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Table 6 Pollution reduction potential of A. calamus (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

7.2

7.1

7.1

2

BOD

499

367

196

176

3

COD

897

661

353

316

4

EC

3179

2564

2543

2536

5

Hardness

10,000

6219

5788

3985

6

Alkalinity

1378

430

204

184

7

Cl

213

157

141

126

8

TDS

2130

1740

1704

1680

9

TSS

8929

5812

3970

3160

10

TS

11,059

7530

5673

4859

11

Na

4439

3789

2370

1762

12

Mg

2430

1511

1407

968

13

Ca

4000

2488

2315

1594

  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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