Study on aquatic plant species (salvinia natans, "eptunia oleracea and hydrilla verticillata) as phytoindicator for nutrient excess / Nur Hanie Mohd Latiff ... [et al.]

Mohd Latiff, Nur Hanie and Shaharuddin, Ruhul ‘Izzati and Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah and Othman, Rashidi (2012) Study on aquatic plant species (salvinia natans, "eptunia oleracea and hydrilla verticillata) as phytoindicator for nutrient excess / Nur Hanie Mohd Latiff ... [et al.]. In: 1st International Conference on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Built Environment 2012 (ICITSBE 2012), 16-17 April 2012, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Perak.

Abstract

Aquatic plants are excellent phytoindicator because they respond to nutrients, light, toxic, contaminants, metals,
herbicides, turbidity, water level change and salt. However, the negative impact of excessive nutrients on riverine and palustrine systems, estuaries and coastal waters give a serious global problem. Butrients that arise rapidly from expanding urban areas, agricultural and industrial activities caused a boom in aquatic plant growth. Due to the capabilities of aquatic plants to utilize large amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus and thus remove them from the water; the aim of the research is to study the potential of aquatic plant species to be used as phytoindicator for unhealthy environment such as polluted freshwater bodies. In this study, twenty samples of water were collected each from 3 different localities where Salvinia natans, Beptunia oleracea and Hydrilla verticillata were abundant and dominant. All the water samples were analyzed for nitrite, nitrate, ammonium and phosphate. H. verticillata was found to be the best phytoindicator for phosphate pollutant at highest level whereas S. natans and B. oleracea were observed to be useful phytoindicator for unhealthy environment in fresh water bodies for nitrogen and phosphate contaminants. Therefore, aquatic plant species can be fully utilized as an effective tool to detect excessive nutrients in water bodies that might otherwise be difficult to detect.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Mohd Latiff, Nur Hanie
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Shaharuddin, Ruhul ‘Izzati
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Wan Muhamad, Wan Naimatul Asiah
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Othman, Rashidi
rashidi@iium.edu.my
Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany > Plant anatomy
Q Science > QK Botany > Classification. Systematics and taxonomy
Q Science > QK Botany > Classification. Systematics and taxonomy > Malaysia
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak > Seri Iskandar Campus
Event Title: 1st International Conference on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Built Environment 2012 (ICITSBE 2012)
Event Dates: 16-17 April 2012
Page Range: pp. 188-192
Keywords: Aquatic Plant, Phytoindicator, Nutrient Excess, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate.
Date: 2012
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42950
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