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ArticleScientific reports2026

Assessment of phyto-remediation efficiency and crop productivity of castor-based rice mill effluent (RME) wetland system.

Ashutosh Das, R Sathya, Ranjan Kumar Mallick

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Ashutosh DasCentre for Environment and Climate, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, 751030, Odisha, India. ashutoshdas@soa.ac.in.
R SathyaCentre for Environmental Engineering, PRIST Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, 613403, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ranjan Kumar MallickDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, 751030, Odisha, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For major paddy producing countries like India, rice mill effluent (RME) poses a persistent environmental challenge by dint of its high organic and nutrient loads. Among various methods of treatment of various wastewater, of late, including RME, constructed wetland has been emerging as a sustainable treatment option. Usage of Ricinus communis (commonly called Castor) has been explored herewith for being the wetland plant for remediation of RME, so as to achieve simultaneous effluent remediation and biomass production. In the present study the RME and soil samples were procured from Vallam suburb of Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu (India) for being a part of a rich agro-belt of southern India. The biochemical analyses of the RME and soil indicate elevated TDS, EC, and nitrate levels. RME-pre-soaked castor seeds exhibited enhanced germination percentage (90%) and as high as 12-fold rise in vigor index, in comparison to controls, The results emerged from the wetland trials, moderate effluent dilution (50%) maximized plant height (52 cm), leaf area index (2.4), and removal efficiencies (65-72% for NO

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Crops, AgriculturalOryzaRicinusRicinus communisWastewaterWetlandsBiodegradation, EnvironmentalBiomassGerminationIndiaSeedsSoilSoilWastewaterCastor (Ricinus communis)Constructed wetlandsPhytoremediationRice mill effluentSustainable agricultureWastewater treatment

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PMID42251073
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