ICCSE 2018
Man-Made Lake of Taman Pertanian, Kuantan: The Valuation of
Water Quality and Nutrient Removal by Using Hydrilla Verticillata
Sp. and Myriophyllum Aquaticum Sp. as Submerged Plant Species
Muhammad Haziq Jamil
1
, Farah Amalina Ishak
1
, Abdul Syukor Abd Razak
1
, Siti Zafirah
Zainuddin
1
, Md. Nurul Islam Siddique
2
1
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan,
Pahang, Malaysia.
2
Faculty of Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Abstract
Polluted water caused by the impact of eutrophication process known as essential negative impacts by the impedance of
cyanobacterial species towards the spread of biomass in a freshwater biological system. Phytoremediation is a built utilization of
green plants in order the evacuate natural contaminants. The goal of study was to assess the chosen submerged plant species towards
supplement expulsion coming from treated lake water in execution light and capacities. The types of submerged plant species used
includes Hydrilla Verticillata Sp. (Esthwaite Waterweed) and Myriophyllum Aquaticum Sp. (Parrot’s Feathers) which is to
evacuate contaminants in water utilizing phytoremediation process. The study was conducted seven times whereby time gap for
every study was seven days. A total of 7 parameters includes Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand
(COD), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Suspended Solid (SS), turbidity, pH, and Nitrite as for water quality evaluation. The comparison
on the effectiveness of submerged plant species to evacuate and remediate contaminant substances shown Hydrilla Verticillata Sp.
as the best plant in removing the contaminant based on the percentage of contaminant removal BOD = 66.72%; COD = 77.78%;
TSS = 55.55% and Turbidity = 0.57%. In conclusion, there are significant changes before and after treatment from both plants.
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Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Chemical Sciences and
Engineering: Advance and New Materials, ICCSE 2018.
Keywords: artificial lake, phytoremediation, nutrient removal, water resources, cleaner production, bio-research technology
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E-mail address: syukor@ump.edu.my