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Talukdar P, Baruah A, Bhuyan SJ, Boruah S, Borah P, Bora C, Basumatary B. Costus speciosus (Koen ex. Retz.) Sm.: a suitable plant species for remediation of crude oil and mercury-contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:31843-31861. [PMID: 38639901 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33376-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Costus speciosus (Koen ex. Retz.) Sm. in the degradation of crude oil and reduction of mercury (Hg) from the contaminated soil in pot experiments in the net house for 180 days. C. speciosus was transplanted in soil containing 19150 mg kg-1 crude oil and 3.2 mg kg-1 Hg. The study includes the evaluation of plant biomass, height, root length, total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) degradation, and Hg reduction in soil, TPH, and Hg accumulation in plants grown in fertilized and unfertilized pots, chlorophyll production, and rhizospheric most probable number (MPN) at 60-day interval. The average biomass production and heights of C. speciosus in contaminated treatments were significantly (p < 0.05) lower compared to the unvegetated control. Plants grown in contaminated soil showed relatively reduced root surface area compared to the uncontaminated treatments. TPH degradation in planted fertilized, unplanted, and planted unfertilized pot was 63%, 0.8%, and 38%, respectively. However, compared to unvegetated treatments, TPH degradation was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in vegetated treatments. A comparison of fertilized and unfertilized soils showed that TPH accumulation in plant roots and shoots was relatively higher in fertilized soils. Hg degradation in soil was significantly (p < 0.05) more in planted treatment compared to unplanted treatments. The fertilized soil showed relatively more Hg degradation in soil and its accumulation in roots and shoots of plants in comparison to unfertilized soil. MPN in treatments with plants was significantly greater (p < 0.05) than without plants. The plant's ability to produce biomass, chlorophyll, break down crude oil, reduce Hg levels in soil, and accumulate TPH and Hg in roots and shoots of the plant all point to the possibility of using this plant to remove TPH and Hg from soil.
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- Parismita Talukdar
- Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Khelmati, 787031, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
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- Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Khelmati, 787031, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
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- Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Khelmati, 787031, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
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- Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Khelmati, 787031, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
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- Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Khelmati, 787031, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
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- Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Khelmati, 787031, Lakhimpur, Assam, India
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- Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Khelmati, 787031, Lakhimpur, Assam, India.
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Ahmad J, Marsidi N, Sheikh Abdullah SR, Hasan HA, Othman AR, Ismail N'I, Kurniawan SB. Integrating phytoremediation and mycoremediation with biosurfactant-producing fungi for hydrocarbon removal and the potential production of secondary resources. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 349:140881. [PMID: 38048826 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Treatment of petroleum-contaminated soil to a less toxic medium via physical and chemical treatment is too costly and requires posttreatment. This review focuses on the employment of phytoremediation and mycoremediation technologies in cleaning hydrocarbon-contaminated soil which is currently rare. It is considered environmentally beneficial and possibly cost-effective as it implements the synergistic interaction between plants and biosurfactant producing mycorrhiza to degrade hydrocarbon contaminants. This review also covers possible sources of hydrocarbon pollution in water and soil, toxicity effects, and current technologies for hydrocarbon removal and degradation. In addition to these problems, this review also discusses the challenges and opportunities of transforming the resultant treated sludge and treating plants into potential by-products for a higher quality of life for future generations.
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- Jamilah Ahmad
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Laboratory of Algal Biotechnology, Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Opatovický mlýn, Novohradská 237, Třeboň, 379 81, Czech Republic.
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Yuan L, Wu Y, Fan Q, Li P, Liang J, Liu Y, Ma R, Li R, Shi L. Remediating petroleum hydrocarbons in highly saline-alkali soils using three native plant species. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 339:117928. [PMID: 37060692 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Phytoremediation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) contamination is a process that uses the synergistic action of plants and rhizosphere microorganisms to degrade, absorb and stabilize pollutants in the soil, and has received increasing attention in recent years. However, this technology still has some challenges under certain conditions (e.g., highly alkaline and saline environments). The present study was selected three native plant species (alfalfa, tall fescue, and ryegrass) to remediate petroleum pollutants in greenhouse pot experiments. The results indicate that TPH contamination not only inhibited plant growth, soil chemical properties and soil fertility (i.e. lower plant biomass, chlorophyll, pH, and electrical conductivity), but also increased the malondialdehyde, glutathione, and antioxidant enzyme activities (catalase and polyphenol oxidase). Further, correlation analysis results illustrated that TPH removal was strongly positively correlated with chlorophyll, soil fertility, and total organic carbon, but was negatively correlated with dehydrogenase, polyphenol oxidase, pH, and electrical conductivity. The highest TPHs removal rate (74.13%) was exhibited by alfalfa, followed by tall fescue (61.79%) and ryegrass (57.28%). The degradation rates of short-chain alkanes and low rings polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were substantially higher than those of long-chain alkanes and high rings PAHs. The findings of this study provide valuable insights into petroleum decontamination strategies in the highly saline - alkali environments.
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- Longmiao Yuan
- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Gansu, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Gansu, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Strategic Mineral Resources of the Upper Yellow River, Ministry of Natural Resources, Lanzhou, 730046, China.
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Gansu, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Strategic Mineral Resources of the Upper Yellow River, Ministry of Natural Resources, Lanzhou, 730046, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Gansu, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Strategic Mineral Resources of the Upper Yellow River, Ministry of Natural Resources, Lanzhou, 730046, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Gansu, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Patowary R, Devi A, Mukherjee AK. Advanced bioremediation by an amalgamation of nanotechnology and modern artificial intelligence for efficient restoration of crude petroleum oil-contaminated sites: a prospective study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:74459-74484. [PMID: 37219770 PMCID: PMC10204040 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27698-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Crude petroleum oil spillage is becoming a global concern for environmental pollution and poses a severe threat to flora and fauna. Bioremediation is considered a clean, eco-friendly, and cost-effective process to achieve success among the several technologies adopted to mitigate fossil fuel pollution. However, due to the hydrophobic and recalcitrant nature of the oily components, they are not readily bioavailable to the biological components for the remediation process. In the last decade, nanoparticle-based restoration of oil-contaminated, owing to several attractive properties, has gained significant momentum. Thus, intertwining nano- and bioremediation can lead to a suitable technology termed 'nanobioremediation' expected to nullify bioremediation's drawbacks. Furthermore, artificial intelligence (AI), an advanced and sophisticated technique that utilizes digital brains or software to perform different tasks, may radically transfer the bioremediation process to develop an efficient, faster, robust, and more accurate method for rehabilitating oil-contaminated systems. The present review outlines the critical issues associated with the conventional bioremediation process. It analyses the significance of the nanobioremediation process in combination with AI to overcome such drawbacks of a traditional approach for efficiently remedying crude petroleum oil-contaminated sites.
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- Rupshikha Patowary
- Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, 781 035, Assam, India
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- Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, 781 035, Assam, India
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, 781 035, Assam, India.
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Haider FU, Ejaz M, Cheema SA, Khan MI, Zhao B, Liqun C, Salim MA, Naveed M, Khan N, Núñez-Delgado A, Mustafa A. Phytotoxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons: Sources, impacts and remediation strategies. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 197:111031. [PMID: 33744268 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Extraction and exploration of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) to satisfy the rising world population's fossil fuel demand is playing havoc with human beings and other life forms by contaminating the ecosystem, particularly the soil. In the current review, we highlighted the sources of PHs contamination, factors affecting the PHs accumulation in soil, mechanisms of uptake, translocation and potential toxic effects of PHs on plants. In plants, PHs reduce the seed germination andnutrients translocation, and induce oxidative stress, disturb the plant metabolic activity and inhibit the plant physiology and morphology that ultimately reduce plant yield. Moreover, the defense strategy in plants to mitigate the PHs toxicity and other potential remediation techniques, including the use of organic manure, compost, plant hormones, and biochar, and application of microbe-assisted remediation, and phytoremediation are also discussed in the current review. These remediation strategies not only help to remediate PHs pollutionin the soil rhizosphere but also enhance the morphological and physiological attributes of plant and results to improve crop yield under PHs contaminated soils. This review aims to provide significant information on ecological importance of PHs stress in various interdisciplinary investigations and critical remediation techniques to mitigate the contamination of PHs in agricultural soils.
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- Fasih Ullah Haider
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Gansu Provincial Key Lab of Arid-land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Gansu Provincial Key Lab of Arid-land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 12 FL 32611, USA
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- Depart. Soil Sci. and Agric. Chem., Engineering Polytech. School, Lugo, Univ. Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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Choden D, Pokethitiyook P, Poolpak T, Kruatrachue M. Phytoremediation of soil co-contaminated with zinc and crude oil using Ocimum gratissimum (L.) in association with Pseudomonas putida MU02. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2021; 23:181-189. [PMID: 32808536 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2020.1803205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Soil adulteration by organic and inorganic contaminants chiefly in industrial and agricultural area is one of the major problems faced by the world today. Phytoremediation using aromatic plant such as Ocimum is a sound, economically reasonable and an eco-friendly approach. Besides, microbial assisted phytoremediation can bring about plant-promoted microbial degradation, plant uptake and phytodegradation of soil contaminants. In this study, the ability of Ocimum gratissimum in association with Pseudomonas putida MU02 to remediate zinc and crude oil contaminated soil (2,000 mg/kg, 1% w w-1 crude oil) was investigated in a 60-day pot experiment. Four different treatments and a control (clean soil + plant) were employed for the study: co-contaminated soil only; co-contaminated soil with O. gratissimum; co-contaminated with P. putida inoculum; co-contaminated soil with O. gratissimum and P. putida. Comparatively, the highest TPH deduction efficiency (75.87%) was shown by the treatment comprising of O. gratissimum and P. putida while highest metal uptake was shown by the treatment with plant only. Better TPH removal associated with higher number of bacteria in the vegetated and inoculated pots could be attributed to the rhizopheric effect of the plants. Altogether, the association of O. gratissimum with P. putida can be a potential candidate for the remediation of co-contaminated soil.
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- Deki Choden
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Bangkok, Thailand
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Haroni NN, Badehian Z, Zarafshar M, Bazot S. The effect of oil sludge contamination on morphological and physiological characteristics of some tree species. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2019; 28:507-519. [PMID: 31025155 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02034-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although petroleum plays an important part in world economy, its exploitation can bring about a great deal of contamination in soil. To select the tree species being tolerant to soil pollution, a pot experiment has been carried out to assess and compare the growth potential of the seedlings of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), Chinaberry (Melia azedarach L.), Ailantos (Ailanthus altissima Mill.) and Ash (Fraxinus rotundifolia Mill.) in petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated soils. The seeds of the mentioned species were subjected to different oil sludge concentrations (0, 10, 20 and 40%) for a growth season of 240 days and then seedling emergence, growth performance, biomass production, photosynthetic parameters and heavy metal absorption were measured to find the species with higher resistantce. For all the species, seedling emergence was significantly reduced under the soil pollution among which F. rotundifolia exhibited a better performance. Besides, growth and biomass of F. rotundifolia and R. pseudoacacia were seldom influenced by oil sludge. In addition, seedlings of A. altissima accumulated higher percentage of the heavy metals (particularly Ni, Cu, Cd) in their leaves by virtue of their wider leaf surface area. This study provides valuable insights into phytoremediation of sites contaminated by oil sludge, using tree species.
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- Naser Norouzi Haroni
- Forest Science and Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
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- Natural Resources Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Shiraz, Iran
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, University Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91400, Orsay, France
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Hazaimeh M, Almansoory AF, Mutalib SA, Kanaan B. Effects of plant density on the bioremediation of soils contaminated with polyaromatic hydrocarbons. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS 2019; 5:123-127. [DOI: 10.1016/j.emcon.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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