Journal of HIV and AIDS Research

Gasoline Phytotoxicity. petrol conjointly known as gas or gas, mixture of volatile, burnable liquid hydrocarbons derived from rock oil and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines. it's conjointly used as a solvent for oils and fats. The aim of this study was to work out the result of fuel-contaminated soils on the germination, survival, and early growth of six crop plants, viz. dilleniid dicot genus oleracea, white clover, Lactuca sativa, cereal oat, pea plant, and cereal, fully grown on Cambisol A and B horizons contaminated with petrol and diesel (0%, 1.25%, 2.5%, 5%, and 10%, w/w). Fuel toxicity was additional evident within the B horizon than within the A horizon, and diesel was additional harmful than petrol, in all probability because of the upper evaporation rate of the latter. he findings of this study will be helpful for choosing the smallest amount fuel-tolerant species as soil contamination bioindicator and for decisive the risks of fuel contamination. because of the low duration of petrol parts in soil, this phytotoxicity check resulted in AN unsuitable bioassay to assess petrol toxicity.