Yaseen, DA and Scholz, M 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8919-3838
2017,
'Treatment of synthetic textile wastewater containing dye mixtures with microcosms'
, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (2)
, pp. 1980-1997.
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Abstract
The aim was to assess the ability of microcosms (laboratory-scale shallow ponds) as a post polishing stage for the remediation of artificial textile wastewater comprising two commercial dyes (basic red 46 (BR46) and reactive blue 198 (RB198)) as a mixture. The objectives were to evaluate the impact of Lemna minor L. (common duckweed) on the water quality outflows; the elimination of dye mixtures, organic matter, and nutrients; and the impact of synthetic textile wastewater comprising dye mixtures on the L. minor plant growth. Three mixtures were prepared providing a total dye concentration of 10 mg/l. Findings showed that the planted simulated ponds possess a significant (p < 0.05) potential for improving the outflow characteristics and eliminate dyes, ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N), and nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) in all mixtures compared with the corresponding unplanted ponds. The removal of mixed dyes in planted ponds was mainly due to phyto-transformation and adsorption of BR46 with complete aromatic amine mineralisation. For ponds containing 2 mg/l of RB198 and 8 mg/l of BR46, removals were around 53%, which was significantly higher than those for other mixtures: 5 mg/l of RB198 and 5 mg/l of BR46 and 8 mg/l of RB198 and 2 mg/l of BR46 achieved only 41 and 26% removals, respectively. Dye mixtures stopped the growth of L. minor, and the presence of artificial wastewater reduced their development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0944-1344 |
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| Depositing User: | USIR Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2018 10:16 |
| Last Modified: | 08 May 2019 15:17 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/47917 |
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