Efficiency of Typha angustifolia in phytoremediation of palm oil mill effluent

Siti Kamariah Md Sa’at, . and Vimaladewi Aplasamy, . and Syafiq Aiman Shaiful Adli, . (2025) Efficiency of Typha angustifolia in phytoremediation of palm oil mill effluent. Advances in Agricultural and Food Research Journal (AAFRJ) (Malaysia), 6 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2735-1084

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.angustifoliahas 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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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.angustifoliahas 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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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	phytoremediation
AGROVOC Term:	macrophytes
AGROVOC Term:	chemical oxygen demand
AGROVOC Term:	zinc
AGROVOC Term:	water pollution
AGROVOC Term:	wastewater treatment
AGROVOC Term:	plant growth
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Mr. MUHAMMAD FARHAN AFIF MOHD NAZRI
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2026 00:38
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2026 00:38
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/26741

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