Abstract
Sansevieria trifasciata plant is one of the most popular indoor plant around the world. Its potential for toluene removal in intramural conditions is well known. S. trifasciata potted plants also degrade toluene through their phyllosphere, rhizosphere, endophytes, and soil-associated microbial activities. Since the phyllosphere is a transient habitat, this study focused on the other microbial habitats associated with the S. trifasciata potted plant. Hence, the soil and endophytic bacterial isolates were selected after three successive enrichments with 1% toluene. The redox indicator 2.6-dichloro phenol indophenol (DCPIP) activity was used to rank this bacteria's ability to degrade toluene. The two most active isolates were chosen and subjected to molecular identification and quantitative analysis to measure toluene degradation. The headspace initial toluene concentration was 41,385 ± 404 mg/m3 ~ 104 ppm, after 28 days, bacterial isolates Priestia aryabhattai TE2 and Metabacillus halosaccharovorans 3S1 were found to have reduced toluene by 17.34% and 40.53%, respectively, while the survival rates were revealed as 96.8 ± 14.6% and 1863 ± 143%, respectively. M. halosaccharovorans 3S1 has good growth over the time while degrading toluene.
Highlights
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Investigate the ability of bioremediation to remove toluene from the air using a potted plant system, a hybrid of phytoremediation and bioremediation.
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A particularly large number of plant species have been studied worldwide, but no complete study has been conducted. In this paper, the studies on the plant and associated microflora are summarised in one framework.
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Microbial remediation of airborne pollutant removal.
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Few research studies have investigated microbial removal of toluene, but no complete identification of microorganisms has been carried out, as in this paper.
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The microbial ability to remove toluene in the atmosphere was
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The authors would like to acknowledge Mr. Amila Kannangara for providing technical assistance in instrumentation. This research was financed by the Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) Development Oriented Research (DOR) Grant of the Ministry of Higher Education, funded by the World Bank.
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Gunasinghe, Y.H.K.I.S., Rathnayake, I.V.N. & Deeyamulla, M.P. The Entophytic and Potting Soil Bacteria of the Sansevieria trifasciata Plant Have a Purifying Impact on Indoor Toluene. Int J Environ Res 17, 48 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-023-00538-6
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