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Site suitability analysis for phytoremediation implementation: A case study of Barjora and Durgapur Industrial areas, West Bengal, India

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This study attempts to implement the newly emerging phytoremediation methods for surface water and contaminated surface soil mitigation from geographical perspectives. Vicinity of Barjora and Durgapur Industrial complex of West Bengal, India, has been selected as the study area for this case study. Based on the general principles and guidelines of phytoremediation implementation in the field, stated in several works of literature and manuals published by various authorities, this study determines the most suitable sites and plants for implementing phytoremediation in the areas mentioned above. For selecting suitable sites, the weighted overlay method has been used in the GIS environment using four datasets, i.e., Landuse, Proximity to the pollution source, soil productivity, pollution load, of top soil and surface water. The outcome reveals that in the Andal block, suitable site clusters are located close to Tamla Village, Dakshin Khandra Village, and Bhadur. The suitable locations for surface water are along the Damodar River in Balarampur, Damodar Nagar, and Ramprasadpur in Andal Block and Ondal Block.
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Environment, Development and Sustainability (2024) 26:20027–20047
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03451-2
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Site suitability analysis forphytoremediation
implementation: Acase study ofBarjora andDurgapur
Industrial areas, West Bengal, India
SumanChatterjee1
Received: 27 August 2022 / Accepted: 2 June 2023 / Published online: 18 June 2023
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2023
Abstract
This study attempts to implement the newly emerging phytoremediation methods for sur-
face water and contaminated surface soil mitigation from geographical perspectives. Vicin-
ity of Barjora and Durgapur Industrial complex of West Bengal, India, has been selected as
the study area for this case study. Based on the general principles and guidelines of phy-
toremediation implementation in the field, stated in several works of literature and manuals
published by various authorities, this study determines the most suitable sites and plants
for implementing phytoremediation in the areas mentioned above. For selecting suitable
sites, the weighted overlay method has been used in the GIS environment using four data-
sets, i.e., Landuse, Proximity to the pollution source, soil productivity, pollution load, of
top soil and surface water. The outcome reveals that in the Andal block, suitable site clus-
ters are located close to Tamla Village, Dakshin Khandra Village, and Bhadur. The suitable
locations for surface water are along the Damodar River in Balarampur, Damodar Nagar,
and Ramprasadpur in Andal Block and Ondal Block.
Keywords Pollution mitigation· Phytoremediation· Site suitability· GIS
1 Introduction
One of the major downsides of traditional waste treatment/emission control technologies,
such as physical, chemical, and mechanical processes, is the high cost of installation and
maintenance during operation. Another issue is the system’s need for highly skilled techni-
cians and operators. These two factors have emerged as major issues in developing coun-
tries such as India, impeding compliance with regulatory requirements. As a result, in this
study, we attempted to provide recommendations for low-cost and maintenance approach
for pollution mitigation. In such cases, the phytoremediation technique comes in handy.
Several studies have found it to be effective. Phytoremediation is a new pollution manage-
ment technique that uses plants and associated microorganisms to reduce air, water, and
* Suman Chatterjee
suman.chatterjee27@yahoo.in
1 Department ofGeography, Adamas University, Kolkata, India
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