title: Perspectives of phytoremediation using water hyacinth for removal of heavy metals, organic and inorganic pollutants in wastewater.
abstract: The development of eco-friendly and efficient technologies for treating wastewater is one of the attractive research area. Phytoremediation is considered to be a possible method for the removal of pollutants present in wastewater and recognized as a better green remediation technology. Nowadays the focus is to look for a sustainable approach in developing wastewater treatment capability. Water hyacinth is one of the ancient technology that has been still used in the modern era. Although, many papers in relation to wastewater treatment using water hyacinth have been published, recently removal of organic, inorganic and heavy metal have not been reviewed extensively. The main objective of this paper is to review the possibility of using water hyacinth for the removal of pollutants present in different types of wastewater. Water hyacinth is although reported to be as one of the most problematic plants worldwide due to its uncontrollable growth in water bodies but its quest for nutrient absorption has provided way for its usage in phytoremediation, along with the combination of herbicidal control, integratated biological control and watershed management controlling nutrient supply to control its growth. Moreover as a part of solving wastewater treatment problems in urban or industrial areas using this plant, a large number of useful byproducts can be developed like animal and fish feed, power plant energy (briquette), ethanol, biogas, composting and fiber board making. In focus to the future aspects of phytoremediation, the utilization of invasive plants in pollution abatement phytotechnologies can certainly assist for their sustainable management in treating waste water.
authors: Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor, Malaysia.
authors: Shahabaldin
authors: S
authors: Rezania
authors: Construction Research Center (CRC), Institute for Smart Infrastructure and Innovation Construction (ISIIC), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Electronic address: goldking1977@gmail.com.
authors: Mohanadoss
authors: M
authors: Ponraj
authors: Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Department of Civil Engineering, Jami Institute of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Amirreza
authors: A
authors: Talaiekhozani
authors: Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology, UTM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: shaza@utm.my.
authors: Shaza Eva
authors: SE
authors: Mohamad
authors: Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor, Malaysia.
authors: Mohd Fadhil
authors: MF
authors: Md Din
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor, Malaysia.
authors: Shazwin Mat
authors: SM
authors: Taib
authors: Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
authors: Farzaneh
authors: F
authors: Sabbagh
authors: Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Johor, Malaysia.
authors: Fadzlin Md
authors: FM
authors: Sairan
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D031806:Eichhornia / Q000378:metabolism*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012987:Soil; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012987:Soil; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Pollutant removal; Pytotechnology; Wastewater treatment; Water hyacinth