Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metal by Long-Term Cultivation

Phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated land by trees--a review.

This paper reviews the potential for using trees for the phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated land. It considers the following aspects: metal tolerance in trees, heavy metal uptake by trees grown on contaminated substrates, heavy metal compartmentalisation within trees, phytoremediation using trees and the phytoremediation potential of willow (Salix spp.).

Assessing Capability of Artemisia aucheri Boiss for Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Phytoremediation is an efficient approach that uses plants to remediate the polluted environments.The aim of this research was to evaluate phytoremediation ability of Artemisia aucheriin the contaminated soil to Cadmium, Lead, Zinc and Nickel. A greenhouse experiment was performed to investigate the effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost (MSWC) on phytoremediation efficiency of A....

Prospects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) associations are integral, functioning parts of plant roots and are widely recognized as enhancing plant growth on severely disturbed sites, including those contaminated with heavy metals. They are reported to be present on the roots of plants growing on heavy metal contaminated soils and play an important role in metal tolerance and accumulation. Isolation of the in...

Chemical Fixation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working toward the establishment of treatment standards for contaminated soils. The Office of Emergency and Remedial Response is in the process of developing and carrying out a plan to address the data needs for establishing the Pest Demonstrated Available Technologies (BDAT) for Superfund soils. The BDAT program is divided into phases. Ph...

Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils and Phytoremediation Strategies in Taiwan