Agamuthu, Pariatamby and Abioye, O.P. and Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz (2010) Phytoremediation of soil contaminated with used lubricating oil using Jatropha curcas. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 179 (1-3). pp. 891-894. ISSN 0304-3894, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.088.
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Soil contamination by used lubricating oil from automobiles is a growing concern in many countries, especially in Asian and African continents. Phytoremediation of this polluted soil with non-edible plant like Jatropha curcas offers an environmental friendly and cost-effective method for remediating the polluted soil. In this study, phytoremediation of soil contaminated with 2.5 and 1 (w/w) waste lubricating oil using curcas and enhancement with organic wastes Banana skin (BS), brewery spent grain (BSG) and spent mushroom compost (SMC) was undertaken for a period of 180 days under room condition. 56.6% and 67.3% loss of waste lubricating oil was recorded in Jatropha remediated soil without organic amendment for 2.5% and 1% contamination, respectively. However addition of organic waste (BSC) to Jatropha remediation rapidly increases the removal of waste lubricating oil to 89.6% and 96.6% in soil contaminated with 2.5% and 1% oil, respectively. Jatropha root did not accumulate hydrocarbons from the soil, but the number of hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria was high in the rhizosphere of the Jatropha plant, thus suggesting that the mechanism of the oil degradation was via rhizodegradation. These studies have proven that J. curcas with organic amendment has a potential in reclaiming hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | J. Hazard. Mater. ISI Document Delivery No.: 609AI Times Cited: 0 Cited Reference Count: 22 Agamuthu, P. Abioye, O. P. Aziz, A. Abdul University of Malaya PS 244/2008C, FS269/2008C The authors would like to acknowledge the support of University of Malaya IPPP grant PS 244/2008C and FS269/2008C. Also, we would like to thank Dr. John of Nilai University College, Nilai, Malaysia who provided the Jatropha seedlings used for this study. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV AMSTERDAM |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Jatropha curcas; Organic wastes; Used lubricating oil; Contaminated soil; Phytoremediation |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Mohammed Salim Abd Rahman |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2013 02:17 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2019 07:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/4461 |
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