Phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) by cv. Crioula: A Brazilian alfalfa cultivar |
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| Authors: | Wilber S Alves Evelin A Manoel Noemi S Santos Rosane O Nunes Giselli C Domiciano Marcia R Soares |
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| Institution: | 1. Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, UFRJ - Centro de Tecnologia, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Programa Químico de Petróleo e Biocombustíveis PRH-01, Instituto de Química, UFRJ - Centro de Tecnologia, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, UFRJ - Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This work aimed to evaluate the phytoremediation capacity of the alfalfa cultivar Crioula in soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), primary pollutants with mutagenic and carcinogenic potential. Alfalfa was grown from seed for 40 days on soil amended with anthracene, pyrene, and phenanthrene. Soil and plant tissue was collected for biometric assay, dry mass analysis, and PAH analysis by liquid chromatography. Increased total PAH concentration was associated with decreases in plant biomass, height, and internode length. The Crioula cultivar had a satisfactory phytoremediation effect, reducing total PAH concentration (300 ppm) in the experimental soil by 85% in 20 days, and by more than 95% in 40 days. The PAH showed a tendency to be removed in the temporal order: phenanthrene before pyrene before anthracene, and the removal ratio was influenced by the initial soil concentration of each PAH. |
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| Keywords: | Medicago sativa L phytoremediation polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
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