Treatment

Days

Total endosulfan

(α + β-endosulfan) concentration (mg/kg)

Proportion of endosulfan removed (%)

Control (without any treatment)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

1053.14 ± 1.35

7.61 ± 0.12

14

1010.95 ± 1.68

11.31 ± 0.15

21

926.03 ± 5.31

18.76 ± 0.47

28

910.42 ± 3.77

20.13 ± 0.33

Control (with added nZVI)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

942.71 ± 1.75

17.29 ± 0.15

14

905.93 ± 3.32

20.52 ± 0.29

21

627.10 ± 1.13

44.98 ± 0.10

28

511.87 ± 1.55

55.09 ± 0.14

Alpinia calcarata

(phytoremediation)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

550.10 ± 1.52

51.74 ± 0.13

14

501.05 ± 0.32

56.04 ± 0.03

21

232.14 ± 0.43

79.63 ± 0.04

28

214.33 ± 2.23

81.20 ± 0.20

Alpinia calcarata

(nano-phytoremediation)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

202.64 ± 1.65

82.20 ± 0.14

14

83.59 ± 1.09

92.67 ± 0.10

21

57.94 ± 0.96

94.92 ± 0.08

28

BDL

»100

Ocimum sanctum

(phytoremediation)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

1045.80 ± 2.01

8.25 ± 0.18

14

932.74 ± 1.57

18.17 ± 0.14

21

920.42 ± 2.33

19.25 ± 0.20

28

903.19 ± 1.70

20.76 ± 0.15

Ocimum sanctum

(nano-phytoremediation)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

1015.50 ± 2.02

10.91 ± 0.18

14

732.25 ± 1.07

35.76 ± 0.09

21

366.65 ± 1.17

67.83 ± 0.10

28

270.42 ± 2.16

76.28 ± 0.19

Cymbopogon citratus

(phytoremediation)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

1085.06 ± 1.05

4.81 ± 0.09

14

456.05 ± 0.86

59.99 ± 0.12

21

433.13 ± 1.26

62.0 ± 0.08

28

398.09 ± 1.51

65.08 ± 0.13

Cymbopogon citratus

(nano-phytoremediation)

0

1139.84 ± 0.93

0

7

427.11 ± 0.76

62.53 ± 0.07

14

213.80 ± 1.02

81.24 ± 0.09

21

183.63 ± 0.99

83.89 ± 0.09

28

157.73 ± 1.07

86.16 ± 0.09