Q. Consider the following statements about Phycoremediation:
1. It involves use of macroalgae or microalgae for the removal or biotransformation of pollutants.
2. It doesn’t improve the PH of the water.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Answer: A
Notes:
About Phycoremediation:
- It is a type of bioremediation, which involves use of macroalgae or microalgae for the removal or biotransformation of pollutants.
- It improves the PH of the water.
- Lukha River in Meghalaya was rejuvenated using this technique.
- Meghalaya’s Pollution Control Board had attributed the river’s pollution to ‘acid mines’ drainage and ‘rat-hole coal mines’.
- The rejuvenation was funded through the District Mineral Fund.
- Lukha River drains the East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya before flowing to the Assam’s Barak Valley into the floodplains of Bangladesh.
Source: EPIC October 2021
