ANNOUNCEMENTS
Excessive loss of water in reverse osmosis treatment has always been a subject of concern. The use of such systems has increased in the last decade due to over growing demand, however no feasible solution for the RO reject has been found. This following study seeks to look in to the environmental impacts of discharging RO reject on the land and various application of phytoremediation to resolve it. The study tries to analyse the problem of exudation of highly saline RO reject on the land from the hydroponic system in Gurgaon, Haryana. The study mainly focuses on the phytoremediation techniques and various macrophytes for removal of the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). The study further tries to explore the survival of macrophytes in the RO reject by a robust experiment. A concise discussion of the process associated with phytoremediation is also discussed in the paper. Different forms, application of phytoremediation and case studies on survival of macrophytes in naturally saline water and in the anthropogenic waste are being shed some limelight through the study. The study is based on a mixed methodology where qualitative data is used to seek into insight of the already studied and applied methods of potential of phytoremediation for removal of Total Dissolved solids (TDS). The quantitative data is firstly used to quantify the impact and further to support and complement the former data in the findings.
