Phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) by cv. Crioula: A Brazilian alfalfa cultivar

This work aimed to evaluate the phytoremediation capacity of the alfalfa cultivar Crioula in soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), primary pollutants with mutagenic and carcinogenic potential. Alfalfa was grown from seed for 40 days on soil amended with anthracene, pyrene,...

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Published inInternational journal of phytoremediation Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 747 - 755
Main Authors Alves, Wilber S, Manoel, Evelin A, Santos, Noemi S, Nunes, Rosane O, Domiciano, Giselli C, Soares, Marcia R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis Ltd 03.07.2018
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Alfalfa
Anthracene
Biodegradation, Environmental
Brazil
Carcinogens
Cultivars
Liquid chromatography
Medicago sativa
Phenanthrene
Phytoremediation
Plant biomass
Plant tissues
Pollutants
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis
Pyrene
Soil contamination
Soil Pollutants - analysis
Soil pollution
Temporal variations
Brazil
Medicago sativa L
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
phytoremediation
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Summary:This work aimed to evaluate the phytoremediation capacity of the alfalfa cultivar Crioula in soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), primary pollutants with mutagenic and carcinogenic potential. Alfalfa was grown from seed for 40 days on soil amended with anthracene, pyrene, and phenanthrene. Soil and plant tissue was collected for biometric assay, dry mass analysis, and PAH analysis by liquid chromatography. Increased total PAH concentration was associated with decreases in plant biomass, height, and internode length. The Crioula cultivar had a satisfactory phytoremediation effect, reducing total PAH concentration (300 ppm) in the experimental soil by 85% in 20 days, and by more than 95% in 40 days. The PAH showed a tendency to be removed in the temporal order: phenanthrene before pyrene before anthracene, and the removal ratio was influenced by the initial soil concentration of each PAH.
ISSN:1522-6514
1549-7879
DOI:10.1080/15226514.2018.1425663