Fate of 14C-Pyrene in soil-plant system amended with pig manure compost and Tween 80: a growth chamber study

Bioresour Technol. 2008 Nov;99(17):8406-12. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.02.036. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

Abstract

This paper evaluated the effects of a pig manure compost (PMC) and a nonionic surfactant Tween 80 on the fate of 14C-Pyrene (Pyr) in a soil-plant system (Agropyron elongatum). Soils spiked with 14C-4, 5, 9, 10-Pyr were amended with 7.5% (w/w) PMC together with or without 100mgkg(-1) of Tween 80. Unplanted soil without amendments was set as the control. Gas phases of the systems were monitored for 14CO2 over a 60 days period. The impact of PMC and Tween 80 on the apparent loss of the PAH and the distribution of 14C-activity in the systems was studied. 14C-activity associated with different soil fractions was further examined by using methyl-isobutyl-ketone (MIBK) fractionation method. The results showed that the addition of PMC could increase the dissipation of Pyr in vegetated soil from 12.1% to 58.7%, while the co-addition of Tween 80 and PMC could further enhance the dissipation to 90.3%. Pyr dissipation in soil was correlated with the mineralization of 14C-Pyr, indicating that Pyr dissipation was mainly due to mineralization. A higher formation of water-extractable metabolites was observed in soil amended with PMC and Tween 80, and this was correlated with a higher biomass accumulation of 14C-activity and higher bound residue formation in the soil. Overall, this study suggested that the co-application of PMC and Tween 80 could improve phytoremediation of Pyr-contaminated soil.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agropyron / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Biomass
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Humic Substances
  • Kinetics
  • Manure*
  • Minerals / analysis
  • Plant Roots / metabolism
  • Plant Shoots / metabolism
  • Polysorbates / metabolism*
  • Pyrenes / isolation & purification*
  • Soil*
  • Sus scrofa

Substances

  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Humic Substances
  • Manure
  • Minerals
  • Polysorbates
  • Pyrenes
  • Soil
  • pyrene