Degradation of diesel pollutants in Huangpu-Yangtze River estuary wetland using plant-microbe systems

  • Xinying Zhang
  • , Zhenzhen Wang
  • , Xiaoyan Liu*
  • , Xing Hu
  • , Xia Liang
  • , Yan Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The diesel contaminants in the sediments of Huangpu-Yangtze River estuary (HYRE) affect the ecosystem seriously. The effects of four species of indigenous plants, Scirpus triqueter (Scirpus tripueter L.; STL), reed (Phragmites australis; PA), Herba caricis phacotae (Carex phacota Spr.; CPS) and Sagittaria sagittifolia (S. sagittifolia L.; SSL), with oil-degrading bacteria (M) isolated from the oily HYRE wetland on the degradation ratio of diesel were evaluated by simulation experiments. The results showed that oil-degrading bacteria enhanced the degradation ratio of diesel. Besides, the indigenous plants combine with oil-degrading bacteria further improved the degradation ration. The diesel amount decreased about 76-80% (at 15,000 mg kg-1 diesel level) in the presence of PA & M, STL & M, SSL & M and CPS & M during the 60 d of experimental period. STL & M, SSL & M exhibited preferable degradation ratio at various diesel concentration throughout the whole experiment. The wetland plants with the oil-degrading bacteria showed a marked capability to degrade diesel contaminants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-75
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
Volume76
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Degradation
  • Diesel pollutant
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Plant-microbe systems
  • Wetland

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