Sains Malaysiana 50(3)(2021): 559-570

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2021-5003-01

 

Jatropha curcas L. and Pongamia pinnata L. Exhibited Differential Growth and Bioaccumulation Pattern Irrigated with Wastewater

(Jatropha curcas L. dan Pongamia pinnata L. Mempamerkan Pertumbuhan Pembezaan dan Corak Bioakumulasi yang Diairkan dengan Air Buangan)

 

RAFIA ABID*, SEEMA MAHMOOD, SAMAN ZAHRA, SHAZIA GHAFFAR, MAHWISH MALIK & SIBGHA NOREEN

 

Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan-60800, Pakistan

 

Diserahkan: 20 Februari 2020/Diterima: 27 Ogos 2020

 

ABSTRACT

Pakistan currently faces an acute shortage of water, which has increasingly been devastating for the past few decades. In order to mitigate water scarcity, agriculture sector of the country started using wastewater discharged from various industries. The present study aims to assess the impact of fertilizer industry effluent on Jatropha curcas L. and Pongamia pinnata L., which are popular biofuel tree species. Initially, one-year-old saplings were acclimatized in pots, then wastewater was applied in diluted concentrations of effluent using 20 and 40 mL L-1 to the treatment group while control plants were irrigated with tap water. The physico-chemical properties of the effluent showed high values 179 mg L-1 for biological oxygen demand (BOD), 257 mg L-1 for chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 1200 mg L-1 for total dissolved solid (TDS), respectively. Surprisingly, high concentrations of arsenic (15 µg L-1) and cadmium (0.78 mg L-1 ) were present but chromium (Cr) concentration was found within permissible limit to WHO. The levels applied caused a significant (p≤0.05) increase in plant growth and biomass. The extent of membrane damage assessed via malondialdehyde (MDA) production was also greater in the roots of P. pinnata while reverse was true for shoots of J. curcas . A more profound (p≤0.05) reduction in photosynthetic pigments and carotenoids was observed in P. pinnata at concentrated level of effluent. Overall, the study signifies a 2-folds potential of biofuel tree species for efficient reuse of wastewater, as well as for remediation of metals from wastewater and soil.

 

Keywords: Heavy metals; Jatropha curcas; lipid peroxidation; photosynthetic pigments; Pongamia pinnata

 

ABSTRAK

Pakistan baru-baru ini menghadapi kekurangan air yang teruk dan ia semakin teruk sejak beberapa dekad yang lalu. Bagi mengatasi kekurangan air, sektor pertanian di negara ini mula menggunakan air buangan yang dikeluarkan daripada pelbagai industri. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai kesan efluen industri baja pada Jatropha curcas L. dan Pongamia pinnata L. yang merupakan spesies pokok bahan api biologi yang terkenal. Pada mulanya, anak pokok berusia satu tahun diaklimat dalam pasu, kemudian air sisa limbah digunakan dalam kepekatan efluen yang cair dengan menggunakan 20 dan 40 mL L-1 pada kelompok rawatan manakala tanaman kawalan diairi dengan air paip. Sifat fisiko-kimia efluen menunjukkan nilai yang tinggi masing-masing sebanyak 179 mg L-1 untuk permintaan oksigen biologi (BOD), 257 mg L-1 untuk permintaan oksigen kimia (COD) dan 1200 mg L-1 untuk jumlah pepejal terlarut (TDS). Anehnya, kepekatan arsenik (15 µg L-1) dan kadmium (0,78 mg L-1 ) yang tinggi hadir tetapi kepekatan kromium (Cr) dijumpai dalam had yang dibenarkan kepada WHO. Tahap yang digunakan menyebabkan peningkatan (p≤0.05) pertumbuhan tanaman dan biojisim yang ketara. Tahap kerosakan membran yang dinilai melalui pengeluaran malondialdehid (MDA) juga lebih besar pada akar P. pinnata manakala sebaliknya berlaku untuk pucuk J. curcas . Pengurangan pigmen fotosintesis dan karotenoid yang lebih mendalam (p≤0.05) diperhatikan pada P. pinnata pada tahap efluen yang pekat. Secara keseluruhan, kajian ini menunjukkan potensi spesies pokok bahan api biologi sebanyak 2 kali ganda untuk penggunaan semula air buangan yang berkesan, serta untuk pemulihan logam dari air buangan dan tanah.

 

Kata kunci: Jatropha curcas; logam berat; peroksidasi lipid; pigmen fotosintesis; Pongamia pinnata

 

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