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- Muhammad Fahid
(Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)
- Shafaqat Ali
(Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan)
- Ghulam Shabir
(Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)
- Sajid Rashid Ahmad
(Colleges of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan)
- Tahira Yasmeen
(Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)
- Muhammad Afzal
(Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)
- Muhammad Arslan
(Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada)
- Afzal Hussain
(Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)
- Abeer Hashem
(Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Mycology and Plant Disease Survey Department, Plant Pathology Research Institute, ARC, Giza 12511, Egypt)
- Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah
(Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)
- Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni
(Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)
- Parvaiz Ahmad
(Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Department of Botany, S.P. College, Kothi Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190001, India)
Abstract
Diesel oil is considered a very hazardous fuel due to its adverse effect on the aquatic ecosystem, so its remediation has become the focus of much attention. Taking this into consideration, the current study was conducted to explore the synergistic applications of both plant and bacteria for cleaning up of diesel oil contaminated water. We examined that the application of floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) is an economical and superlative choice for the treatment of diesel oil contaminated water. In this study, a pilot scale floating treatment wetlands system having diesel oil contaminated water (1% w/v), was adopted using Cyperus laevigatus L and a mixture of hydrocarbons degrading bacterial strains; viz., Acinetobacter sp.61KJ620863, Bacillus megaterium 65 KF478214, and Acinetobacter sp.82 KF478231. It was observed that consortium of hydrocarbons degrading bacteria improved the remediation of diesel oil in combination with Cyperus laevigatus L. Moreover, the performance of the FTWs was enhanced by colonization of bacterial strains in the root and shoot of Cyperus laevigatus L. Independently, the bacterial consortium and Cyperus laevigatus L exhibited 37.46% and 56.57% reduction in diesel oil, respectively, while 73.48% reduction in hydrocarbons was exhibited by the joint application of both plant and bacteria in FTWs. Furthermore, microbial inoculation improved the fresh biomass (11.62%), dry biomass (33.33%), and height (18.05%) of plants. Fish toxicity assay evaluated the effectiveness of FTWs by showing the extent of improvement in the water quality to a level that became safe for living organisms. The study therefore concluded that Cyperus laevigatus L augmented with hydrocarbons degrading bacterial consortium exhibited a remarkable ability to decontaminate the diesel oil from water and could enhance the FTWs performance.
Suggested Citation
Muhammad Fahid & Shafaqat Ali & Ghulam Shabir & Sajid Rashid Ahmad & Tahira Yasmeen & Muhammad Afzal & Muhammad Arslan & Afzal Hussain & Abeer Hashem & Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah & Mohammed Nasser Alyeme, 2020.
"Cyperus laevigatus L. Enhances Diesel Oil Remediation in Synergism with Bacterial Inoculation in Floating Treatment Wetlands,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, March.
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RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:6:p:2353-:d:333680
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- Fan Wei & Munazzam Jawad Shahid & Ghalia S. H. Alnusairi & Muhammad Afzal & Aziz Khan & Mohamed A. El-Esawi & Zohaib Abbas & Kunhua Wei & Ihsan Elahi Zaheer & Muhammad Rizwan & Shafaqat Ali, 2020.
"Implementation of Floating Treatment Wetlands for Textile Wastewater Management: A Review,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-35, July.
- Munazzam Jawad Shahid & Ameena A. AL-surhanee & Fayza Kouadri & Shafaqat Ali & Neeha Nawaz & Muhammad Afzal & Muhammad Rizwan & Basharat Ali & Mona H. Soliman, 2020.
"Role of Microorganisms in the Remediation of Wastewater in Floating Treatment Wetlands: A Review,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-29, July.
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