Publications by authors named "Irina Sungurtseva"

Pollutant degradation and heavy-metal resistance may be important features of the rhizobia, making them promising agents for environment cleanup biotechnology. The degradation of phenanthrene, a three-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), by the rhizobial strain Rsf11 isolated from the oil-polluted rhizosphere of alfalfa and the influence of nickel ions on this process were studied. On the basis of whole-genome and polyphasic taxonomy, the bacterium Rsf11 represent a novel species of the genus , so the name sp.

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Microbial-assisted phytoremediation is considered a more effective approach to soil rehabilitation than the sole use of plants. sp. Pb113 and sp.

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Many petroleum extraction and refinement plants are located in arid climates. Therefore, the remediation of petroleum-polluted soils is complicated by the low moisture conditions. We ran a 70-day experiment to test the efficacy of various combining of remediation treatments with sorghum, yellow medick, and biochar to remove petroleum from and change the biological activity of Kastanozem, a soil typical of the dry steppes and semideserts of the temperate zone.

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The effect of oil sludge and zinc, present in soil both separately and as a mixture on the physiological and biochemical parameters of Miscanthus × giganteus plant was examined in a pot experiment. The opposite effect of pollutants on the accumulation of plant biomass was established: in comparison with uncontaminated control the oil sludge increased, and Zn reduced the root and shoot biomass. Oil sludge had an inhibitory effect on the plant photosynthetic apparatus, which intensified in the presence of Zn.

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The physiological and biochemical responses of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. to cadmium (Cd) (30 mg kg) and oil sludge (OS) (16 g kg) present in soil both separately and as a mixture were studied in pot experiments.

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