Research Paper
Year: 2019 | Month: September | Volume: 6 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 195-202
Exploring Phytoremediation Potential for Estrogen Hormone
Girisha Maheshwari, Kajal Setia, Shubhangi Mathur, Pammi Gauba
Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector 62, Noida
Corresponding Author: Pammi Gauba
ABSTRACT
In the present scenario, polluted environment of aquatic and soil systems is of concern for every scientist. Increasing pollutants in the form of tablets, complex organic compounds, and heavy metals released mainly from industries is becoming a big problem. Different types of pollutants are introduced in the environment. Those includes organic and inorganic compounds from many sites like mining, smelting, electroplating, poultry, hospitals and farming. Many studies have suggested the ability of the plants to remove the contaminants like metals, pesticides, oils, and explosive chemicals. It is a cost-effective method. Many types of potential remediation techniques are present, from which, phytoremediation, being one of the reliable new technology can aid in the reduction of pollution in a way that is eco-friendly and cheap. Estrogen is becoming a major pollutant and it becomes the need of the hour to control its concentration in the environment and so more research on its remediation potential is necessary. Natural biological pathways as well as biochemical pathways in the plants are suggested for remediation for which some plants are studied of having high capacity to tolerate the contaminants. In this study, seeds of Vigna radiata were used to evaluate its remediation potential for estrogen. From the results, it has been concluded that a decrease in the lengths of roots and shoots of the germinating seeds was observed which indicates the remediating properties of the germinated plants. It was observed that the decrease in the length of shoots was more than that of the roots in case of Vigna radiata. The percentage remediation of pollutant of estrogen was seen 0.08 ppm of estrogen respectively. On an average, around 76% of the pollutant is remediated. Hence, Vigna radiata show great potential in remediating estrogen.
Key words: Phytoremediation, Estrogen, Vigna radiata, Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Tannins.
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