Constructed wetlands as a sustainable technology for wastewater treatment with emphasis on chromium-rich tannery wastewater
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Article Title | Constructed wetlands as a sustainable technology for wastewater treatment with emphasis on chromium-rich tannery wastewater |
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ERA Journal ID | 4682 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Younas, Fazila, Niazi, Nabeel Khan, Bibi, Irshad, Afzal, Muhammad, Hussain, Khalid, Shahid, Muhammad, Aslam, Zubair, Bashir, Safdar, Hussain, Muhammad Mahroz and Bundschuh, Jochen |
Journal Title | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
Journal Citation | 422, pp. 1-14 |
Article Number | 126926 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0304-3894 |
1873-3336 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126926 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030438942101894X |
Abstract | Water scarcity is a major threat to agriculture and humans due to over abstraction of groundwater, rapid urbanization and improper use in industrial processes. Industrial consumption of water is lower than the abstraction rate, which ultimately produces large amounts of wastewater such as from tannery industry containing high concentration of chromium (Cr). Chromium-contaminated tannery industry wastewater is used for irrigation of food crops, resulting in food safety and public health issues globally. In contrast to conventional treatment technologies, constructed wetlands (CWs) are considered as an eco-friendly technique to treat various types of wastewaters, although their application and potential have not been discussed and elaborated for Cr treatment of tannery wastewater. This review briefly describes Cr occurrence, distribution and speciation in aquatic ecosystems. The significance of wetland plant species, microorganisms, various bedding media and adsorbents have been discussed with a particular emphasis on the removal and detoxification of Cr in CWs. Also, the efficiency of various types of CWs is elaborated for advancing our understanding on Cr removal efficiency and Cr partitioning in various compartments of the CWs. The review covers important aspects to use CWs for treatment of Cr-rich tannery wastewater that are key to meet UN's Sustainable Development Goals. |
Keywords | Adsorption; Contamination; Phytoaccumulation; Toxicity; UN-Sustainable Development Goals; Water |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 4104. Environmental management |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
PubMed ID | 34449346 |
Funder | Higher Education Commission, Pakistan |
Byline Affiliations | University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan |
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Pakistan | |
COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan | |
Ghazi University, Pakistan | |
University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/yy74w/constructed-wetlands-as-a-sustainable-technology-for-wastewater-treatment-with-emphasis-on-chromium-rich-tannery-wastewater
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