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Momina Yasin was born in Wah Cantt; a twin city of Islamabad, Pakistan. She graduated with a BS honors in Biotechnology form International Islamic University, Islamabad (Pakistan) in 2018. In the same year she worked on HCV genotyping at Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, KRL Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan. She received her Master's degree in Biotechnology from National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad ; A constituent college of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad (Pakistan) in 2020. Her MPhil research focused on treating and reusing wastewater to reduce the risk of fresh water shortage and water-borne diseases. In the year 2021 she has published her first research article based on "Treatment of SDS contaminated water by using Floating Treatment Wetland Technology" in Sustainability Journal.
Excessive use of detergents in wide industrial processes results in unwanted surfactant pollution. Among them, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) has well-known history to be used in pharmaceutical and industrial applications. However, if discharged without treatment, it can cause toxic effects on living organisms especially to the aquatic life. Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) could be a cost-effective and eco-friendly options for the treatment of wastewater containing SDS. In this study, FTWs mesocosms were established in the presence of hydrocarbons-degrading bacteria. Two plant species (Brachiaria mutica and Leptochloa fusca) were vegetated and a consortium of bacteria (Acinetobacter sp. strain BRSI56, Acinetobacter junii strain TYRH47, and Acinetobacter sp. strain CYRH21) was applied to enhance degradation in a short-time. Results illustrated that FTWs vegetated with both plants successfully removed SDS from water, however, bacterial augmentation further enhanced the removal efficiency. Maximum reduction in SDS concentration (97.5%), chemical oxygen demand (92.0%), biological oxygen demand (94.2%), and turbidity (99.4%) was observed in the water having FTWs vegetated with B. mutica and inoculated with the bacteria. The inoculated bacteria showed more survival in the roots and shoots of B. mutica as compared to L. fusca. This study concludes that FTWs have the potential for the removal of SDS from contaminated water and their remediation efficiency can be enhanced by bacterial augmentation.
Momina Yasin; Muhammad Tauseef; Zaniab Zafar; Moazur Rahman; Ejazul Islam; Samina Iqbal; Muhammad Afzal. Plant-Microbe Synergism in Floating Treatment Wetlands for the Enhanced Removal of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate from Water. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2883 .
AMA StyleMomina Yasin, Muhammad Tauseef, Zaniab Zafar, Moazur Rahman, Ejazul Islam, Samina Iqbal, Muhammad Afzal. Plant-Microbe Synergism in Floating Treatment Wetlands for the Enhanced Removal of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate from Water. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2883.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMomina Yasin; Muhammad Tauseef; Zaniab Zafar; Moazur Rahman; Ejazul Islam; Samina Iqbal; Muhammad Afzal. 2021. "Plant-Microbe Synergism in Floating Treatment Wetlands for the Enhanced Removal of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate from Water." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2883.