| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 258, 2019
International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Structures and Construction Materials (SCESCM 2018)
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| Article Number | 01021 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Green Construction Materials and Technologies, Environmental Impact and Green Design, Local and Recycled Materials | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201925801021 | |
| Published online | 25 January 2019 | |
Phytoremediation of heavy metal from leachate using imperata cylindrica
1 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: khairulanam9@gmail.com
Landfill leachate has many toxic substances, which may adversely affect the environmental health. The high concentration of heavy metal in landfill leachate creates complication to its removal and management. Hence this research was conducted to explore the ability of phytoremediation using Imperata cylindrica to remove Lead, Zinc and Cadmium; which is deemed to be nature friendly and sustainable. Raw landfill leachates were taken from the collection ponds at Jeram Sanitary Landfill and placed in fabricated phytoremediation system at UiTM laboratory. Heavy metal concentration of leachate from this system was monitored for 30 days. It was found that Imperata cylindrica is able to remove lead, Zinc and Cadmium from the leachate.
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