This study examines the performance of Hevea brasilliensis at Contaminant removal on effluent from Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company. The data used in this research were generated from direct field measurement of Color, Temperature, PH, Electrical Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Phenol, Cyanide, Salinity Total Hydrocarbons (THC), Dissolve Oxygen (DO), Chemical Oxygen Demands (COD), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Turbidity, and heavy metal profiles (Hg,Pb,Cr,Cd, and Fe) in the refinery effluent. Effluent sample (treated and untreated) were characterized before and after the experiment and H. brasilliensis was grown hydroponically in triplicates for forty three (43) days to assess its performance using deionized water as control. Growth indices (plant height, root length leaf width, leaf area and leaf length) were monitored weekly for the duration of the experiment. Observed growth performance was luxuriant and up to 85% phenol removal was observed for regimes with salt in preference to 65% removal obtained for the regimes without salt. Generally, results obtained from this investigation present H. brassilliensis as a candidate for phytoremediation of refinery effluent.     Keywords: Contaminant removal; Phytoremediation; Growth performance; Phenol

Phenol and some heavy metals removal from refinery effluent using <i>Hevea brasilliensis</i>

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Phenol and some heavy metals removal from refinery effluent using Hevea brasilliensis