Heavy metal removal from water resources using the aquatic plant Apium nodiflorum

Vlyssides, A; Barampouti, EM; Mai, S

dc.contributor.author	Vlyssides, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Barampouti, EM	en
dc.contributor.author	Mai, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:22:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:22:27Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0010-3624	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16578
dc.subject	Absorption kinetics parameters estimation	en
dc.subject	Apium nodiflorum	en
dc.subject	Aquatic plant	en
dc.subject	Heavy metal removal	en
dc.subject.classification	Agronomy	en
dc.subject.classification	Plant Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Analytical	en
dc.subject.classification	Soil Science	en
dc.subject.other	aquatic plant	en
dc.subject.other	bioremediation	en
dc.subject.other	heavy metal	en
dc.subject.other	Apium	en
dc.subject.other	Helosciadium nodiflorum	en
dc.title	Heavy metal removal from water resources using the aquatic plant Apium nodiflorum	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1081/CSS-200050499	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/CSS-200050499	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	The ability to remove heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), and stannum (Sn) from aqueous systems by a common Mediterranean aquatic plant, Apium nodiflorum, was studied. It was shown that Apium nodiflorum could absorb from aqueous solutions significant amounts of the above-mentioned heavy metals. The kinetics of the absorption follows a first order model in respect to the difference between the metal concentration in the plant and the saturation concentration. The kinetic parameters for each heavy metal were estimated using the collected data from batch cultivation experiments into a well-tried algorithm. The maximum ability for daily heavy metals removal assuming 0.1 hectare of Apium nodiflorum cultivation is as follows: 0.208 kg for Cd, 0.45 kg for Cr, 0.368 kg for Cu, 0.113 kg for Pb, 0.425 kg for Mn, 0.312 for As, 0.398 kg for Ni, 0.116 kg for Hg, 0.357 for Zn and 0.197 kg for Sn. It is thought that Apium nodiflorum could be used in the tertiary water and wastewater treatment for heavy metal removal. Copyright © Taylor & Francis, Inc.	en
heal.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC	en
heal.journalName	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1081/CSS-200050499	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000229186500020	en
dc.identifier.volume	36	en
dc.identifier.issue	7-8	en
dc.identifier.spage	1075	en
dc.identifier.epage	1081	en