Aquatic macrophytes have been widely studied because of their capability of absorbing contaminants from water and their subsequent use in biomonitoring. This study presents a comparison of Cr accumulating potential of submerged aquatic plants viz Vallisneria spiralis and Hydrilla verticillata. These plants were treated with various concentrations of treated tannery effluent collected from UASB,...

This paper analyses the treatment effect of the "coagulation-sedimentation-O3-biological sand filtration-GAC" combined process on phthalic acid esters in secondary effluent of municipal wastewater treatment plant and meanwhile evaluate its health risk. The results indicated that when the concentrations of DBP and DiOP in secondary effluent were at range of 0.41 mg/L-0.814 mg/L and 0.23 mg/L-0.3...

Coastal sandy soil is characterised by low fertility and poor physical properties. Distillery effluent, a liquid waste from the distillery industry contains large quantities of soluble organic matter and plant nutrients. It does not contain any toxic elements / compounds. In order to improve the physical properties and fertility of the coastal soil by utilising the distillery effluent, field ex...

The impact of industrial effluent on the Oruku River in southwestern region of Nigeria was investigated. Surface water, sediment, ground water and industrial effluent samples were obtained bimonthly for 18 months (March 2005 to September 2006). Effluent characteristics varied widely with averages of DO (4.25±1.3 mg/L), BOD (27.5±43 mg/L), Pb (0.41±0.26 mg/L), Cr (0.26±0.48 mg/L) and Ni (0.19±0....

transport of pathogenic bacteria has been recently considered a major source surface and subsurface water contaminations. soil could affect transport or filtering of bacteria depending on its physical and chemical properties. calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate are two important minerals of arid and semi-arid soils that their effect on bacteria transport has not been investigated, yet. in thi...

the aim of this study was the evaluation of acute genotoxic effect of effluent water of thermo-power plant by means of tradescantia root tips micronucleus test (mn), mitotic index and cell aberrations.   tradescantia , was experimentally treated (for 24 h), with effluent water of thermo-power plant in different dilution ratios (negative control – distilled water; primary untreated effluent wate...

An experimental model has been developed to quantify some of the major processes initiated by tumor transplanta tion and culminating in pulmonary métastases.The T241 fibrosarcoma, chosen because of its high hematogenous metastatic propensity and reproducible biological behavior, is transplanted into the femoral region of the C57BL mouse. Experiments are performed at specified times after trans...