This study evaluates the use of free floating aquatic macrophytes (Lemna gibba L., Lemnaceae. and Pistia stratiotes L., Araceae) for the treatment and purification of waste polluted water in a laboratory experiment. The results revealed that Lemna gibba L. has a higher removal efficiency reached to about 88% for the tested heavy metals and phenol from the waste polluted water, while Pistia stratiotes L. has a removal efficiency reached to about 83% for heavy metals and phenol. They are considered good models in assessing Eco- toxicity and efficiency for toxins removal from polluted environment and wastewater purification and treatment.
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Nafea, E. M. A. (2019). Floating macrophytes efficiency for removing of heavy metals and phenol from wastewaters. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 23(4), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejabf.2019.50020
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