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Table 5 Pollution reduction potential of T. angustifolia (after 96 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

7.3

7.1

7.1

2

BOD

499

310

101

77

3

COD

897

530

173

132

4

EC

3179

2596

2550

2543

5

Hardness

10,000

5247

4429

2886

6

Alkalinity

1378

466

246

187

7

Cl

213

158

145

128

8

TDS

2130

1685

1635

1533

9

TSS

8929

4666

2459

1859

10

TS

11,059

6405

4168

3562

11

Na

4439

3556

1860

1628

12

Mg

2430

1275

1076

701

13

Ca

4000

2099

1771

1154

  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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