Phytoremediation of soil contaminated with used lubricating oil using Jatropha curcas

• Main Authors: Agamuthu, Pariatamby, Abioye, O.P., Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4461/1/Abioye-2012-Phytotreatment_of_so.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4461/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.088

Soil contamination by used lubricating oil from automobiles is a growing concern in many countries, especially in Asian and African continents. Phytoremediation of this polluted soil with non-edible plant like Jatropha curcas offers an environmental friendly and cost-effective method for remediating...