Phytoremediation of contaminated soils by heavy metals and PAHs. A brief review

A Cristaldi, GO Conti, EH Jho, P Zuccarello… - … Technology & Innovation, 2017 - Elsevier
Acute and diffuse contamination of soil by organic and inorganic pollutants causes wide
concerns and intentional or accidental introduction of these substances poses serious …

Phytoremediation

E Pilon-Smits - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2005 - annualreviews.org
Phytoremediation the use of plants and their associated microbes for environmental
cleanup, the use of plants and their associated microbes for environmental cleanup, has …

Phytoremediation and rhizoremediation of organic soil contaminants: potential and challenges

KE Gerhardt, XD Huang, BR Glick, BM Greenberg - Plant science, 2009 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades there has been avid interest in develo** in situ strategies for
remediation of environmental contaminants. Major foci have been on persistent organic …

Phytoremediation of toxic elemental and organic pollutants

RB Meagher - Current opinion in plant biology, 2000 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation is the use of plants to extract, sequester, and/or detoxify pollutants.
Phytoremediation is widely viewed as the ecologically responsible alternative to the …

Efficient phytoremediation of organic contaminants in soils using plant–endophyte partnerships

NX Feng, J Yu, HM Zhao, YT Cheng, CH Mo… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil pollution with organic contaminants is one of the most intractable environmental
problems today, posing serious threats to humans and the environment. Innovative …

Engineering bacteria for bioremediation

DH Pieper, W Reineke - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2000 - Elsevier
The treatment of environmental pollution by microorganisms is a promising technology.
Various genetic approaches have been developed and used to optimize the enzymes …

An overview of phytoremediation as a potentially promising technology for environmental pollution control

JH Lee - Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 2013 - Springer
Phytoremediation is the use of plants for the removal of pollutants from contaminated soil or
water. Phytoremediation is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to …

Phytoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls: new trends and promises

BV Aken, PA Correa, JL Schnoor - Environmental science & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Transgenic plants and associated bacteria constitute a new generation of genetically
modified organisms for efficient and environment-friendly treatment of soil and water …

Enzymatic reductions for the chemist

F Hollmann, IWCE Arends, D Holtmann - Green Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
When challenged by a difficult reduction reaction, a chemist should always also consider
biocatalysis in synthesis planning. The inherent selectivity of enzymes has been known for …

Utilising the synergy between plants and rhizosphere microorganisms to enhance breakdown of organic pollutants in the environment (15 pp)

Q Chaudhry, M Blom-Zandstra, SK Gupta… - … Science and Pollution …, 2005 - Springer
Background Phytoremediation is a promising technology for the cleanup of polluted
environments. The technology has so far been used mainly to remove toxic heavy metals …