Effect of industrial effluents on cytomorphological behaviour of medicinal plants Withania somnifera Dunal and Achyranthes aspera Linn

Author: Manendra Pratap Singh and Ashok Kumar Verma

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Abstract

Plants' capacity to accumulate metals is strongly influenced by the concentration of those metals in the soil. Physiological absorption, physicochemical desorption, and toxicodynamic redistribution are the three stages of the dynamic three-step process known as "availability". The soil's pH is the most influential factor in distributing metals between the solid phase and the soil solution. Worldwide, pollution and hazardous substance exposure are becoming more problematic. There is a serious threat to human health, plant life, and animal life due to the careless agricultural and industrial usage and disposal of hazardous compounds. Vehicle emissions, industrial smoke, and the leaching of chemical waste into groundwater and soil all contribute to the accumulation of heavy metals in the environment. The chemical makeup of industrial wastewater varies greatly. Determining which contaminants are present in effluents and how much of each is difficult and time-consuming. Withania somnifera Dunal and Achyranthes aspera linn, both found in water near an Indian industrial effluent site, have accumulated various heavy metals, contributing to the problem.

Keywords

Environmental pollution, heavy metal stress, BOD values, COD values

Conclusion

The current investigation shows that the effluent from all sectors negatively impacts plant development owing to toxicity after heavy metal build-up. The wastewater from these factories should not be utilised for irrigation under any circumstances. Furthermore, effluents should be appropriately treated or reused for being disposed of and medicinal plants growing in the area of these companies should not be utilised to create medicines.

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How to cite this article

Manendra Pratap Singh and Ashok Kumar Verma (2023). Effect of industrial effluents on cytomorphological behaviour of medicinal plants Withania somnifera Dunal and Achyranthes aspera Linn. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5): 1741-1746.