Brief description of the project
(2023-2025)
Project title: IRN АР 19679273 «Developing a technology for phytostabilisation of soils complexly contaminated with toxic substances within an energy “zero-waste” approach».
Relevance.
The rapid industrial and agricultural expansion of the oil and gas sectors in Kazakhstan, like in many other countries, has resulted in soil contamination with trace elements (TEs), pesticides, and oil products, being a severe environmental hazard. Under natural conditions, the soil surrounding these enterprises is contaminated with numerous TEs. The accumulation of xenobiotics in agricultural soils, as well as their penetration into the food chain, is posing a grave danger to food security. The problem of an excess of two or more contaminants in the environment serves as the foundation for the development of innovative solutions.
The most important task in the development of phytotechnology is research into the basic principles of plant adaptation to the toxicity of xenobiotics, as well as the mechanisms for maintaining soil stability and methods for its remediation. In recent years, researchers have focused on understanding the relationship between the activity of antioxidant defence components and plant tolerance to TEs, which is crucial for selecting resistant plant species for the phytoremediation of contaminated soils. Due to the long remediation time and the need to dispose of contaminated biomass, many scientists are researching the elimination of wastes by converting them into bioproducts. Such studies are still in the early stages, and the production of bioproducts from animal and plant raw materials is being actively researched in many countries around the world.
Since the shift in research emphasis toward bioenergy, one of the primary criteria for producing enhanced bioproducts is the utilisation of non-food lignocellulosic biomass to minimise competition with food crops. Due to a lack of international and national standards and regulations, assessing the potential and quality of energy crops biomass for use as feedstock in the energy sector is an urgent necessity. However, zero-waste technology has been presented in phytotechnology using lignin, cellulose, and lignocellulose-rich bioenergy crops. The content of these fibres is crucial in the manufacturing of biochar and pulp (fibres) from contaminated biomass, ensuring the rational use of raw materials and reducing costs. This method efficiently addresses the problem of soil remediation while searching for alternate feedstock for bioenergy production.
The goal of the project: To evaluate the mechanisms of physiological and biochemical tolerance of Miscanthus × giganteus and Miscanthus sinensis concerning the activity of plant and rhizosphere oxidative and antioxidant enzymes under complex soil contamination (pesticides/TEs; petroleum hydrocarbons/TEs), taking into account the qualitative assessment of the contaminated biomass in the context of «zero-waste» technology.
Expected results: Technology of phytostabilisation of soils complexly contaminated with xenobiotics considering Miscanthus spp. physiological and biochemical properties of resistance and contaminated biomass energy potential for the bioenergy industry.
Scientific Supervisor of the project: Nurzhanova A.A., Dr.Sc. in Biology, Professor
Research group: Berzhanova R.Zh., PhD, associate professor; Mamirova A.A., PhD; Nurmagambetova A.S., Master; Zhumasheva J., Master; Boranbay M. Laboratory Assistant/
List of publications of the project’s participants (2018-2022)
Nurzhanova A., Pidlisnyuk V., Abit K., Nurzhanov C., Kenessov, B., Stefanovska T., Erickson L., 2019. Comparative assessment of using Miscanthus x giganteus for remediation of soils contaminated by heavy metals: a case of military and mining sites. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019. Vol.26, pp.13320-13333, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04707-z
WoS:Q2, IF 5.053, percentile 80%, FWCI 1.45
- Pidlisnyuk, V., Mamirova, A., Pranaw, K., Shapoval, P. Y., Trögl, J., Nurzhanova, A. Potential role of plant growth-promoting bacteria in Miscanthus × giganteus phytotechnology applied to the trace elements contaminated soils. // International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. — 2020. – Vol. 155. — P. 105103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2020.105103
WoS: Q1, IF 4.32, percentile 87%, FWCI 0.61
- Nurzhanova A., Mukasheva T., Berzhanova R., Kalugin S., Omirbekova A., Mikolasch A. Optimization of microbial assisted phytoremediation of soils contaminated with pesticides // Int. J. Phytoremediation. Taylor & Francis, 2021.Vol. 23 (5): 482–491. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2020.1825330
WoS:Q2, IF 4.003. percentile 84%, FWCI 0.39
- Nurzhanova A., Mamirova A., Trögl J., Nebeská D., Pidlisnyuk V.V. Plant–Microbe Associations in Phytoremediation // Phytotechnology with Biomass Production: Sustainable Management of Contaminated Sites / ed. Erickson L.E., Pidlisnyuk V.V. CRC press Taylor & Francis Group, — 2021. — P. 123–140. Web of Science database
- Mamirova, A., Pidlisnyuk, V., Amirbekov, A., Ševců, A., & Nurzhanova, A. (2021). Phytoremediation potential of Miscanthus sinensis And. in organochlorine pesticides contaminated soil amended by Tween 20 and Activated carbon. // Environmental Science and Pollution Research. — 2021. – Vol. 28, Is. 13. – P. 16092–16106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11609-y
WoS:Q2, IF 5.053, percentile 80%, FWCI 1.67
- Tarla D.N., Erickson L.E., Hettiarachchi G.M., Amadi S.I., Galkaduwa M., Davis L.C., Nurzhanova A., Pidlisnyuk V. Phytoremediation and Bioremediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soil // Appl. Sci. – 2020. – Vol. 10 (4) – P.1217-13333. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10041217
WoS:Q2, IF 2.838, percentile 79%, FWCI 1.33
- Sailaukhanuly Y, Nurzhanov Ch., Nurzhanova A., Carlsen L. Evaluation of the potential cancer risk of obsolete organochlorine pesticides in abandoned storehouses throughout the Almaty oblast, Kazakhstan // Int.J. Human and ecological risk assessment. – 2022. – Vol.28, Is.10. – P.1213-1227. https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2022.2136137 (
WoS:Q2, IF 4.997, percentile 61%, FWCI 0
- Nurzhanova А., Muratova A., Berzhanova R., Pidlisnyuk V., Nurmagambetova A., Mamirova A. Rhizosphere microorganisms: increasing phytotechnology productivity and efficiency – a review //Доклады национальной академии наук Республики Казахстан. – 2022–№ 3. – С. 34-58.
9. Muratova A., Lyubun Y., Sungurtseva I., Turkovskaya O., Nurzhanova A. Physiological and biochemical characteristic of Miscanthus × giganteus grown in heavy metal – oil sludge co- contaminated soil // Journal of Environmental Sciences. – 2022. – Vol. 115.– P. 114-125.
WoS Q1. IF 6.796
Results for 2023: project AR 09259724 “Optimization of productivity Miscanthus x giganteus and the process of phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals using PGPR” was completed. Developed technology for phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals by increasing the productivity of the energy crop Miscanthus x giganteus using PGPR. Microbial preparations have been created to increase biomass production of energy crop Miscanthus x giganteus for targeted management of phytoremediation. biological product No. 1 based on the concentrated biomass of bacteria Rhizobium sp. Zn1-1 and yeast Trichosporon sp. CA1 in paste form; biological product No. 2 – liquid form based on the bacteria Pseudomonas sp. CHA1. A utility model titled «Method for phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals» with registration No. 8240, from 2023.04.20.
Publications (2023):
1 Muratova A., Golubev S., Romanova V., Nurzhanova A. Effect of Heavy-Metal-Resistant PGPR Inoculants on Growth, Rhizosphere Microbiome and Remediation Potential of Miscanthus × giganteus in Zinc-Contaminated Soil. // Microorganisms. – 2023. – Vol. 11.– P. 1516.
WoS Q2. IF 4.926/ Scopus, proc. 0.65
2 Nurzhanova A., Pidlisnyuk V., Berzhanova R., Nurmagambetova A., Terletskaya N., Omirbekova N., Berkinbayev G., Mamirova A. PGPR‑driven phytoremediation and physiobiochemical response of Miscanthus × giganteus to stress induced by the trace elements // Environmental Science and Pollution Research. – 2023.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29031-/
WoS Q1. IF 5.8
3 Nurzhanova A., Pidlisnyuk V., Berzhanova R., Muratova A., Erickson L., Mamirova A Improving Miscanthus × giganteus phytoremediation efficiency and adaptability to trace elements by application of PGPRs // International Phytotechnology Conference 23 — 26 May 2023. Hosted by International Phytotechnology Society and the US Dept of Energy- Argonne National Laboratory Chicago, Illinois, United States – P.85
4 Muratova A.Yu., Sungurtseva I.Yu., Turkovskaya O.V., Nurzhanova A.A. Effect of bacterization on the rhizosphere microbiome, physiological-biochemical and remediation properties of Miscanthus × giganteus grown in soil contaminated with heavy metals // X Congress of the Society of Plant Physiologists Russian All-Russian scientific conference with international participation “Plant biology in the era of global climate change” September 18-23, 2023, Ufa: UIB UFITs RAS, 2023. – P.261
