Phytoremediation of metals: using plants to remove pollutants from the environment

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 certa...

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Published in:Current opinion in biotechnology 1997-04, Vol.8 (2), p.221-226
Main Authors: Raskin, Ilya, Smith, Robert D, Salt, David E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0958-1669
1879-0429
DOI:10.1016/S0958-1669(97)80106-1