Phytoremediation of soils polluted with crude petroleum oil using Bassia scoparia and its associated rhizosphere microorganisms

Moubasher, Hani; Hegazy, Ahmad K.; Saber, Osama; Moustafa, Y. M.; Kabiel, Hanan F.; Hamad, Asmaa A.

doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.11.019

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“…compounds did not significantly affect this parameter. A similar situation occurred in studies carried out by Moubasher et al [43], where they found that, most often, petroleum-derived hydrocarbons did not result in significant changes in the content of this component in the roots and shoots of Bassia scoparia (L.). The biopreparation applied in this experiment resulted in a significant increase in sulphur content in the leaves of plants growing on soil contaminated with engine oil.…”

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The Effect of Petroleum-Derived Substances on the Growth and Chemical Composition of Vicia faba L.

Rusin¹,

Gospodarek²,

Nadgórska–Socha³

2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Petroleum and petroleum-derived products can contribute to the inhibition of growth and development of plants. Soil contamination by these compounds either hampers or makes difficult the intake of water and mineral salts from the substrate, and also breaks a number of metabolic processes. As a result of the deficiency of chlorophyll and nutrients, the affected plants grow deformed roots, shoots, leaves, and flowers, and show numerous chloroses and necroses.The objective of our research was to determine the effects of petrol, used engine oil, and diesel oil on select morphological parameters of Vicia faba L., and on the content of select nutrients and heavy metals in the leaves of plants. The effect of the bioremediation process initiated by biopreparation ZB-1 on the above-mentioned parameters was also determined. The analyzed plants were obtained from the Experimental Station of the University of Agriculture in Cracow, located in Mydlniki near Cracow. In June 2010, the soil placed in special containers was contaminated with petroleum-derived substances at a quantity of 6,000 mg per 1 kg of dry mass, by pouring it on the soil. Half of the objects were subjected to bioremediation. The evaluation of the morphology of plants and the structural elements of yield was made at the stage of technological maturity of broad bean seeds. The evaluation of heavy metals content was conducted using flame absorption spectrometry. The carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur content was determined in a Variomax CNS analyzer. The results of the experiment showed that diesel oil had the most adverse effects on the morphological parameters of plants. Engine oil caused a decrease in the nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur contents in the leaves of plants, but on the other hand this substance, like other petroleum-derived compounds, increased the content of most heavy metals. The effect of biopreparation was diverse and depended on the type of substance and on the analyzed parameter.The conducted experiment showed that petroleum-derived substances continued to adversely affect the growth of plants even three years after soil contamination. Additionally, it increased the accumulation of harmful substances in the organs of plants which could, in turn, seriously impact the economy and human health. However, the intensity of the impact depends on the type of derivative. Bioremediation supported by the use of microorganisms is an advantageous solution that permits the improving of the growth parameters of plants, as well as offsetting the harmful effects of petroleum-derived products upon the majority of the analyzed elements.

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The Effect of Petroleum-Derived Substances on the Growth and Chemical Composition of Vicia faba L.

Rusin¹,

Gospodarek²,

Nadgórska–Socha³

2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…As reported by Phillips et al (2012) the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in loamy and sandy soil under proper SOM content and favorable degradation conditions of microorganism is, inversely proportional to the concentration of the contaminants. The hydrocarbons of crude oil were totally or partially biodegraded: low molecular weight n-alkanes were completely degraded by oil degraders while the high molecular weight n-alkanes are less degradable (Moubasher et al, 2015). Branched alkanes are resistant to biodegradation as, compared with n-alkanes and also aromatic hydrocarbons which are more resistant to microbial attack than n-and branched alkanes (Riser-Roberts, 1998).…”

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“…Therefore, remediation and removing of these materials from soil is necessary for the sustainable environmental health (Kang, 2014;Nichols et al, 2014). The petroleum contaminants are mixtures of solid, liquid and gaseous of hydrocarbon molecules with linear or polyaromatic structures (Moubasher et al, 2015); so not all compounds should be treated similarly and remediated by identical mechanism.…”

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Importance of soil physical characteristics for petroleum hydrocarbons phytoremediation: A review

Hajabbasi¹

2016

Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Petroleum and petrochemical hydrocarbons for some places are serious sources of environmental pollutants. To remediate these contaminants, phytoremediation, a relatively low cost and an environmental friendly technique is recommended more widely, now more than ever. Successful and effective applying of hydrocarbons phytoremediation depends mainly on the soil and plant types and conditions and microbial activities and the interactions between these three factors. Although for the last several decades, various plant and organism's species for the phytoremediation processes have been extensively studied, evaluating and characterizing soil properties, as an important objective for sustainable remediation and land use management, which had negligible considerations. An ideal soil for phytoremediation should have proper physical, chemical and biological characteristics to let the plant grow well and produce biomass as high as possible. It also should provide favorable conditions for microbial activities to perform efficient remediation. Soil physical characteristics such as texture, structure, water status and aeration are important factors affecting the microbial activities and consequently the degree of remediation potential. A better understanding of soil physical properties in conjunction with proper soil-plant-microbe management could be exploited to enhance the remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and thus sustainable healthy environment.

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“…2). Las resinas y los asfaltenos no mostraron cambios significativos, lo cual se asocia a su reconocida baja biodegradabilidad (Moubasher et al 2015). Se debe destacar que los aromáticos forman parte de las fracciones más tóxicas del petróleo (Płaza et al 2005).…”

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FITORREMEDIACIÓN DE UN SUELO CONTAMINADO CON PETRÓLEO EXTRA PESADO CON Megathyrsus maximus

Valencia

Navas

Infante

2017

Rev. Int. Contam. Ambie.

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Palabras clave: contaminación, biorremediación, pastos, actividad microbiana, trópico RESUMENLa contaminación del suelo por petróleo es un problema ambiental y la fitorremediación ha probado ser una técnica promisoria para recuperar estos suelos. No obstante, la selección de especies para ser usadas en la fitorremediación es clave para obtener resultados satisfactorios. En el presente trabajo se estudió la capacidad del pasto Megathyrsus maximus para fitorremediar un suelo contaminado con petróleo extra pesado, a través de los cambios durante 120 días en el contenido de hidrocarburos totales de petróleo y de indicadores de la actividad microbiológica en el suelo (actividad de la enzima deshidrogenasa, biomasa del carbono microbiano y respiración basal), los cuales fueron evaluados en dos tratamientos, uno en suelos contaminados en donde se trasplantó Megathyrsus maximus y otro en suelos contaminado sin la planta. Las diferencias entre tratamientos fueron pequeñas pero significativas. Los resultados mostraron que en 120 días el contenido de hidrocarburos se redujo en un 17.1 %, en el tratamiento con M. maximus y en 9.8 % en el tratamiento sin plantas. Las fracciones de los hidrocarburos que disminuyeron fueron las de aromáticos y saturados para el tratamiento con M. maximus y la de aromáticos para el tratamiento sin plantas. El tratamiento con pastos mostró cambios en el tiempo para todos los indicadores bioquímicos y microbiológicos evaluados, mientras que el tratamiento sin pastos sólo para la actividad de la enzima deshidrogenasa y el coeficiente metabólico. La actividad microbiana fue siempre mayor o similar en el tratamiento con plantas, probablemente por la presencia de una rizósfera que favorece dicha actividad.Key words: pollution, bioremediation, pastures, microbial activity, tropic ABSTRACT Soil contamination by petroleum is an environmental problem and phytoremediation has proved to be a promising method for treating such soils. However, selection of species for use in phytoremediation is a key factor for its successful application. The aim of I. Hernández Valencia et al. 496 this study was to investigate the phytoremediation potential of the grass Megathyrsus maximus in heavy crude-oil contaminated soils. Temporal changes on total hydrocarbons and soil microbiological activity (enzyme activity of dehydrogenase, microbial biomass carbon and basal respiration) were evaluated in two treatments of oil contaminated soil, planted and unplanted with M maximus, over a 120-day period. Differences between both treatments were small but significant. Hydrocarbon concentration was reduced 17.1 % in planted soils and 9.8 % in unplanted treatments. Both saturated and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions were reduced in planted treatments but aromatics was the only fraction reduced in unplanted treatment. Biochemical and microbiological indicators varied temporally in the planted treatment but the unplanted treatment only showed differences for dehydrogenase enzyme activity and the metabolic coefficient. Microbial act...

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Phytoremediation of soils polluted with crude petroleum oil using Bassia scoparia and its associated rhizosphere microorganisms

Cited by 128 publications

References 24 publications

The Effect of Petroleum-Derived Substances on the Growth and Chemical Composition of Vicia faba L.

The Effect of Petroleum-Derived Substances on the Growth and Chemical Composition of Vicia faba L.

Importance of soil physical characteristics for petroleum hydrocarbons phytoremediation: A review

FITORREMEDIACIÓN DE UN SUELO CONTAMINADO CON PETRÓLEO EXTRA PESADO CON Megathyrsus maximus

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