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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 275, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130135
Keywords
Petroleum hydrocarbon remediation; Soil dehydrogenase activity; Proteaceae plants; Rhizosphere; Soil respiration; Wild plant species
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This study investigated the rhizoremediation potential of different wild plant species for TPH-contaminated soils. Results showed that B. seminuda, C. truncata, and H. prostrata were effective in increasing TPH removal rate by stimulating rhizosphere microorganisms. Therefore, these wild plant species could be suitable candidates for rhizoremediation of TPH-contaminated soil.
Rhizoremediation potential of different wild plant species for total (aliphatic) petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH)-contaminated soils was investigated. Three-week-old seedlings of Acacia inaequilatera, Acacia pyrifolia, Acacia stellaticeps, Banksia seminuda, Chloris truncata, Hakea prostrata, Hardenbergia violacea, and Triodia wiseana were transplanted in a soil contaminated with diesel and engine oil as TPH at pollution levels of 4,370 (TPH1) and 7,500 (TPH2) mg kg(-1), and an uncontaminated control (TPH0). After 150 days, the presence of TPH negatively affected the plant growth, but the growth inhibition effect varied between the plant species. Plant growth and associated root biomass influenced the activity of rhizo-microbiome. The presence of B. seminuda, C. truncata, and H. prostrata significantly increased the TPH removal rate (up to 30% compared to the unplanted treatment) due to the stimulation of rhizosphere microorganisms. No significant difference was observed between TPH1 and TPH2 regarding the plant tolerance and rhizoremediation potentials of the three plant species. The presence of TPH stimulated cluster root formation in B. seminuda and H. prostrata which was associated with enhanced TPH remediation of these two members of Proteaceae family. These results indicated that B. seminuda, C. truncata, and H. prostrata wild plant species could be suitable candidates for the rhizoremediation of TPH-contaminated soil. Crown Copyright (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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