Changes in physico-chemical composition of wastewater by growing Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia in an arid environment in Saudi Arabia.

Abdulaziz S Alquwaizany, Ghulam Hussain, Abdullah I Al-Zarah

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Abdulaziz S AlquwaizanyEnergy and Water Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P. O. Box 6086, Riyadh, 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. aquwaizany@kacst.edu.sa.

Ghulam HussainEnergy and Water Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P. O. Box 6086, Riyadh, 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah I Al-ZarahEnergy and Water Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P. O. Box 6086, Riyadh, 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology · SA

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Abstract

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is facing an acute shortage of high-quality water, which is further aggravated due to inadequate and nonrenewable groundwater resources. Hence, it is crucial to explore other alternatives, such as natural wastewater treatment (phytoremediation), for water supplies that can both lower the dependence on groundwater resources and overcome the challenges and limitations associated with conventional wastewater treatment technologies. Therefore, the main objective of this research was to study the performance and efficiency of green plants such as Typha latifolia L. (T. latifolia) (broadleaf cattail) and Phragmites australis (Cav.) Train, ex Steud. (P. australis) (common reed) for wastewater treatment in eastern Saudi Arabia. The experiment was conducted in fiberglass tanks (each with a capacity of 4.0 × 7.0 × 0.5 m

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TyphaceaeWater PollutantsBiodegradation, EnvironmentalOrganic ChemicalsPlantsPoaceaeSaudi ArabiaWastewaterWetlandsOrganic ChemicalsWastewaterWater PollutantsConstructed wetlandsMacrophytesNatural treatment systemPhragmites australisPhytoremediationPollutant removalTypha latifoliaWastewater treatment

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PMID35112245

DOI10.1007/s11356-021-18369-3

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