Evaluation of the Phytoremediation Potential of Aquatic Plants and Associated Microorganisms for the Cleaning of Aquatic Ecosystems from Oil Products

Tatiana Zhilkina, Irina Gerasimova, Tamara Babich, Timur Kanapatskiy, Diyana Sokolova, Vitaly Kadnikov and Anastasiya Kamionskaya ()
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Tatiana Zhilkina: Federal State Institution Federal Research Centre, Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Irina Gerasimova: Federal State Institution Federal Research Centre, Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Tamara Babich: Federal State Institution Federal Research Centre, Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Timur Kanapatskiy: Federal State Institution Federal Research Centre, Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Diyana Sokolova: Federal State Institution Federal Research Centre, Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Vitaly Kadnikov: Federal State Institution Federal Research Centre, Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Anastasiya Kamionskaya: Federal State Institution Federal Research Centre, Fundamentals of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-20

Abstract: Phytoremediation of oil pollution using free-floating aquatic plants is a promising method for water body cleaning. In this study, the influence of Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes on the degradation of oil pollution was investigated. The loss of oil alkanes and the rheological characteristics of water were evaluated, and an analysis of the emerging rhizospheric microbial communities was carried out using high-throughput sequencing. The presence of E. crassipes and P. stratiotes plants in oil-contaminated tanks had no effect on the degradation of oil alkanes. However, the presence of plants promoted the development of rhizospheric bacteria capable of growing in oil-contaminated environments. Alpha diversity of microbial communities in oil-contaminated samples was higher in the presence of plants. Additionally, plants significantly reduced the water/oil interfacial tension, which facilitated the availability of hydrocarbons for biodegradation. A difference was noted in the microbiome between E. crassipes and P. stratiotes . Changes in the composition of microbial communities highlight the potential of E. crassipes and P. stratiotes as rhizospheric hosts for microorganisms in the phytoremediation of water bodies.

Keywords: phytoremediation; Eichhornia crassipes; Pistia stratiotes; oil pollution; microbial communities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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