title: Effect of rhizosphere enzymes on phytoremediation in PAH-contaminated soil using five plant species.
abstract: A pot experiment was performed to study the effectiveness of remediation using different plant species and the enzyme response involved in remediating PAH-contaminated soil. The study indicated that species Echinacea purpurea, Festuca arundinacea Schred, Fire Phoenix (a combined F. arundinacea), and Medicago sativa L. possess the potential for remediation in PAH-contaminated soils. The study also determined that enzymatic reactions of polyphenol oxidase (except Fire Phoenix), dehydrogenase (except Fire Phoenix), and urease (except Medicago sativa L.) were more prominent over cultivation periods of 60d and 120d than 150d. Urease activity of the tested species exhibited prominently linear negative correlations with alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen content after the tested plants were cultivated for 150d (R2 = 0.9592). The experiment also indicated that alkaline phosphatase activity in four of the five tested species (Echinacea purpurea, Callistephus chinensis, Festuca arundinacea Schred and Fire Phoenix) was inhibited during the cultivation process (at 60d and 120d). At the same time, the study determined that the linear relationship between alkaline phosphatase activity and effective phosphorus content in plant rhizosphere soil exhibited a negative correlation after a growing period of 120d (R2 = 0.665). Phytoremediation of organic contaminants in the soil was closely related to specific characteristics of particular plant species, and the catalyzed reactions were the result of the action of multiple enzymes in the plant rhizosphere soil.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Applied Engineering Department, Hangzhou Wanxiang Polytechnic, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Libo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004156:Catechol Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D058441:Rhizosphere; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D014510:Urease / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D010758:Phosphorus; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D004156:Catechol Oxidase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D014510:Urease; D009584:Nitrogen
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