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Effect of salinity towards phytoremediation of synthetic fish farm wastewater by lemna minor

Effect of salinity towards phytoremediation of synthetic fish farm wastewater by lemna minor / Kethis Selvabala
Fitopemulihan mempunyai potensi untuk rawatan dan penggunaan semula air sisa dalam sistem akuakultur intensif. Teknik ini bertujuan untuk mengurangkan pencemaran yang disebabkan oleh ternakan ikan seterusnya memelihara kualiti air. Dalam kajian ini, respons kiambang itik Lemna minor (L.minor) kepada saliniti dinilai dengan memantau kecekapan penyingkiran nutrien, kualiti air dan komposisi biokimia makrofit selepas fitopemulihan. Air sisa ladang ikan sintetik telah ditambah dengan kepekatan tertentu NaCl seperti 2.2 ppt, 5.0 ppt, 7.5 ppt, 10.0 ppt dan 12.5 ppt. Pertumbuhan menurun dengan peningkatan kepekatan NaCl. Kepekatan NaCl yang lebih rendah (2.2 ppt, 5.0 ppt dan 7.5 ppt) menyebabkan makrofit bertumbuh secara sihat manakala kepekatan yang lebih tinggi (10.0 ppt dan 12.5 ppt) masih menunjukkan pertumbuhan positif walaupun terdapat pengurangan pertumbuhan. Penyerapan nitrat oleh L.minor adalah agak rendah pada semua saliniti kerana keutamaan diberikan kepada penyerapan ammonia oleh makrofit. Penyerapan ammonia dan fosfat adalah pesat untuk semua kepekatan NaCl tetapi makrofit di saliniti yang lebih rendah mempunyai kecekapan penyingkiran yang lebih besar daripada makrofit yang berada dalam saliniti yang lebih tinggi. Dari segi permintaan oksigen kimia, kepekatan NaCl yang lebih rendah menyebabkan kecekapan penyingkiran jauh lebih baik daripada saliniti yang lebih tinggi. Kandungan karbohidrat makrofit pada akhir eksperimen meningkat dengan peningkatan saliniti sedangkan kandungan protein berkurang dengan peningkatan saliniti. Secara keseluruhan, keputusan yang dibentangkan dalam kajian ini mengesahkan bahawa L.minor adalah sensitif kepada saliniti tetapi juga mempunyai keupayaan untuk penyesuaian kerana ia terus bertumbuh walaupun terdedah kepada NaCl. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phytoremediation has the potential for treatment and reuse of wastewater in intensive aquaculture systems. This technique serves the purpose of reducing the pollution caused by fish farming which will preserve the surface and ground water quality. In this study, the response of duckweed Lemna minor (L.minor) to salinity was evaluated by monitoring nutrient removal efficiency, water quality and the biochemical composition of the macrophytes after phytoremediation. The synthetic fish farm wastewater was supplemented with certain concentrations of NaCl such as 2.2 ppt, 5.0 ppt, 7.5 ppt, 10.0 ppt and 12.5 ppt. Growth decreased with increasing concentrations of NaCl. The lower concentrations of NaCl (2.2 ppt, 5.0 ppt and 7.5 ppt) saw the macrophytes growing healthily while the higher concentrations (10.0 ppt and 12.5 ppt) still showed positive growth eventhough there was growth reduction. Nitrate uptake by L.minor was relatively low under all salinity levels due to the uptake preference of ammonia by the macrophytes. Ammonia and phosphate uptake was rapid for all concentrations of NaCl but the macrophytes at lower salinities had greater removal efficiencies than at higher salinities. In terms of the chemical oxygen demand, the lower concentrations of NaCl exhibited far better removal efficiencies than at higher salinities. The carbohydrate content of the macrophytes at the end of the experiment increased with increasing salinity whereas there was decreasing protein content with increasing salinity levels. Overall, the results presented in this study confirm that L.minor is sensitive to salinity but also has the ability for adaptation because it continued to grow in spite of exposure to NaCl.
Contributor(s):
Kethis Selvabala - Author
Primary Item Type:
Final Year Project
Identifiers:
Accession Number : 875008129
Language:
English
Subject Keywords:
Phytoremediation; treatment; aquaculture
First presented to the public:
6/1/2019
Original Publication Date:
7/4/2019
Previously Published By:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Place Of Publication:
School of Chemical Engineering
Citation:
Extents:
Number of Pages - 56
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Date Deposited
2019-07-04 15:59:22.069
Submitter:
Mohd Jasnizam Mohd Salleh

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