Evaluation of the use of plant species for the remediation of toxic aromatic pollutants from soil

• Grant number: 12/05595-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2012
• End date: October 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Valquiria de Campos
• Grantee: Suzana de Paula Queiroz Kraus
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus Experimental de Sorocaba. Sorocaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Plant-based remediation is a relatively new, efficient, and environmentally friendly technology, which can be promising for removing many contaminants like hydrocarbon pollutants. The main objective of the current study is to evaluate the effect of benzene on the remediation potential of the two plant species on contaminated soil. The species addressed include two distinct groups: grass specie (Brachiaria brizantha) and leguminous species (Glycine max). First experiments will be conducted climate chamber and the analysis variables include the vegetative uptake and germination. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CAMPOS, V.; SOUTO, L. S.; MEDEIROS, T. A. M.; TOLEDO, S. P.; SAYEG, I. J.; RAMOS, R. L.; SHINZATO, M. C.. Assessment of the Removal Capacity, Tolerance, and Anatomical Adaptation of Different Plant Species to Benzene Contamination. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, v. 225, n. 8, AUG 2014. (12/24832-2, 12/05982-3, 12/08337-1, 12/05595-0)