Assessment of autochthonous aquatic macrophytes with phytoremediation potential for dairy wastewater treatment in floating constructed wetlands
2020
Queiroz, Rita de Cássia Souza de | Lôbo, Ivon Pinheiro | Ribeiro, Vinícius de Souza | Rodrigues, Luciano Brito | Almeida Neto, José Adolfo de
The phytoremediation potential of autochthonous aquatic plants has been increasingly explored. This study investigated the use of macrophytes found in natural ecosystems in the southern coast of the state of Bahia, Brazil, for treatment of dairy wastewater (DWW) using experimental systems of the floating constructed wetland type. Four species of aquatic macrophytes have been tested using floating platforms made from PET bottles. The chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total solids (TS), pH, and temperature of DWW were analyzed for 15 days. On the fifth day, a 74.8% (±7.7) decrease of BOD was achieved. Eichhornia crassipes (86.4%) and Eichhornia paniculata (84.8%) showed the best results, while Polygonum ferrugineum and Borreria scabiosoides achieved the removal of 65% and 74.2% of BOD, respectively. Considering the TS reduction in the DWW diluted with rainwater, the best results were obtained by Eichhornia crassipes (64.3%) and Eichhornia paniculata (65.18%). The macrophytes of the Eichhornia genus showed a greater potential for the treatment of DWW than the macrophytes Polygonum ferrugineum and Borreria scabiosoides, with a hydraulic retention time varying between four and five days.
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