Phytoremediation of Textile Industry Effluent using free floating Macrophyte Azolla pinnata
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Introduction Water is an indispensable part for the sustenance of mankind and the increasing awareness about the environment; especially aquatic ecosystems have attracted the attention of researchers worldwide. A definite need exists to develop a low cost and eco-friendly technology to remove pollutants particularly heavy metals, thereby improving water quality. Phytoremediation offers an attractive alternative. Among these, Azolla, a free-floating, fast growing, and nitrogen fixing pteridophyte seems to be an excellent candidate for removal, disposal, and recovery of heavy metals from the polluted aquatic ecosystems (Arora et al. 2006; Umali et al. 2006; Anjuli sood et al., 2012).
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