Phytoremediation of Boron using Lemna minor from Synthetic Aqueous Solutions and Real Geothermal Water

In this study, phytoremediation performance of Lemna minor L. on boron removal from synthetic solution and real geothermal water was evaluated. Effects initial concentration, pH, height in cell, humic acid concentration were investigated. The maximum efficiency achieved as 96.7 % with the experimental run 5 mg L-1 pH 8, 1.5 cm depth. Increasing to 30 resulted a drastic decrease 36.6 %, due toxic effect high content, which clearly observed deterioration plant’s color structure. SEM, FTIR, mass balance analyses revealed that mechanism mainly biosorption. Geothermal experiments indicated minor’s applicability 59.5% efficiency, proving potential being used for post-treatment waters content.