Removal of heavy metals in artificial wetlands lands using sapropel and cattails

Wall Evgeniy, Akhmedova Natalia

Heavy metals (HM) occupy one of the first places among the main pollutants of surface water bodies and groundwater. HM in large quantities have a negative impact on living organisms. Their spread occurs quite quickly and leads to degradation of the water body. This article presents the results of studies of the cleansing ability of an artificially created wetland.

Keywords:sapropel, cattail, heavy metals, purification, wetlands, sewage treatment plant