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The paper  highlights the  use of  constructed wetland in combination with effective  microbial cultures  (Bacterial and  fungal) for the removal of BOD, COD and faecal coliform from untreated sewage water of STP2 of  Karnal city  (India).  The constructed wetland consists of iron drums of 220-litre  capacity  with 60  litres  of average  loading rate  having 85-cm length and filled with 35-cm coarse sand, 10-cm pebbles of 2-5 mm diameter, 35  cm gravel from top to bottom, was installed  at CSSRI, Karnal in the state of Haryana. Drums in  triplicate  were planted  with Phragmite  and inoculated  with  bacterial cultures SWB1 (Alcaligenes cupidus, MTCC 6850), SWB19  (Enterobacter intermedius,  MTCC 6849) and  fungal culture SWF1 (Aspergillus flavus, MTCC 6589) added  at  an  interval of one month  having 1  litre  of culture  broth and  control without inoculation. Other treatments comprised of: no plantation, Eichhornia and Typha both uninoculated.  Constructed wetland was found to be  influenced  by  season,  retention  time  and  inoculated  microorganisms.Inoculated  Phragmites showed better BOD, COD and faecal coliform reduction as compared to uninoculated Phragmites because of higher biomass buildup. The system being easy to operate and low cost, can provide an economical viable solution for wastewater management.


 

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BOD COD faecal coliform contructed wetland Phragmites Eichhornia Typha Alcaligenes cupidus Enterobacter intermedius Aspergillus flavus

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Sharma, N., Manhas, P., Joshi, P. K., & Navneet. (2006). Bioremediation using artificial constructed wetland in combination with efficient microbial cultures. Environment Conservation Journal, 7(3), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2006.070306
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