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Abstract

The present study deals with the phytoremediation of aquatic pollutants through macrophytes including Lemna, Eicchornia and Hydrilla. The study was conducted from June 2009 to September 2009 on Suawn Nala and was observed that application of aquatic plants is the cheapest and ecofriendly method for the removal of pollutant from sewage.

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Aquatic plants Ecofriendly Macrophytes Phytoremediation Sewage

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Soni, D. K., Upadhayay, R. N., Tewari, D. D., Srivastava, A. K., & Chaturvedi, G. B. (2010). Phytoremediation of sewage pollutants through some macrophytes near industrial area of Balrampur . Environment Conservation Journal, 11(1&2), 47–50. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2010.1209

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