Aquatic plants have attracted wide attention because of their low cost and high level of resource utilization. In order to study the effects of emergent and submerged plants on the puri cation of different concentrations of wastewater, two common aquatic plants found in Northeast China, Iris ensata Thunb. and Potamogeton malaianus Miq., were selected Under static conditions, nitrogen and phosphorus removal from simulated wastewater with different concentrations (high, medium and low) and lake samples of Nanhu Park, Changchun, Jilin Province, China, were studied. The results showed that the removal rate of total nitrogen (TN) in medium-and high-pollutant concentration water samples and total phosphorus (TP) in medium-and low-pollutant concentration water with I. ensata reached more than 75%. The removal rate of TN in the medium-pollutant concentration water with P. malaianus reached 71.4%, while the removal e ciency of TN and TP in the low-pollutant concentration water was higher than 80%. It is more advantageous to use plants to purify high-pollutant concentration water after further puri cation. The puri cation plants suitable for medium-pollutant concentration water are limited, but under low-pollutant concentration water conditions, there are more diverse options regarding the choice of wastewater puri cation plants. In the Nanhu lake samples, I. ensata had the highest removal rates of TN (80.38%), and TP (85.62%). This study shows that both I. ensata and P. malaianus can be used as aquatic plants to restore the water quality of urban lakes. A reasonable combination of different plants for addressing different pollutants is more bene cial to improve the puri cation effect. This research provides an important basis for the phytoremediation and treatment of urban domestic wastewater and urban surface water bodies in northern China.

Aquatic plants have attracted wide attention because of their low cost and high level of resource utilization. In order to study the effects of emergent and submerged plants on the purification of different concentrations of wastewater, two common aquatic plants found in Northeast China, Iris ensata Thunb. and Potamogeton malaianus Miq., were selected Under static conditions, nitrogen and phosphorus removal from simulated wastewater with different concentrations (high, medium and low) and lake samples of Nanhu Park, Changchun, Jilin Province, China, were studied. The results showed that the removal rate of total nitrogen (TN) in medium- and high-pollutant concentration water samples and total phosphorus (TP) in medium- and low-pollutant concentration water with I. ensata reached more than 75%. The removal rate of TN in the medium-pollutant concentration water with P. malaianus reached 71.4%, while the removal efficiency of TN and TP in the low-pollutant concentration water was higher than 80%. It is more advantageous to use plants to purify high-pollutant concentration water after further purification. The purification plants suitable for medium-pollutant concentration water are limited, but under low-pollutant concentration water conditions, there are more diverse options regarding the choice of wastewater purification plants. In the Nanhu lake samples, I. ensata had the highest removal rates of TN (80.38%), and TP (85.62%). This study shows that both I. ensata and P. malaianus can be used as aquatic plants to restore the water quality of urban lakes. A reasonable combination of different plants for addressing different pollutants is more beneficial to improve the purification effect. This research provides an important basis for the phytoremediation and treatment of urban domestic wastewater and urban surface water bodies in northern China.