Application of Festuca arundinacea in phytoremediation of soils contaminated with Pb, Ni, Cd and petroleum hydrocarbons
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Phytoremediation is a promising "green technique" used to purify contaminated soils. The performed phytoremediation experiments assisted by the fertilization process involving pots of F.arundinacea grown on soils with diverse concentrations and types of contaminations produced the following decreased percentages after 6 months: Pb (25.4-34.1%), Ni (18.7-23.8%), Cd (26.3-46.7%), TPH (49.4-60.1%). Primarily, TPH biodegradation was occurring as a result of basic bioremediation stimulated by adding optimal volumes of biogenic substances and corrections in the soil reaction, while phytoremediation improved this process by 17.4 - 23.1%. The highest drop in a range of 45.6 - 55.5% was recorded for the group of C 12 -C 18 hydrocarbons, with the lowest one for C 25 -C 36 , amounting to 9.1-17.4%. Translocation factor values were: TF<1 and ranged, respectively, for: Pb (0.46-0.53), Ni (0.29-0.33), and Cd (0.21-0.25), which indicate that heavy metals absorbed by Festuca arundinacea they mainly accumulated in the root of the tissue in descending order: Cd <Ni <Pb, showing poor metal translocation from roots to shoots. Co-occurrence of petroleum pollutants (TPH) in contaminated (Pb, Cd, Ni) soils results in reducing their contents in Festuca arundinacea roots. The process of phytoremediation of contaminated soil using F.arundinacea assisted with fertilization was monitored by means of toxicological tests: Microtox SPT (inhibition of the luminescence of V. fischeri), Ostracodtoxkit F (mort…
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F. arundinacea accumulates more lead in roots than in shoots, with BCF values of 3.73 for roots and 1.84 for shoots.
“F. arundinacea accumulates more amount of lead in roots than in shoots, as shown by the bioconcentration factor (BCF) values: 3.73 (roots) and 1.84 (shoots), respectively (Steliga and Kluk, 2020).”
From Coupling phytoremediation of Pb-contaminated soil and biomass energy production: A comparative Life Cycle Assessment (2022) · cites this paper as Steliga and Kluk, 2020
F. arundinacea shows a higher translocation factor (TF) between shoots and roots for lead than for other metals.
“Concerning lead, F. arundinacea shows a higher translocation factor (TF) between shoots and roots (ability to transfer the metal from roots to shoots) than for other metals (Steliga and Kluk, 2020).”
From Coupling phytoremediation of Pb-contaminated soil and biomass energy production: A comparative Life Cycle Assessment (2022) · cites this paper as Steliga and Kluk, 2020
F. arundinacea is a promising option for heavy metal removal in soils.
“F. arundinacea seems to be a promising option for heavy metal removal in soils, as it is reported in recent studies (Steliga and Kluk, 2020;Wasilkowski et al., 2019).”
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- Authors
- Steliga, T., & Kluk, D.
- Affiliations
- Oil and Gas Institute - National Research Institute (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Steliga, Teresa
- Venue
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-05
- Volume
- 194
- Pages
- 110409
- ISSN
- 0147-6513 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3010074332
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 6
- FWCI
- 5.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies
- Keywords
- tall fescue, phytoremediation, soil contamination, lead, nickel, cadmium, petroleum hydrocarbons, total petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metal translocation, fertilization, bioremediation, biodegradation, phytotoxicity, ecotoxicological tests, Microtox, Kahramanmaraş
- MeSH terms
- Biodegradation, Environmental, Cadmium, Lead, Nickel, Petroleum, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Germination, Metals, Heavy, Lepidium sativum, Festuca
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