Efficiency of Typha angustifolia in Phytoremediation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent

Authors

  • Siti Kamariah Md Sa'at
  • Vimaladewi Aplasamy
  • Syafiq Aiman Shaiful Adli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36877/aafrj.a0000570

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the potential of Typha angustifolia as a vegetation or macrophyte for palm oil mill effluent (POME) phytoremediation to reduce the contaminants before being discharged to receiving water bodies. The raw POME was diluted to 25% and 50% to ensure the growth of the plants. The experiments were conducted for 12 days and repeated three times. The 25% diluted POME systems showed the highest removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), ammoniacal nitrogen, and zinc, with average removal efficiencies of 65.5%, 59.9%, 82.2%, and 67.5%, respectively. Therefore, T. angustifolia has demonstrated its viability as a macrophyte for POME phytoremediation. Overall, the phytoremediation system was able to reduce the concentration of the pollutants in POME and safe to discharge following Malaysian POME discharge regulations.

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Published

2025-08-01

How to Cite

Sa’at, S. K. M., Aplasamy, V., & Adli, S. A. S. (2025). Efficiency of Typha angustifolia in Phytoremediation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent . Advances in Agricultural and Food Research Journal, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.36877/aafrj.a0000570

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025)

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

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