Imane Zoufri, Mohammed Merzouki, Malika Ammari, Younesse El-Byari, Mohamed Chedadi, Amina Bari, Fatima Zahra Jawhari
Brassware industry constitutes the second most polluting industrial sector in Fez city, Morocco, owing to its high heavy metal load. The aim of this study is to examine and evaluate the performance of vertical flow constructed wetlands in treating brassware effluents using various plant species. Ten treatment systems were planted with four types of plants: Chrysopogon zizanioides , Typha latifolia, Phragmites australis , and Vitex agnus-castus , while another system remained unplanted. These systems underwent evaluation by measuring various parameters, including pH, electrical conductivity, suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, sulfates, orthophosphates, total Kjeldhal nitrogen, ammonium, nitrates, nitrites, and heavy metals such as silver, copper, and nickel, using standard methods over of ten weeks...
April 9, 2024: International Journal of Phytoremediation