• DOI:10.24262/jsd.1.1.17006
• Corpus ID: 90855088

Removing Cadmium and Nickel Contents in Basil Cultivated in Pharmaceutical Effluent by chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) Tea Residue

@inproceedings{Pourzare2017RemovingCA,
  title={Removing Cadmium and Nickel Contents in Basil Cultivated in Pharmaceutical Effluent by chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) Tea Residue},
  author={Anahita Pourzare and Parisa Ziarati and Zahra Mousavi and Ali Reza Faraji},
  year={2017}
}

• Anahita Pourzare, P. Ziarati, +1 author A. Faraji
• Published 16 April 2017
• Chemistry

Nutrition and Food Sciences Research Center, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran-Iran (IAUPS) Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran Department of Food Sciences & Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran Background: Pharmaceutical waste effluent could be dumped into a sink and if these chemical compounds are not biodegraded or eliminated during sewage treatment, they eventually reach drinking water. Objectives: Chamomile as a one of the most common herbal teas people drink was chosen for adsorbing the heavy metals from pharmaceutical effluent. Materials and Methods: Pharmaceutical research laboratories effluent samples in 2016 were collected and added to the soil. Meanwhile the residue of Chamomile tea in different concentrations added as an adsorbent in contaminated soil and Basil as an edible vegetable has been grown in these soil samples. The soil leaves and roots of basil samples under different experimental conditions have been studied after every 10 days in 60 days and digested by wet method according the standard protocol. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance, (ANOVA). Results: Results revealed that Chamomile residue have more potential to adsorb Nickel and Cadmium first days of study (p<0.001) and adsorption capacity varied by considering the effects of various parameters like contact time, initial concentrations, pH, temperature, absorbent dose. Chamomile can accumulate high level of Cadmium in a short time and the uptake rate by vegetable edible plant is significantly affected by their concentrations in the contaminated soil (p<0.05). Conclusion: A contact time of 30 days by 5% Chamomile was found to be optimum and 41% of Ni was taken by 15% adsorbent from contaminated soil while a few amounts of these heavy metals being uptake by leaves of edible vegetable basil.