Assessing the Phosphorus Concentration of Plants Found in A Hydrocarbon Exploration Sites
Huidrom Babina Devi1 and Sabyasachi Dasgupta2
Department of Forestry and Biodiversity, Tripura University (India) Email-bab7015@gmail.com, Whatsapp No.- 8794267535
ABSTRACT
The plants found in the hydrocarbon exploration sites needs to be identified and the concentration of different minerals need to be determined. The present study has been conducted to determine the phosphorus content in the soil and plants of hydrocarbon exploration site. The phosphorus content in the soil and plants found in the adjacent site were also determined. The highest phosphorus content in root and shoot was recorded in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and Lantana camara respectively of ONGC Kanchanmala Adjacent site. Ageratum conyzoides L. of ONGC Kanchanmala site has the lowest root and shoot phosphorus content. The Translocation factor and Bioconcentration factor was also calculated. The study will give an idea of the phosphorus content in the soil and plants found in the two sites. The plants which have highest phosphorus concentration in their tissue can be used in future experiment in phosphorus contaminated sites.