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Del Carmen Cuevas-Díaz M, Ramos-Morales FR, Castro-Luna A, Vázquez-Luna D, Martínez-Hernández S, Guzmán-López O, Zavala-Cruz J, Ortiz-Ceballos ÁI. Synergy of the Tropical Earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus and Oil Palm Bagasse in the Removal of Heavy Crude Oil. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2022; 108:956-962. [PMID: 35226110 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-022-03475-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The tropical endogeic earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus, a non-standard species used in ecotoxicity, has been found in crude oil-contaminated habitats. We estimated the removal of total hydrocarbons from heavy crude "Maya" oil on an artificially contaminated soil with a median lethal concentration of P. corethrurus and an addition of oil palm bagasse. P. corethrurus had a high survival rate, and the addition of oil palm bagasse led to a greater growth and an increase in abundance of bacteria and fungi. The activity of P. corethrurus and the nutritional quality of oil palm bagasse had a significant impact on the removal of a larger amount of petroleum hydrocarbons from contaminated soil. We concluded that the endogeic earthworm P. corethrurus and oil palm bagasse acted synergistically to achieve a more effective removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons from soil. These results show the potential for using P. corethrurus to remove, either directly or indirectly, crude oil from soil.
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Affiliation(s)
- María Del Carmen Cuevas-Díaz
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Campus Coatzacoalcos, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. Universidad Km 7.5 Col. Santa Isabel, CP 96538, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
| | - Fernando Rafael Ramos-Morales
- Unidad de Servicios de Apoyo en Resolución Analítica, Universidad Veracruzana, Dr. Luis Castelazo Ayala S/N Col. Industrial Animas, CP 91190, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
| | - Alejandro Castro-Luna
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas 101. Col. E. Zapata, CP 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
| | - Dinora Vázquez-Luna
- Facultad de Ingeniería en Sistemas de Producción Agropecuaria (FISPA), Universidad Veracruzana, Carretera Costera del Golfo km. 220, Col. Agrícola y Ganadera Michapan, CP 96100, Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico
| | - Sergio Martínez-Hernández
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas 101. Col. E. Zapata, CP 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
| | - Oswaldo Guzmán-López
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Campus Coatzacoalcos, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. Universidad Km 7.5 Col. Santa Isabel, CP 96538, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
| | - Joel Zavala-Cruz
- Colegio de Postgraduados-Campus Tabasco, Periférico Carlos A. Molina S/N, H. Cárdenas, CP 95500, Tabasco, Mexico
| | - Ángel I Ortiz-Ceballos
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas 101. Col. E. Zapata, CP 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
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