Removal of 27 micropollutants by selected wetland macrophytes in hydroponic conditions

In this work, the primary focus is given on a mixture of 27 micropollutants (pharmaceuticals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and others) its removal from aqueous solution by phytoremediation. Phytoremediation belongs to technologies, which are contributing wastewater in constructed wetlands. Constructed wetlands can be used as an additional step for elimination municipal medium-sized treatment plants. To our knowledge, such broad variety was never targeted phytoremediation before. we carry out experiments with 3 emergent macrophytes: Phragmites australis, Iris pseudacorus Lythrum salicaria hydroponic conditions. The selected plants exposed concentrations 1–14 mg/l time period 30 days. highest affinity detected at groups fluorosurfactants (removal rate up 30%), beta-blockers 50%) antibiotics 90%). leading capability micropollutant uptake salicaria, where 25 compounds removed more than 20% efficiency. results demonstrate well usefulness technology e.g. step, because mentioned comparable or even higher effectivity, it case conventional