The Use of Bermuda grass Clippings in the Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Polluted Soil

This study demonstrates the efficacy of Bermuda grass clippings as a low-cost phytoremediation amendment for crude oil-polluted soil. In fourteen days, grass clippings significantly enhanced microbial activity with fungi count from (5.8 × 102 to 6.5 × 10² ) with parameters (6.5 ± 0.5 to 12.2 ± 0.7) (3 ± 1 to 10.2 ± 0.7) (1.5 ± 0.1 to 3.1 ± 0.2) of shoot, leaves and stem facilitating hydrocarbon degradation. The amendment stimulated the proliferation of indigenous fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspcoergillus niger which played a crucial role in pollutant degradation. Our findings highlight the potential of Bermuda grass clippings as a rapid, cost-effective, and sustainable remediation strategy, offering a promising solution for environmental restoration in oil-polluted regions.