Phytoremediation is the use of plants to partially or substantially remediate selected contaminants in contaminated soil, sludge, sediment, ground water, surface water, and waste water.
8. Continuous phytoextraction II.
Characteristics of hyperaccumulators
Metal tolerance
Translocation
Detoxification with specific ligands
Growing towards contamination (solution)
Symbiosis (helps/hinders)
26. Recommended literature
Lone, ML., He, Z., Stoffella, PJ., Yang, X.
(2008): Phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted
soils and water: Progresses and perspectives.
Journal of Zheijang University Science B 9(3):
210–220.
Pulford, ID., Watson, C. (2003):
Phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated
land by trees – a review. Environment
International 29(4): 529–540.