Research Article

Enhancing the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan, Using Organic Manure

Table 1

Sudd region phytoremediators of petroleum hydrocarbon.

PhytoremediatorPercentage reduction of TPH from concentration of 75 gkg−1 soil
Common/local nameScientific name

Thatching grassHyparrhenia rufa74.40
Wild riceOryza longistaminata56.17
False sunflowerTithonia diversifolia55.92
Sudan grassSorghum arundinaceum50.12
No plant (control)No plant (control)14.80

Source: Ruley et al. [35].