The literature on this topic actually is quite abundant, even when aspen is used as active species. Some references can be found in particular in:
O. Peter Abioye (2011). Biological Remediation of Hydrocarbon and Heavy Metals Contaminated Soil, Soil Contamination, MSc Simone Pascucci (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-647-8, InTech, Available from: