Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

EFFICIENCY OF ECHINOCHLOA COLONA IN THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS FROM CONTAMINATED SOILS

V. Subhashini, A. V. V. S. Swamy

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 Soil contaminated with heavy metals has become a worldwide problem and pose a serious threat to the environment leading to losses in agricultural yield and hazardous health effects as they enter the food chain. Phytoremediation is a generic term for the group of technologies that use plants for remediating soils, sludges, sediments and water contaminated with organic and inorganic contaminants. The selection of suitable plants is the first and the critical step in conducting a successful Phytoremediation. Echinochloa colona commonly known as jungle rice has an Indian origin. In the present study Echinochloa colona species was used for Phytoremediation of lead, nickel, zinc, cadmium and chromium contaminated soils. The results showed that the species was good accumulator of zinc and chromium contaminated soils. The species can be recommended for the Phytoextraction of zinc and chromium contaminated soils.

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V. Subhashini, A.V.V.S.Swamy EFFICIENCY OF ECHINOCHLOA COLONA IN THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS FROM CONTAMINATED SOILS International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 3 March 2016

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