PHYTOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS IN URBAN WASTEWATER IRRIGATED SOILS BY USING SELECTED CROP SPECIES IN MYSURU, KARNATAKA, INDIA.

Urban cities throughout the word are growing with the population, and producing the unlimited wastewater to environment. Living standards of urban population and industries are contributing in producing more quality of UWW. In the mean time these UWW are not treated properly because of inadequeate technology applied in the treatment of UWW. It is a common practices thouout the world that utilizing UWW are usually contains Heavy metal. In the present study phytoremidiation studies were carryout in the soils which are amended with UWW. The crops which are grown regularly by using UWW in the area. In this study some of the crops were selected for the study Spinach oleracea L, Zea mays L, Trigonella foenum graecum L these crops are usually consumed by locals citizens for their ingredients in the food preparation., P.purpureum Schumach were used for cattle feed. In the UWW heavy metals are largely presentand they can be remediate by using selected crop species which are artificially irrigated UWW. Phytoremidiation studies by using the selected and locally available crop species used for the study, and it was shows good accumulation ability with low-maintenance. Bio-Concentration Factor (BCF) and Translocation factor (TF) are evident that, crop species performance, apart from practically irrigated crops P.purpureum Schumach is hoard a highest Heavy metals accumulated crop among selected local plants which were grown in the heavy metal contaminated wastewater agricultural fields.