CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 1

1.1. Background ................................................................................ 2
CHAPTER 2. DISCUSSION ...................................................................... 3
2.1. Waste water Constituents ........................................................... 3
2.2. Conventional Methods for Waste Water Treatment .................. 4
2.3. Negative Effect of Conventional Method .................................. 10
2.4. Bioremediation ........................................................................... 11
2.4.1. Advantages and Disadvantages of Bioremediation ........ 12
2.5. Phytoremediation ....................................................................... 13
2.5.1. Applicable Contaminants ............................................... 19
2.5.2. Disadvantages of Phytoremediation ............................... 21
2.6. Applying Phytoremediation in Waste water Treatment ............. 22
CHAPTER 3. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................. 26
3.1. Evaluating Bioremediation and Phytoremediation .................... 26
REFERENCES ............................................................................................ 27

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