Phytoremediation of PCB: contaminated Algerian soils using native agronomics plants

Autor: Ahmed, Halfadji, Florence, Portet-Koltalo, Abdelkrim, Touabet, Franck, Le Derf, Christophe, Morin, Nadine, Merlet-Machour
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Environmental geochemistry and health. 44(1)
ISSN: 1573-2983
Popis: Pot cultivation experiments were conducted to assess the phytoremediation potential of two local agronomic plants, namely Avena sativa and Vicia sativa. Several soils with long-standing contamination and different levels of Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination were used for this study. The soil samples came from different regions of Algeria and had different physico-chemical parameters. We studied the influence of these parameters on remediation potential of the two tested plants. The removal rate of the seven PCBs (PCB 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 156 and 180) was examined after 40 and 90 days. The results showed that the presence of the plants reduced significantly the overall PCB content, ranging initially from 1.33-127.9 mg kg
Databáze: OpenAIRE