Effect of soil contaminated by diesel oil on the germination of seeds and the growth of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) Seedlings

Abstract

The effect of soil polluted by diesel oil on the germination of seeds and the growth of Schinus terebinthifolius

Effect of abattoir waste water on metabolic and antioxidant profiles of cowpea seedlings grown in crude oil contaminated soil

“…Adverse alterations in biochemical parameters have been reported as indices of crude oil and its refined products mediated stress in plants (Achuba 2006;Peretiemo-Clarke and Achuba 2007;Bona et al 2011;Al-Hawas et al 2012). The present study showed increases in total sugar, total protein and total amino acid contents of the cowpea seedlings planted in crude oil treated soil relative to the control (Table 2).…”

Tolerance of Tree Reforestation Species (Schizolobium parahyba, Mimosa scabrella and Enterolobium contortisiliquum) to Gasoline and Diesel Phytotoxicity Assays

“…Some investigations have reported decreased growth in height of Brazilian native plants exposed to petroleum contaminated soils obtained from the accidental spill in Parana state. These studies reported 25% height reduction of Schinus terebinthifolius and slow development and altered root structure of M. pilulifera seedlings [22,[27][28].…”

“…Once contaminants are assimilated from the environment and translocated within plant tissues, they are transformed and/or stored by metabolic processes [17][18][19][20]. After the spill in the Araucaria Pine Forest, several investigations were elaborated to analyze the effect of the contaminated soil on the growth of native plant species and their potential for on-site phytoremediation application [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. From these studies, native Brazilian trees that were tolerant to oil-contaminated soils were Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, Mimosa pilulifera, Sebastiana commersoniana and Schinus therebinthifolius.…”

Laboratory Studies on Accidental Pollution and Soil Remediation Techniques

“…Excepting the direct and indirect toxicity, it causes interference in the hydric relations of the plants. This interference and the anaerobic and hydrophobic conditions are the most important effect of diesel oil contaminated soil on seed germination and plant growth (Racine 1994;Bona et al 2011). For over two decade, many researchers have reported a lower rate of germination in soil contaminated by petroleum or its derivatives (Adam & Duncan 2002;Vavrek & Campbell 2002;Méndez-Natera et al 2004;Achuba 2006;Smith et al 2006;Sharifi et al 2007;Besalatpour et al 2008;Korade & Fulekar 2009;Njoku et al 2009;Popa et al 2010;Bona et al 2011;Luhach & Chaudhry 2012;Cruz et al 2013;Zarinkamar et al 2013;Hawrot-Paw & Bąkowska 2014;Rusin et al 2015;Shuang et al 2015;Popa & Onutu 2016).…”