Phytoremediation as a green and sustainable prospective method for heavy metal contamination: a review
Md. Merajul Islam, Neha Saxena, Deepa Sharma
Abstract
Cleaning up heavy metal-polluted soil through various mechanisms of phytoremediation is an economical, aesthetically beautiful, and environmentally responsible alternative to chemical or physicochemical approaches for heavy metal decontamination.
Topics & Concepts
PhytoremediationHuman decontaminationEnvironmental scienceHeavy metalsContaminationPhytoextraction processWaste managementEnvironmental chemistryChemistryHyperaccumulatorEngineeringEcologyBiologyHeavy metals in environmentPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceCoal and Its By-products