PHYTOREMEDIATION AGRO INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER OF USING MACROPHYTE Eichhornia crassipes

The agroindustrial sector in Brazil has been increasing the production of food. The poultry slaughterhouses constitute one of the sources of pollution in this sector through its effluents that have high loads of polluted water, including organic load being responsible for causing environmental damage. The effect of these polluting effluents brings as consequences of the ecological imbalance. The agroindustrial wastes are not disposed of properly, because of this, it is extremely important to minimize waste through cost-effective practices. An alternative would be the use of aquatic plants with the purpose of decontaminating polluted environment by phytoremediation. With this technique, it is possible to supplement the removal of pollutants and promote the recovery of water which has been contaminated by organic and inorganic substances. This review aims to address the practice of aquatic phytoremediation using macrophyte Eichhornia crassipes popularly known as Aguapé an alternative in the treatment of waste water from poultry slaughterhouses, aimed at sustainably to environmental preservation. We used databases SciELO, PubMed, Scince Direct to select the articles published on the subject. Therefore, phytoremediation by E. crassipes can be considered a viable alternative to complement the treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater birds.