Bioremediation of Heavy Metals from the Land Application of Industrial Sewage Sludge with Minari (Oenanthe stolonifer DC.) Plant

Laboratory experiments for the removal efficiency of heavy metals in land application of sludge, the accumulation and translocation of heavy metals in x plants after transplanting, and the responses of Minari growth with different ratio of land application of sludge were conducted to determine the potential ability of bioremediation with Minari plants. The removal rate and translocation of copper, zinc, lead, and cadmium in soil and plants were compared after transplanting the Minari plants to soil treated with different ratio of sludge. The removal efficiency of heavy metals in soil incorporated with sludge was different with application ratio, but increased with growing periods of Minari plants. The removal efficiency of Cu, Zn. Pb, and Cd ranged from 67 to 74%. from 51 to 63%, from 37 to 71%, and from 15 to 25% after 45 days of transplanting, respectively. The amount removed the copper value, 65.9 mg/ky, observed to be highest in soil incorporated 3% sludge after 45 days. The translocation of Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd from shoots to roots ranged from 18 to 53%, from 17 to 32%, from 14 to 49%, and from 23 to 38% over growing periods, respectively. In plant responses, it appeared to be inhibited the plant growth in the treatment compared with the control at early stage of growth. However, the fresh weights of Minari plant increased from 12.5 10 62.5% in the sludge application after 45 days relative to the control. Therefore the Minari might play a useful role in bioremediation of Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd in the land application of sludge.