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Bioremediation of sewage wastewater through microalgae (Chlorella minutissima)

Authors :
GULSHAN KUMAR SHARMA
SHAKEEL A KHAN
MANOJ SHRIVASTAVA
N GUPTA
SANDEEP KUMAR
LAL CHAND MALAV
MAHAVEER NOGIYA
S K DUBEY
Source :
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 90, Iss 10 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2020.

Abstract

Phycoremediation is a cost effective, environmentally sustainable, safe and alternative technology for remediation of wastewater. The present work was aimed to evaluate the role of inoculated microalgae (Chlorella minutissima) in phycoremediation of sewage wastewater. The selected microalgae removed 94.4% TDS, 88.9% of NO3 -N, 66.3% potassium, 67.4% phosphorus, 48.2% NH4 +, 93% (Biological Oxygen Demand) BOD5 and 80.5% (Chemical Oxygen Demand) COD. The wastewater obtained after phycoremediation have safe limit of nutrients to be used as irrigation water in agricultural fields. The results of this study suggested that growing algae in nutrient-rich sewage wastewater offers a new opportunity to bio-remediate pollution load of wastewater and use it for irrigation purposes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00195022 and 23943319
Volume :
90
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3e10d6018b5485eae9275a2403a7204
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v90i10.107985