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VOL. 8, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Study on phytoremediation potential of Withania somnifera grown in soil contaminated with tannery effluent
Authors
Richa, Priyanka Singh, Zeenat Parveen, Nalini Pandey
Abstract
Medicinal and aromatic plants are used worldwide as herbal remedies as
an economical health care aid. They attain an important place in conservation
of biodiversity. Environmental contamination due to heavy metals is a worldwide
serious concern. These are trace elements which bioaccumulate and can easily
pass into the food web. Various industrial wastes discharged on land and water
without proper treatment are contaminating agricultural land and water bodies. Reclamation
of such land is quite an expensive affair; in order to cope up with this
situation heavy metal accumulating plants could be an effective, clean and
cheap option. In the present study Withania somnifera (Solanaceae
family) an evergreen shrub was used for the phytoremediation of manganese,
iron, nickel, zinc, cadmium and chromium contaminated soils. Earthen pot
experiment was performed. Pots were divided in two sets one treated as control
and the other one was fully irrigated with tannery effluent. Heavy metals total
accumulations in root, stem and leaf was calculated along with Bioconcentration
factor, Translocation factor, biological concentration and accumulation values,
total chlorophyll, carotenoids, phytochemical (total phenol) and secondary
metabolite (flavonoids) was also calculated. Finally, the result shows that the
plant species is an effective accumulator of these heavy metals and can help in
phytoremediation.
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Pages:44-50
How to cite this article:
Richa, Priyanka Singh, Zeenat Parveen, Nalini Pandey "Study on phytoremediation potential of <i>Withania somnifera</i> grown in soil contaminated with tannery effluent". International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research, Vol 8, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 44-50
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