Phragmites australis - a helophytic grass - can establish successful partnership with phenol-degrading bacteria in a floating treatment wetland.

ABSTRACT: Helophytic plants contribute significantly in phytoremediation of a variety of pollutants due to their physiological or biochemical mechanisms. Phenol, which is reported to have negative/deleterious effects on plant metabolism at concentrations higher than 500 mg/L, remains hard to be removed from the environmental compartments using conventional phytoremediation procedures. The present study aims to investigate the feasibility of using P. australis (a helophytic grass) in combination with three bacterial strains namely Acinetobacter lwofii ACRH76, Bacillus cereus LORH97, and Pseudomonas sp. LCRH90, in a floating treatment wetland (FTW) for the removal of phenol from contaminated water. The strains were screened based on their phenol degrading and plant growth p

SUBMITTER: Saleem H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6733312 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature