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39. Arsenic removal from waters by bioremediation with the aquatic plants Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and Lesser Duckweed (Lemna minor)

Author

Zaray Gyula, Marcó P. Lué-Merú, Magdiel Guédez, Arroyo C. Jesús, Graterol Nelson, Anzalone Alvaro, and Sandra Alvarado

Subjects
Eichhornia crassipes, Time Factors, Environmental Engineering, chemistry.chemical_element, Bioengineering, Arsenic, Bioremediation, Aquatic plant, Botany, Pontederiaceae, Araceae, Waste Management and Disposal, Lemna minor, biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Hyacinth, Water, General Medicine, biology.organism_classification, Plant Leaves, Biodegradation, Environmental, Eichhornia, chemistry, Bioaccumulation, Environmental chemistry, Water Pollutants, Chemical
Abstract

In this study the removal of arsenic by the Water Hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes) and Lesser Duckweed ( Lemna minor) was monitored under a concentration of 0.15 mg L −1 of the element. Plant densities were 1 kg/m 2 for Lesser Duckweed and 4 kg/m 2 for Water Hyacinth on a wet basis. The arsenic was determined in foliar tissue and water samples by hydride generation atomic absorption spectroscopy. The element was monitored as a function of time during 21 days. No significant differences were found in the bioaccumulation capability of both species. The removal rate for L. minor was 140 mg As/ha d with a removal recovery of 5%. The Water Hyacinth had a removal rate of 600 mg As/ha d and a removal recovery of 18%, under the conditions of the assay. The removal efficiency of Water Hyacinth was higher due to the biomass production and the more favorable climatic conditions. This specie represents a reliable alternative for arsenic bioremediation in waters.

Published
2008

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