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International Journal of Phytoremediation Volume 20, 2018 - Issue 2
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Comparison of the effects of poultry manure and its biochar on barley growth in petroleum-contaminated soils

Maryam BaratiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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Fereshteh BakhtiariDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dariush MowlaChemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Sedigheh SafarzadehDepartment of Soil Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Pages 98-103 | Published online: 19 Jan 2018
 
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ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two organic amendments [poultry manure (PM) and poultry manure biochar (PMB)] for the degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soils by barley plant at three levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) during 5 months under greenhouse conditions. TPHs removal efficiency and microbial respiration were shown to be higher at soil-cultivated plant than at uncultivated soil and in lowest level of contamination rather than other levels of contamination and at organic amendment treatment than unamended soil. Soil microbial respiration and TPHs degradation in the rhizosphere of barley increased by 15.64 and 12.74% for PM-amended treatment and 28.07 and 26.83% for PMB-amended treatment, respectively, in the 4% TPHs level compared with unamended treatment. Comparison of two amendments showed that in PMB treatment soil, highest dry weight, microbial respiration, and TPHs degradation potential were observed.

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