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1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction of the Project work 1
1.2 Problem Statement 6
1.3 Objectives 7
1.4 Scope of Project 9
2 Literature Review
2.1 Phytoremediation: Plant uptake of Atrazine and role of Root 10
Exudates.
2.2 Phytoremediation of heavy metals: Recent techniques. 10
2.3 Municipal solid waste management: A case study of 11
Phursungi plant, Pune
2.4 Removal of heavy metal from landfill leachate using vertical 12
flow construction wetland.
2.5 Treatment of landfill leachate by Phytoremediation. 12
2.6 Ground water contamination by Leachate. 13
2.7 Phytoremediation of heavy metals from urban waste 13
leachate by Southern Cattail (Typha Domingensis)
2.8 Role of Soil Rhizobacteria in phytoremediation of heavy 14
Metal contaminated soils.
2.9 Closing the loop for a sustainable landfill leachate treatment: 14
An experimental trial with horizontal and vertical
phytotreatment using sunflowers

2.10 Phytoaccumulation of Heavy metals by sunflower grown on 15

contaminated soil
2.11 Toxicological study of heavy metals on early growth 15
responses of sunflower
2.12 Abuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi can Benefit Heavy Metal 15
Tolerance and phytoremediation

2.13 Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals by Helianthus Annus in 16

Aquatic and Soil Environment

3 Methodology
3.1 Experimental setup 17
3.2 Calculation of Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) 29
3.3 Calculation of Evapotranspiration 30
3.4 Correlation and Regression analysis 36
3.5 Calculation of application rate 44
3.6 Design of treatment system 44
3.7 Cost analysis 46
4 Results And Discussions
4.1 Results 50
4.2 Discussion 54
5 Conclusion
5.1 Conclusion 58
(1) Siddharth J. Marathe B121020064
(2) Vishal R. Wani B121020120
(3) Shweta K. Chikane B121020016
(4) Ruturaj S. Jadhav B121020041
(5) Jyoti D. Kadam B121020013