Evaluation of Nutrients Availability for Plant Cultivation using Enriched Natural Zeolites from Greywater

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In this study, the efficiencies of Jordanian Natural Zeolite (JNZ) and Granofilter Natural Zeolite (GNZ) were evaluated for the simultaneous recovery of ammonium and phosphate ions from laboratory-prepared synthetic greywater (SGW) samples. Subsequently, the Nutrient-Enriched Zeolites (NEZs) were evaluated for their effectiveness as soil amendments through the early growth of white mustard (Sinapis alba) in sandy soil. Nutrient loading onto the NZ was evaluated by determining the ionic composition of nutrients in SGW before and after treatment using the Ion Chromatography (IC) method. In addition, water quality parameters were analyzed using routine analytical methods to evaluate the efficiencies of NZ samples in treating GW for water reuse purposes. Furthermore, plant growth indicators were measured including Root/Shoot (R/S) ratio, biomass, and moisture content. Results showed that quality parameters of the effluent water improved linearly with higher dose of NZ, but improvement rates varied between the two NZ samples. Finally, the incorporation of NEZ system with JNZ had proven to be promising as an amendment in soil-plant system, since all batches which incorporated nutrient-enriched JNZ resulted in higher degree of leaf formation and plant development compared to the control samples with unamended sandy soil.

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Ion Exchange, Nutrient-Enriched Zeolite, Greywater
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