Bioremediation of petroleum contaminated soil using vegetation: A microbial study Academic Article

abstract

• The degradation of selected petroleum hydrocarbons in the rhizosphere of alfalfa was investigated in a greenhouse experiment. Petroleum contaminated and uncontaminated soils were spiked with 100 ppm of polynuclear aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons. Unspiked, uncontaminated soil was used as a control. Microbial counts for soils with and without plants for each soil treatment were performed 4, 8, 16, and 24 weeks after planting. Microbial numbers were substantially greater in soil with plants when compared to soil containing no plants, indicating that plant roots enhanced microbial populations in contaminated soil. Soil treatments had no effect on microbial numbers in the presence of plants. 1993, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All right reserved.

authors

• Banks, M. Katherine

published proceedings

• Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A

author list (cited authors)

• Lee, E., & Banks, M. K.

citation count

• 46

complete list of authors

• Lee, Euisang||Banks, MK

publication date

• December 1993

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• n1863-5520ISSN  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/10934529309376003

start page

• 2187

end page

• 2198

volume

• 28

issue

• 10

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934529309376003