Effects of ryegrass on biodegradation of hydrocarbons in soil

Günther, Thomas; Dornberger, Utz; Fritsche, W.

doi:10.1016/0045-6535(96)00164-6

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“…Several studies have shown the rhizophere effect in phytoremediation of PHCs. Gunther et al ( 1996 ) found higher microbial…”

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Growth of seashore paspalum, (<i>Paspalum vaginatum L</i>) in soil contaminated with crude petroleum oil

Bamidele¹,

Igiri²

2011

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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ABSTRACT:The effect of crude oil contaminated soil on the growth of seashore Paspalum ( Paspalum vaginatum .) seedlings was investigated. Plants were grown in soil containing different concentrations: 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0% and 3% (w/w) of Abura crude petroleum oil. Growth parameter such as shoot number, shoot length, leaf area and biomass accumulation were evaluated. The results showed that crude oil imposed physiological stress in the seedlings. There was a dose response decline in all the growth attributes examined. There was also a significant difference in plant growth with respect to time of crude oil application. At the highest applied concentration(3 % [w/w]), plants grown in soil previously contaminated with petroleum oil showed about 50 % reduction in biomass accumulation when compared with the uncontaminated control whereas established plants post -treated with crude petroleum oil showed a 30% reduction. There was no mortality at any of the crude oil concentrations to which to plant was exposed. The experiment demonstrated the potential of using Paspalum vaginatum for phytoremediation. @ JASEM

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“…Several studies have shown the rhizophere effect in phytoremediation of PHCs. Gunther et al ( 1996 ) found higher microbial…”

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confidence: 99%

Growth of seashore paspalum, (<i>Paspalum vaginatum L</i>) in soil contaminated with crude petroleum oil

Bamidele¹,

Igiri²

2011

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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“…In PAH-polluted soil, more PAHs are found in plant roots than in leaves. Monocotyledons such as ryegrass have often been selected for the remediation of PAH polluted soil (Gu¨nther et al 1996;Binet et al 2000a, b;Fang et al 2001) because of their robust root systems. Research has indicated that ryegrass aids the dissipation of 5-and 6-ring PAHs in soil because of the increase in rhizosphere microorganisms (Binet et al 2000a).…”

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Accumulation and phytoavailability of benzo[a]pyrene in an acid sandy soil

Xing

Luo

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Environ Geochem Health

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“…(PAHs) (April and Sims, 1990;Siciliano et al, 2003), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (Donnelly et al, 1994), and hydrocarbons (Günther et al, 1996;Banks et al, 2003;Kirk et al, 2005). However, thus far, rhizodegradation has not been sufficiently developed for widespread application.…”

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