Eichhornia crassipes capability to remove naphthalene from wastewater in the absence of bacteria

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• 作者：A. Nesterenko-Malkovskaya ; F. Kirzhner ; ^{kfelix@tx.technion.ac.il} ; Y. Zimmels ; R. Armon
• 关键词：Floating aquatic plant systems ; Naphthalene ; Phytoremediation ; Root concentration factor (RCF) ; Transpiration stream concentration factor (TSCF) ; Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
• 刊名：Chemosphere
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：15_00456535
• 类别：env
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：87
• 期：10
• 页码：1186-1191
• 文件大小：265 K

摘要

The aim of the current study was to investigate the potential of an aquatic plant, the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) devoid rhizospheric bacteria, to reduce naphthalene (a polyaromatic hydrocarbon) present in wastewater and wetlands.

The capability of sterile water hyacinth plants to remove naphthalene from water and wastewater was studied in batch systems. Water hyacinths enhance the removal of pollutants through their consumption as nutrients and also through microbial activity of their rhizospheric bacteria.

Experimental kinetics of naphthalene removal by water hyacinth coupled with natural rhizospheric bacteria was 100%after 9 d. Plants, decoupled of rhizospheric bacteria, reduced naphthalene concentration up to 45%during 7 d. Additionally, naphthalene uptake by water hyacinth revealed a biphasic behavior: a rapid first phase completed after 2.5 h, and a second, considerably slower rate, phase (2.5-225 h). In conclusion, water hyacinth devoid rhizospheric bacteria reduced significantly naphthalene concentration in water, revealing a considerable plant contribution in the biodegradation process of this pollutant.