Abioye, O.P. and Agamuthu, P. and Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz (2012) Phytotreatment of soil contaminated with used lubricating oil using Hibiscus cannabinus. Biodegradation, 23 (2). pp. 277-286. ISSN 1572-9729 (Electronic) 0923-9820 (Linking),
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Abstract
Soil contamination by hydrocarbons, especially by used lubricating oil, is a growing problem in developing countries, which poses a serious threat to the environment. Phytoremediation of these contaminated soils offers environmental friendly and a cost effective method for their remediation. Hibiscus cannabinus was studied for the remediation of soil contaminated with 2.5 and 1 used lubricating oil and treated with organic wastes banana skin (BS), brewery spent grain (BSG) and spent mushroom compost (SMC) for a period of 90 days under natural conditions. Loss of 86.4 and 91.8% used lubricating oil was recorded in soil contaminated with 2.5 and 1% oil and treated with organic wastes respectively at the end of 90 days. However, 52.5 and 58.9% oil loss was recorded in unamended soil contaminated with 2.5 and 1% oil, respectively. The plant did not accumulate hydrocarbon from the soil but shows appreciable accumulation of Fe and Zn in the root and stem of H. cannabinus at the end of the experiment. The first order kinetic rate of uptake of Fe and Zn in H. cannabinus was higher in organic wastes amendment treatments compared to the unamended treatments, which are extremely low. The results of this study suggest that H. cannabinus has a high potential for remediation of hydrocarbon and heavy metal contaminated soil.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Abioye, O P Agamuthu, P Abdul Aziz, A R eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2011/08/27 06:00 Biodegradation. 2012 Apr;23(2):277-86. Epub 2011 Aug 26. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bacteria/growth & development/metabolism Biodegradation, Environmental Colony Count, Microbial Hibiscus/*metabolism Hydrocarbons/metabolism Lubricants/*metabolism Metals, Heavy/analysis Oils/*metabolism Organic Chemicals/analysis Physicochemical Phenomena Plant Roots/metabolism Plant Stems/metabolism Soil Microbiology Soil Pollutants/*metabolism Waste Products/analysis |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Mohammed Salim Abd Rahman |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2013 02:48 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2019 07:22 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/4404 |
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