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Wastewater Treatment by Root Zone Technology Using Decorative Plants

Prof. Vrinda BhaleraoAssistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, GGS College of Engineering and Research Center, Nashik, IndiaPoonam S. ThoratB.E., Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, GGS College of Engineering and Research Center, Nashik, IndiaRutuja G. ThormoteB.E., Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, GGS College of Engineering and Research Center, Nashik, IndiaPrashant R. BhasakarB.E., Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, GGS College of Engineering and Research Center, Nashik, IndiaRanjan J. PalviB.E., Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, GGS College of Engineering and Research Center, Nashik, India

Vol 6 No 5 (2022): Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2022 | Pages: 150-161

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 07-06-2022

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Abstract

The rapid urbanization has resulted in pollution of fresh water bodies due to increase generation of domestic waste, sewage, industrial waste etc. This RZT project should be expanded for side business such as Aquaponic and organic farming, because lot of clean water available in RZT plant. So this RZT plant clean water in aquaponic tank for fish production. Further this excreta contents water use for organic farming. The raw waste water and treated waste water were collected and tested for quality the raw waste water and treated waste water were collected periodically and tested for quality. It is seen that this pilot unit is reducing the concentrations of TSS, TDS, TN, TP, BOD, and COD. Flow rate and Detention time are the two factors on which channels are to be designed. Therefore, I am changing the flow rate and finding out the change in parameter with respect to detection time, Planting Colacassia and Canna plant. Both plants will get nearly same result but we can use planting as per requirement.  The optimization is when we get better results with maximum flow. I have got satisfactory results for the detention time of Three days, Seven days and Fifteen day. With the help of this data I have designed the root zone bed system for the domestic wastewater. Coat of root zone technology is small as compared to conventional system.

Keywords

Wastewater, Root Zone, COD, BOD, TSS, TDS, Cost Analysis


Citation of this Article

Prof. Vrinda Bhalerao, Poonam S. Thorat, Rutuja G. Thormote, Prashant R. Bhasakar, Ranjan J. Palvi, “Wastewater Treatment by Root Zone Technology Using Decorative Plants” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 5, pp 150-161, May 2022. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2022.605019  

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