Tolerance of Four Tropical Tree Species to Heavy Petroleum Contamination

Pérez-Hernández, Isidro; Ochoa-Gaona, Susana; Schroeder, Randy Howard Adams; Rivera-Cruz, MC; Geissen, Violette

doi:10.1007/s11270-013-1637-7

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“…Acacia , furthermore, occurred less frequently, and Hammada and Pelicosepalus acaciae showed a similar tendency. It is unlikely that faster growth is causing this increased size since other scholars have found decreased plant growth resulting from contamination with hydrocarbons (Alkio et al, 2005; Besalatpour et al, 2008; Langer et al, 2010; Pérez‐Hernández et al, 2013). A likely explanation for lower abundance and larger average size is decreased recruitment due to crude oil pollution.…”

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“…Hegazy (1997) studied succession on tar‐polluted soil and found that a species of the same genus, S. imbricate Forssk., was dominant in the colonization but absent in later succession stages. In some instances, petroleum hydrocarbons can even have a positive effect on germination (Hegazy, 1997; Pérez‐Hernández et al, 2013). This might also apply to S. cyclophylla.…”

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“…Size distribution of (a) Salsola cyclophylla, (b) Hammada salicornia, and (c) Acacia on oil-contaminated soil and in the reference area. Besalatpour et al, 2008;Langer et al, 2010;Pérez-Hernández et al, 2013). A likely explanation for lower abundance and larger average size is decreased recruitment due to crude oil pollution.…”

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Desert Vegetation Forty Years after an Oil Spill

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Deserts are the most frequent locations of terrestrial crude oil contaminations. Nevertheless, the long-term effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on desert ecosystems are still unknown, which makes risk assessment and decision making concerning remediation difficult. This study examined the long-term effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on perennial desert vegetation. The study site was a hyper-arid area in the south of Israel, which was contaminated by a crude oil spill in 1975. The contaminated area was compared to uncontaminated reference areas. The composition of perennial plants 40 yr after the oil spill was not significantly affected by the contamination. However, the size distribution of the two most dominant shrub species, Baker and (Moq.) Iljin., and the only tree species, Savi and (Forssk.) Hayne, were different from the reference. These differences can be explained by decreased recruitment. The estimated recruitment of in the last 40 yr post oil spill was 74% less than recruitment in the reference area. Low recruitment of may in the future lead to the loss of tree cover, which would change the entire ecosystem, as are keystone species on which a number of microorganisms, plants, and animals rely. Remediation of oil spills and preventative measures are recommended.

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Desert Vegetation Forty Years after an Oil Spill

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“…Consequently, phytoremediation gradually becomes a preferred method in recent decades. Selecting suitable species is the basis for applying & G. Han zxphg@nwsuaf.edu.cn 1 phytoremediation, thus many researchers have devoted themselves to screening crop or other herbaceous species which are suitable to be planted in petroleum-contaminated soil (Brandt et al 2006;Ghazisaeedi et al 2014;Pérez-Hernández et al 2013;Wei and Pan 2010;Xu et al 2013). Many species have been found to exhibit favorable abilities to remove petroleum contaminants, such as Lolium multiflorum, Zea mays, Medicago sativa, Sorghum vulgae (Kaimi et al 2007), Brachiaria brizantha (Merkl et al 2005), Poa foliosa (Bramley-Alves et al 2014) and Mirabilis Jalapa (Peng et al 2009).…”

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The effects of petroleum-contaminated soil on photosynthesis of Amorpha fruticosa seedlings

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“…The oil industry constitutes one of the largest and most lucrative industrial activities on the planet, as petroleum is one of humanity's main sources of energy (Pérez-Hernández et al, 2013). However, the increase in hydrocarbon extraction activities in continental regions results in the degradation and erosion of vast territories (Namkoonga et al, 2002), thereby creating one of the most severe environmental problems in the world (Übelhör et al, 2014).…”

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