Abstract
Phytoremediation uses plants to remove pollutants from the environment. The use of metal-accumulating plants to clean soil and water contaminated with toxic metals is the most rapidly developing component of this environmentally friendly and cost-effective technology. The recent discovery that certain chelating agents greatly facilitate metal uptake by soil-grown plants can make this technology a commercial reality in the near future.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 221-226 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Biotechnology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1997 |
Keywords
- selenium volatilization
- heavy-metals
- nickel
- accumulation
- mechanisms
- soils
- roots
- rates
- iron