WATER DEPOLLUTION USING TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA

Nowadays, heavy metals are a real problem for the environment and the human health. It's important to find different ways to deal with this problem. Phytoremediation is one of the possible methods. The aim of this research was to reviewed methods for removing copper and nickel pollutants from wastewater. To assess the efficiency of removal of copper and nickel were presented several methods for removing these pollutants through rush plant. Typha angustifolia is an aquatic macrophyte presented in this study for determination of its capacity to remove copper (Cu+2) and nickel (Ni2+) from wastewater. From literature it has been noted that 95% of copper, 80% of nickel was remove with Typha angustifolia in the wastewater having concentration of 0,01 mole/ L. It is noted that 92% of the pollutants have been removed from wastewater, in the experiment with the two combined heavy metals in a concentration of 0,002 M.