Drinking Water Quality Improvement by Removal of Salinity Using Wetland

Effective Treatment of Saline Water

Abstract

The majority of developed countries suffer from water contamination because they have no control over the discharge of chemical waste into the water. In contrast, developing countries contaminate clean from water due to the discharge of agricultural waste. Contaminated water is a threat to human life as it causes many waterborne diseases that can be prevented by making efforts at an individual level. An effort has been made in this research to find an alternative method to treat water using wetlands. A further attempt has also been made to reduce total dissolved solids from water using wetlands. The development of constructed wetlands that can effectively treat saline water is the goal of this study. Because they can thrive in a salty environment, phragmites have been planted in every constructed wetland (CW). Eight pots were developed and worked under conditions reenacting diversely built wetlands. A relative report shows that total dissolved solids (TDS) content between 1000-3000 ppm in the water in flow developed wetland with in growth estate having gel soil gives the most elevated decline in conductivity of saline water at gushing. For effluent water with a salinity content of 1500 ppm, this artificially assembled system is extremely effective. As a result, this study demonstrates that the construction of a wetland using gel soil and carbon nanotube will offer an effective method for lowering water salinity.