Phytoremediation of heavy metal using L.leucocephala

Generally the percentage reduction of metals in all the treatments increased during the second harvest. The highest percentage reduction of As were 27.84% and 41.32% which were seen in T5 for the first and second harvests respectively. This could be as a result of the PKC alone which was mixed with the tailings during the treatment preparation even though it did not help in increasing the biomass.

Mr. Yaw Boateng holds Master of Science degree from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi Ghana.He is main research areas of interest include bioremediation, clinical laboratory research, water quality assessmentand environmental management.