Phytotoxicity and phytoremediation of a gasoline-contaminated soil utilizing sunflower plants assisted with native rhizosphere bacteria

Phytoremediation is an alternative for cleaning contaminated soils using plants and associative microorganisms. This study evaluated the phytotoxicity and phytoremediation of a gasoline-contaminated soil by sunflower plants (Helianthus annuus L.) assisted with native rhizosphere bacteria. The resear...

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Autores: Almazan-Casteñada, Patsy Jackeline, Alarcón, Alejandro, García-Barradas, Óscar, Mendarte-Alquisira, Caliope, Ferrera-Cerrato, Ronald
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/55039
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/rica/index.php/rica/article/view/55039
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Helianthus
hidrocarburo del petróleo
biorremediación
bioaumentación
petroleum hydrocarbon
bioremediation
bioaugmentation
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Sumario:Phytoremediation is an alternative for cleaning contaminated soils using plants and associative microorganisms. This study evaluated the phytotoxicity and phytoremediation of a gasoline-contaminated soil by sunflower plants (Helianthus annuus L.) assisted with native rhizosphere bacteria. The research consisted of three experimental phases based on artificially gasoline-contaminated soil. The first phase evaluated the seed germination and seedling emergence under contaminated soil (0, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2400, and 3200 mg/kg); for 20 days, seed germination and seedling tolerance were achieved at all concentrations. The second phase of the study isolated bacteria from the contaminated soil, characterized by biochemical tests related to plant growth promotion, and molecularly identified. Gasoline inhibited bacterial growth, and ten potential plant growth-promoting bacteria were isolated, which belonged to Bacillus, Streptomyces, Pseudomonas, Priestia, Massilia, and Sphingobium. The third phase consisted of a bioassay for phytoremediation of gasoline-contaminated soil (0, 1600, and 3200 mg/kg) by inoculating sunflower plants with the ten bacteria obtained from phase 2 as a bacterial consortium. After 60 days, despite not having influenced plant growth, bacterial inoculation significantly diminished the soil contaminant (~50 % removal). The inoculation of the sunflower plants with ten native bacteria reduced the gasoline-contamination in soil.