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Marecik R, Wojtera-Kwiczor J, Lawniczak L, et al. Rhamnolipids Increase the Phytotoxicity of Diesel Oil Towards Four Common Plant Species in a Terrestrial Environment. Water Air Soil Pollut. 2012;223(7):4275-4282doi: 10.1007/s11270-012-1190-9.
Marecik, R., Wojtera-Kwiczor, J., Lawniczak, L., Cyplik, P., Szulc, A., Piotrowska-Cyplik, A., & Chrzanowski, L. (2012). Rhamnolipids Increase the Phytotoxicity of Diesel Oil Towards Four Common Plant Species in a Terrestrial Environment. Water, air, and soil pollution, 223(7), 4275-4282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1190-9
Marecik, Roman, et al. "Rhamnolipids Increase the Phytotoxicity of Diesel Oil Towards Four Common Plant Species in a Terrestrial Environment." Water, air, and soil pollution vol. 223,7 (2012): 4275-4282. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1190-9
Marecik R, Wojtera-Kwiczor J, Lawniczak L, Cyplik P, Szulc A, Piotrowska-Cyplik A, Chrzanowski L. Rhamnolipids Increase the Phytotoxicity of Diesel Oil Towards Four Common Plant Species in a Terrestrial Environment. Water Air Soil Pollut. 2012 Sep;223(7):4275-4282. doi: 10.1007/s11270-012-1190-9. Epub 2012 May 17. PMID: 22865941; PMCID: PMC3409371.
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Water Air Soil Pollut. 2012 Sep;223(7):4275-4282. doi: 10.1007/s11270-012-1190-9. Epub 2012 May 17.

Rhamnolipids Increase the Phytotoxicity of Diesel Oil Towards Four Common Plant Species in a Terrestrial Environment.

Water, air, and soil pollution

Roman Marecik, Joanna Wojtera-Kwiczor, Lukasz Lawniczak, Paweł Cyplik, Alicja Szulc, Agnieszka Piotrowska-Cyplik, Lukasz Chrzanowski

PMID: 22865941 PMCID: PMC3409371 DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1190-9

Abstract

The study focused on assessing the influence of rhamnolipids on the phytotoxicity of diesel oil-contaminated soil samples. Tests evaluating the seed germination and growth inhibition of four terrestrial plant species (alfalfa, sorghum, mustard and cuckooflower) were carried out at different rhamnolipid concentrations (ranging from 0 to 1.200 mg/kg of wet soil). The experiments were performed in soil samples with a different diesel oil content (ranging from 0 to 25 ml/kg of wet soil). It was observed that the sole presence of rhamnolipids may be phytotoxic at various levels, which is especially notable for sorghum (the germination index decreased to 41 %). The addition of rhamnolipids to diesel oil-contaminated soil samples contributed to a significant increase of their phytotoxicity. The most toxic effect was observed after a rhamnolipid-supplemented diesel oil biodegradation, carried out with the use of a hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria consortium. The supplemention of rhamnolipids (600 mg/kg of wet soil) resulted in a decrease of seed germination of all studied plant species and an inhibition of microbial activity, which was measured by the 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride tests. These findings indicate that the presence of rhamnolipids may considerably increase the phytotoxicity of diesel oil. Therefore, their use at high concentrations, during in situ bioremediation processes, should be avoided in a terrestrial environment.

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