Enhancing aquatic plant uptake of PAHs using environment-friendly surfactant alkyl polyglucoside(APG)

  • Fahui Liu
  • , Chuanhua Wang
  • , Xiaoyan Liu*
  • , Xia Liang
  • , Chiquan He
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Aquatic plant, Scirpus triqueter, uptake of PAHs was investigated with test time for periods of 336h. The effect of APG, an environment-friendly surfactant, on the plant uptake and distribution characteristics of PAHs in root and shoot of the plant were detected. Concentrations of phenanthrene and pyrene in the Scirpus triqueter root increased sharply at the early stage and reached the peak at 16 h, but in shoots elevated significantly and reached the peak at 48h. APG did not show any apparent phytotoxity toward the growth of Scirpus triqueter in the test concentration range. APG(≤30 mg L-1) can enhance the root uptake and root concentration factors (RCF) of phenanthrene in plant, whereas APG(>30 mg L-1) may inhibit the PAHs uptake by the plant. Results indicate that the APG would be a preferred selection for the application of surfactant-enhanced phytoremediation and optimal concentration should be determined before the application of APG.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Environmental Protection and Processing of Resource
Pages255-258
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, ICSEEE 2012 - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 29 Dec 201230 Dec 2012

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume295-298
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2012 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, ICSEEE 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period29/12/1230/12/12

Keywords

  • Alkyl polyglucoside (APG) surfactant
  • Phytoremediation
  • Plant uptake
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • Scirpus triqueter

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