr contaminated media. Also, these macrophytes showed a positive relationship in reducing Cr content from tannery wastewater. Results of this study could help in effective sustainable management of aquatic environments contaminated with metal pollutants from human activities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024051090MacrophytesPhytoremediatorTannery effluentPhytochemical activities |
| spellingShingle | Zarrin Fatima Rizvi Muqaddas Jamal Haseena Parveen Wajiha Sarfraz Syeda Nasreen Noreen Khalid Khursheed Muzammil Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites Heliyon Macrophytes Phytoremediator Tannery effluent Phytochemical activities |
| title | Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites |
| title_full | Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites |
| title_fullStr | Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites |
| title_short | Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes, and Typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites |
| title_sort | phytoremediation potential of pistia stratiotes eichhornia crassipes and typha latifolia for chromium with stimulation of secondary metabolites |
| topic | Macrophytes Phytoremediator Tannery effluent Phytochemical activities |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024051090 |
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