Particulate matter and volatile organic compound phytoremediation by perennial plants: Affecting factors and plant stress response

Chairat Treesubsuntorn; Ginting Dwi Setiawan; Bayu Hadi Permana; Yovita Citra; Sucheewin Krobthong; Yodying Yingchutrakul; Dian Siswanto; Paitip Thiravetyan

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148779

Particulate matter and volatile organic compound phytoremediation by perennial plants: Affecting factors and plant stress response

Sci Total Environ. 2021 Nov 10:794:148779. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148779. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Authors

Chairat Treesubsuntorn¹, Ginting Dwi Setiawan², Bayu Hadi Permana², Yovita Citra³, Sucheewin Krobthong⁴, Yodying Yingchutrakul⁵, Dian Siswanto³, Paitip Thiravetyan⁶

Affiliations

¹ Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand.
² School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand.
³ Department of Biology, Brawijaya University, Malang 65145, Indonesia.
⁴ Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
⁵ Proteomics Research Team, National Omics Center, NSTDA, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
⁶ School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand. Electronic address: paitip.thi@kmutt.ac.th.

PMID: 34225152
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148779

Abstract

Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is a major global issue. Many technologies have been developed to address this problem. Phytoremediation is one possible technology to remediate these air pollutants, and a few studies have investigated the application of this technology to reduce PM and VOCs in a mixture of pollutants. This study aimed to screen plant species capable of PM and VOC phytoremediation and identify plant physiology factors to be used as criteria for plant selection for PM and VOC phytoremediation. Wrightia religiosa removed PM and VOCs. In addition, the relative water content in the plant and ethanol soluble wax showed positive relationships with PM and VOC phytoremediation, with a high correlation coefficient. For plant stress responses, several plant species maintained and/or increased the relative water content after short-term exposure to PM and VOCs. In addition, based on proteomic analysis, most of the proteins in W. religiosa leaves related to photosystems I and II were significantly reduced by PM_2.5. When a high water content was achieved in W. religiosa (80% soil humidity), W. religiosa can effectively remove PM. The results suggested that PM can reduce plant photosynthesis. In addition, plants might require a high water supply to maintain their health under PM and VOC stress.

Keywords: Particulate matter; Proteomic; Relative water content; Volatile organic compounds; Wrightia religiosa.

MeSH terms

Air Pollutants* / analysis
Biodegradation, Environmental
Particulate Matter / analysis
Proteomics
Volatile Organic Compounds* / analysis

Substances

Air Pollutants
Particulate Matter
Volatile Organic Compounds