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Incorporating hyperaccumulating plants in phytomining, remediation and resource recovery: recent trends in the African region – a review

Babatunde J. Akinbile, Charles Mbohwa

2025RSC Sustainability10 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Phytomining, the extraction of valuable metals from soil or waste substrates using plants, has gained increasing attention as a sustainable and economically viable alternative to conventional mining practices.

Topics & Concepts

PhytoremediationEnvironmental remediationResource (disambiguation)GeographyEnvironmental scienceBiologyComputer scienceEcologySoil scienceContaminationComputer networkSoil waterAluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animalsAgricultural Science and FertilizationHeavy metals in environment
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