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Rhizoremediation as a green technology for the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils

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Hoang, Son A., Lamb, Dane, Seshadri, Balaji, Sarkar, Binoy, Choppala, Girish, Kirkham, M.B., Bolan, Nanthi S.·2021·Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Rhizoremediation is increasingly becoming a green and sustainable alternative to physico-chemical methods for remediation of contaminated environments through the utilization of symbiotic relationship between plants and their associated soil microorganisms in the root zone. The overall efficiency can be enhanced by identifying suitable plant-microbe combinations for specific contaminants and supporting the process with the application of appropriate soil amendments. This approach not only involves promoting the existing activity of plants and soil microbes, but also introduces an adequate number of microorganisms with specific catabolic activity. Here, we reviewed recent literature on the main mechanisms and key factors in the rhizoremediation process with a particular focus on soils contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH). We then discuss the potential of different soil amendments to accelerate the remediation efficiency based on biostimulation and bioaugmentation processes. Notwithstanding some successes in well-controlled environments, rhizoremediation of TPH under field conditions is still not widespread and considered less attractive than physico-chemical methods. We catalogued the major pitfalls of this remediation approach at the field scale in TPH-contaminated sites and, provide some applicable situations for the future successful use of in situ rhizoremediation of TPH-contaminated soils.

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Authors
Hoang, S. A., Lamb, D., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Choppala, G., Kirkham, M. B., & Bolan, N. S.
Affiliations
  • Trường Đại học Xây dựng Miền Trung (VN)
  • University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
  • Lancaster University (GB)
  • Kansas State University (US)
Corresponding author
Bolan, Nanthi S.
Venue
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
401
Pages
123282
ISSN
0304-3894 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3037053132
Cited by
189
References
283
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 2
FWCI
6.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies
Keywords
rhizoremediation, total petroleum hydrocarbons, oil-contaminated soil, plant-microbe symbiosis, rhizosphere, biostimulation, bioaugmentation, soil amendment, in situ remediation
MeSH terms
Biodegradation, Environmental, Hydrocarbons, Petroleum, Soil, Soil Microbiology, Soil Pollutants, Technology

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