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Table 3 Pollution reduction potential of T. angustifolia (after 48 h of HRT)

From: Remediation capabilities of pilot-scale wetlands planted with Typha aungstifolia and Acorus calamus to treat landfill leachate

Sr. no

Sample constituent

Mean valuea

Raw leachate (pre-treatment)

Treated control

1:1 dilution

1:2 dilution

1

pH

8.9

7.4

7.2

7.1

2

BOD

499

373

153

111

3

COD

897

638

262

190

4

EC

3179

2654

2564

2546

5

Hardness

10,000

6956

5333

4304

6

Alkalinity

1378

599

403

363

7

Cl

213

172

157

134

8

TDS

2130

1752

1695

1588

9

TSS

8929

6225

3019

2179

10

TS

11,059

8136

4865

4012

11

Na

4439

4128

3985

3266

12

Mg

2430

1690

1296

1046

13

Ca

4000

2782

2133

1722

  1. aAll values are in milligrammes per litre, except pH and EC (in μS/cm)
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Journal of Ecology and Environment

ISSN: 2288-1220

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