Table 4 Pollution reduction potential of A. calamus (after 48 h of HRT)
Sr. no | Sample constituent | Mean valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raw leachate (pre-treatment) | Treated control | 1:1 dilution | 1:2 dilution | ||
1 | pH | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
2 | BOD | 499 | 409 | 360 | 304 |
3 | COD | 897 | 736 | 647 | 548 |
4 | EC | 3179 | 2614 | 2557 | 2550 |
5 | Hardness | 10,000 | 7246 | 6323 | 5365 |
6 | Alkalinity | 1378 | 584 | 394 | 356 |
7 | Cl | 213 | 158 | 140 | 128 |
8 | TDS | 2130 | 1911 | 1846 | 1765 |
9 | TSS | 8929 | 7218 | 4020 | 2390 |
10 | TS | 11,059 | 8970 | 5733 | 4098 |
11 | Na | 4439 | 4224 | 4014 | 3890 |
12 | Mg | 2430 | 1761 | 1536 | 1304 |
13 | Ca | 4000 | 2898 | 2529 | 2146 |