%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of industrial effluent on the growth parameters of Eichhornia crassipes, Vallisneria spiralis and Lemna minor
%A H.K. Sharma
%A Sunita Ahuja
%A S.K. Bhasi
%J Current Trends in Biotechnology and Chemical Research
%D 2012
%I M.M.University Mullana, Ambala
%X The effect of organic and inorganic pollutants of effluent is expressed in terms of growth parameters like leaf number/plant, leaf area/plant, and chlorophyll content of the phytoremediators. It has been observed that with the increase in phytoremediation period, there is increase in leaf number and leaf area but a negative effect on chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll. The maximum change in growth parameters was observed when plants were grown in 20% concentration of the effluent followed by 40 % concentration of the effluent and pure water. Among three phytoremediators, E.  crassipes exhibited more growth than V. spiralis and L. minor.
%U http://ctbcr.com/index.php/biochem/article/view/31