PROPOSAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION WITH THREE SPECIES PLANT

MOJICA PORRAS LISSETH JOHANA

RAMÍREZ TAPIAS ANA MILENA
RINCÓN GERSON EFRÉN

UNIVERSITY OF SAN GIL, UNISANGIL

FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
YOPAL - CASANARE
2017
 GENERAL OBJECTIVE.

To create a System of phytoremediation on the basis of the physiological

responses of three species.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.

 To analyze the current leachate management of landfill.

 To identify the characteristics of the leachate.
 To estimate the effects of the leachate in response to three species.
 To evaluate the characteristics of the leachate at the end of the system.
 To determine the physicochemical composition of the soil.

METHODOLOGICAL STAGES.

STAGE 1.

PHASE 1. ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT LEACHATE MANAGEMENT.

PHASE 2. IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LEACHATE.

STAGE 2.

PHASE 1. ESTIMATE THE EFFECTS OF THE LEACHATE IN RESPONSE TO

THREE SPECIES.

PHASE 2. EVALUATE THE LEACHATE AT THE END OF THE SYSTEM

PHASE 3. DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION PHYSICOCHEMICAL OF THE SOIL

AT THE END OF THE SYSTEM.
 CONCEPTS.

 Phytoremediation: Is the direct use of living green plants for in situ, or in

place, removal, degradation, or containment of contaminants in soils, sludges,
sediments, surface water and groundwater.

 Leachate: Is the liquid that drains or ‘leaches’ from a landfill. It varies widely in
composition regarding the age of the landfill and the type of waste that it
contains. It usually contains both dissolved and suspended material.

 Landfill: It is a place for the disposal of waste or garbage

 CONCLUSIONS.

- Leachates contain excessive amounts of inorganic and organic compounds

in suspension and dissolved and are considered high risk substances if they
are disposed in untreated ecosystems, on the other hand, the chemical
nature of these varies greatly between sites Of sampling, as well as
between seasons and climatic conditions, it is important to consider more
complete studies, such as physical-chemical characteristics, leachate
quantity, soil composition, before carrying out a phytoremediation system at
A larger scale.

- The study reflects results in relation to the physiological responses of

Heliconia psittacorum and Brachiaria Decumbens suggest a tolerance to
leachate treatment.

- The increase of the salinity of the soil causes deficiency of calcium in the
plant, since it diminishes the absorption of water by the plant.

- In the increase of Calcium (ca), Magnesium (Mg), Potassium (K), sodium

(Na), is due to the decrease in the cation exchange capacity. The cation
exchange capacity (a cation is a positively charged ion). This is a soil
characteristic that describes the total amount of interchangeable cations that
the soil can retain. A higher ICC indicates a greater ability of the soil to
absorb and retain calcium and, therefore, a greater availability of calcium.
 RECOMENDACIONES

 It is recommended to carry out studies of a more complex scale, subjecting

them to a continuous or semi-continuous flow of the mentioned pollutant, in
order to resemble the actual operating conditions in the wetland and to
analyze the physiological response to the constant load of contaminants.

 A selection of substrates possibly suitable for the development of the project

should be made, carrying out a soil analysis previously, taking into account:
first; A pH suitable for optimum plant growth is between 5.5 and 6.5.
Possibly one of the complications that the system presented was directly
related to the pH levels of the selected substrate. Second; The cationic
exchange capacity of the soil is very important because the species
subjected to Fitorremediacion treatment must have the nutrients and
optimum requirements for the successful development of the project.

 Considering that an important indicator of the response of plants to any type

of intervention is the production of biomass, it is recommended to know the
rate of growth in Brachiaria decumbens and Heliconia psittacorum exposed
to leachate.
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