In developing countries like India, due to increasing population densities and impacts from human activities, pollution remains an essential issue for water quality protection and conservation of biodiversity in rural urban settings. Although there is a wide range of wastewater treatment methods that can be used to improve the quality of wastewater to meet effluent standards but due to lack of resources, technical know-how and other reasons, treatment of wastewater has always been a challenge. Past one decade, the use of natural process such as constructed wetlands have emerged as a viable solution to deal with the water pollution particularly from low-medium economy countries like India. This method is eco-friendly, less maintenance free and cost-effective to treat wastewater for small flows and communities. The purpose of this short-study was to evaluate the macrophytes (vegetation) that plays a vital role in the removal of pollutants from wastewater. The study is being conducted at a bench scale level in one of the laboratories of the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh to assess the performance of different macrophytes to treat wastewater. Two different macrophytes (Sagittaria and Canna Indica) are selected for this study. So far, the macrophytes has not shown any adverse impact on their health. The set-up is under operation, monitoring and the results are likely to obtain in due course of time.
December 28, 2025