International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 1
First page : (265) Last page : (272)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2223

Phytoremediation of Tannery Waste Polluted Soil using Hyptis suaveolens (Lamiaceae)

P. Sivakumar*, M. Kanagappan and S. Sam Manohar Das
Department of Zoology, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: capeparam@rediffmail.com
Received: 15.02.2016 | Revised: 21.02.2016 | Accepted: 26.02.2016
Abstract
Phytoremediation is a new technology in which plants are used to remove pollutants from water and soil. Interaction between plants and heavy metals is based on the ability of plants to absorb and accumulate metals from soil.  FTIR spectra also confirmed the interaction of chromium ions with the hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups that are present on the plant biomass used for phytoremediation of tannery effluent. The high removal efficiency and heavy chromium accumulation capacity of Hyptis suaveolens makes an excellent choice for phytoremediation of tannery effluent. The Atomic Absorption  Spectrophotometric (AAS) analysis of tannery wastewater revealed that the samples were heavily contaminated with heavy metals, mainly with chromium. The roots of Hyptis suaveolens accumulated more heavy metals than the stem and leaves. The experiment results that the Hyptis suaveolens can be used for removal of heavy metal from tannery contaminated soil.

Key words: Hyptis suaveolens, Tannery Effluent, FTIR, Phytoremediation

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Cite this article: Sivakumar, P., Kanagappan, M. and Das, S.S.M., Phytoremediation of Tannery Waste Polluted Soil using Hyptis suaveolens (Lamiaceae), Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(1): 265-272 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2223