Biosurfactant-Assisted Phytoremediation of Diesel-Contaminated Soil by Three Different Legume Species
Rimas Meištininkas,
Irena Vaškevičienė,
Austra Dikšaitytė
et al.
Abstract:This study aims to assess the impact of HydroBreak PLUS biosurfactant on the phytoremediation of diesel-contaminated soil by three legume plant species: Medicago sativa, Lotus corniculatus, and Melilotus albus. Legumes were grown in soil contaminated with diesel (4.0 g kg−1, 6.0 g kg−1) for 90 days, and the changes in soil diesel and nutrient concentrations, plant growth, and physiological parameters were measured. Diesel negatively affected the biomass production of all legumes, though the reduction in growth… Show more
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