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1. Distinguishing reclamation, revegetation and phytoremediation, and the importance of geochemical processes in the reclamation of sulfidic mine tailings: A review

Author:
Xie, Lina; van Zyl, Dirk
Source:
Chemosphere 2020 v.252 pp. 126446
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; geochemistry; land restoration; metalloids; microbial activity; mine tailings; oxidation; sulfide minerals;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The reclamation of tailings, especially acid-generating tailings resulting from the oxidation of sulfide minerals, has been an urgent but difficult task for a long period. Phytoremediation has been received great concerns in the area of metal (loid)s removal in recent two decades. However, in the reclamation of tailings, the term “revegetation” has been mentioned frequently. In order to help to de ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126446

2. The effects of different electric fields and electrodes on Solanum nigrum L. Cd hyperaccumulation in soil

Author:
Xu, Lei; Dai, Huiping; Skuza, Lidia; Wei, Shuhe
Source:
Chemosphere 2020 v.246 pp. 125666
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Solanum nigrum; biomass; cadmium; electric field; electrodes; graphene; hyperaccumulators; soil; stainless steel; weeds;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Electrokinetics is a new attempt of strengthening hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. Cd extraction. The effects of different electric fields and electrodes on S. nigrum accumulating Cd among of four electric field conditions (1 V cm⁻¹) and two electrodes were determined. The results showed that the AC electric field significantly stimulated (p < 0.05) the growth of S. nigrum, and the biomass incre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125666

3. Significance of soil microbe in microbial-assisted phytoremediation: an effective way to enhance phytoremediation of contaminated soil

Author:
Yang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.; Wang, Z.; Li, C.; Wei, H.
Source:
International journal of environmental science and technology 2020 v.17 no.4 pp. 2477-2484
ISSN:
1735-1472
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; climate change; plant growth; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; polluted soils; soil pollution; soil properties;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soil contamination is an increasing global problem. Efforts are underway to minimize the release of contaminants and develop effective bioremediation strategies. Contaminated soil can be treated by phytoremediation that is dependent on the contaminant and soil properties and plant growth rate. In recent decades, soil microbes have been used successfully to enhance the capacity of plants to tolerat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13762-020-02668-2

4. A review on remediation technologies for nickel-contaminated soil

Author:
Chen, Xueyan; Kumari, Deepika; Cao, C J; Plaza, Grażyna; Achal, Varenyam
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2020 v.26 no.3 pp. 571-585
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; arable soils; encapsulation; heavy metals; industrialization; nickel; polluted soils; soil remediation; soil washing; urbanization; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... With the rapid pace of industrialization and urbanization, the environmental safety of soil is a worldwide concern. In China alone, one-fifth of the arable land is reported to be contaminated with heavy metals including nickel. In this review, current research on nickel remediation, specifically the various remediation technologies including physical and chemical remediation methods, such as immob ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2018.1539639

5. Differentiation of Nanoparticles Isolated from Distinct Plant Species Naturally Growing in a Heavy Metal Polluted Site

Author:
Abdallah, Bouchra Belhaj; Zhang, Xin; Andreu, Irene; Gates, Byron D.; El Mokni, Ridha; Rubino, Stefano; Landoulsi, Ahmed; Chatti, Abdelwaheb
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2020 v.386 pp. 121644
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Cichorium intybus; Dittrichia viscosa; heavy metals; manufacturing; nanoparticles; pollution; soil; steel; waste management;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Leaves harvested from the plants of two different species (Dittrichia viscosa and Cichorium intybus) grown in their autogenous environment near a steel manufacturing company were characterized for naturally accumulated nanoparticles. These plant species are known to accumulate heavy metals. It was, however, unknown if these species would also accumulate these heavy metals in the form of nanopartic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121644

6. Identification of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes for food safety on two different cadmium contaminated soils

Author:
Lu, Min; Cao, Xuerui; Pan, Jianqing; Li, Tingqiang; Khan, Muhammad Bilal; Gurajala, Hanumanth Kumar; He, Zhenli; Yang, Xiaoe
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2020 v.27 no.8 pp. 7943-7956
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Triticum aestivum; biomass; cadmium; field experimentation; food safety; genotype; human population; polluted soils; straw; wheat;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Over the last decade, human population has been facing great challenges in ensuring appropriate supply of food free from cadmium (Cd) contamination. Selection of genetically low-Cd wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes, with a large biomass and high accumulation of Cd in straw but low-Cd concentration in grains, is an inventive approach of phytoremediation while keeping agricultural production in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-07261-w

7. Pyrolysis of various phytoremediation residues for biochars: Chemical forms and environmental risk of Cd in biochar

Author:
Zhang, Yaping; Chen, Zhenyan; Xu, Weiwei; Liao, Qilin; Zhang, Huiyan; Hao, Shefeng; Chen, Sihui
Source:
Bioresource technology 2020 v.299 pp. 122581
ISSN:
0960-8524
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Brassica napus; Lolium perenne; Pennisetum; bioavailability; biochar; cadmium; chemical speciation; leaching; pyrolysis; risk; temperature;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Various phytoremediation residues (PMRs), including Brassica napus L. (BN), Pennisetum sinese (PS) and Lolium perenne L.(LP), were pyrolyzed at 400, 500, 600 and 700 °C, respectively. A series of sequential and single extractions were employed to analyze the chemical speciation and potential environmental risk of Cadmium (Cd) in different phytoremediation residues-derived biochars (PMBs). The resu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122581

8. Hazards of bisphenol A (BPA) exposure: A systematic review of plant toxicology studies

Author:
Xiao, Changyun; Wang, Lihong; Zhou, Qing; Huang, Xiaohua
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2020 v.384 pp. 121488
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; antioxidants; bisphenol A; hormone secretion; photosynthesis; phytotoxicity; seed germination; soil; surface water; systematic review; toxicology;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The widespread use of bisphenol A (BPA) has led to its ubiquity in the natural environment. Thus, BPA is considered as a contaminant of emerging concern. Due to its widespread use, BPA has been detected in a range of soils and surface waters. This is of concern because BPA has been shown to elicit slight to moderate toxicity to plants. Based on current research and our own work, this paper reviews ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121488

9. Knockdown of BTS may provide a new strategy to improve cadmium-phytoremediation efficiency by improving iron status in plants

Author:
Zhu, Ya Xin; Du, Wen Xin; Fang, Xian Zhi; Zhang, Lin Lin; Jin, Chong Wei
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2020 v.384 pp. 121473
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Arabidopsis; cadmium; culture media; genes; genetic engineering; iron; mutants; nutrition; roots; shoots;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The identification of the key genes related to cadmium (Cd) tolerance and accumulation is a major element in genetically engineering improved plants for Cd phytoremediation. Owing to the similarity between the ionic hydrated radius of Cd²⁺ and Fe²⁺, this study investigated how the Cd tolerance and accumulation of Arabidopsis plants was affected by the knockdown of BTS, a gene that negatively regul ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121473

10. Removal of toxic metals from wastewater in constructed wetlands as a green technology; catalyst role of substrates and chelators

Author:
Batool, Ammara; Saleh, Tawfik A.
Source:
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2020 v.189 pp. 109924
ISSN:
0147-6513
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; catalysts; catalytic activity; chelating agents; constructed wetlands; metals; sustainable technology; toxicity; wastewater; wastewater treatment;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years knowledge in regard to phytoremediation for removal of metals from wastewater has been extensively developed. Despite advance treatment methods; different plants were widely used for wastewater treatment that may affect the efficiency of plants by stressing their natural ability. Therefore, this paper reviews the catalytic role of constructed wetlands, spiking of chelators and subs ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109924

11. The role of plant growth promoting bacteria on arsenic removal: A review of existing perspectives

Author:
Alka, Sadiya; Shahir, Shafinaz; Ibrahim, Norahim; Chai, Tsun-Thai; Mohd Bahari, Zaratulnur; Abd Manan, Fazilah
Source:
Environmental technology & innovation 2020 v.17 pp. 100602
ISSN:
2352-1864
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; arsenic; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; metal tolerance; plant growth; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Phytobial remediation is an innovative tool that uses plants and microbes to mitigate Arsenic (As) contamination of the environment. Recently, plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) that assists phytoremediation has been highly touted for both improving plant metal tolerance and promoting plant growth while achieving the goal of large-scale removal of As. This review focuses on the PGPB characteri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eti.2020.100602

12. Invasive alien plants and environmental remediation: a new paradigm for sustainable restoration ecology

Author:
Rai, Prabhat K.; Kim, Ki‐Hyun
Source:
Restoration ecology 2020 v.28 no.1 pp. 3-7
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; biodiversity; developing countries; ecological restoration; ecosystems; introduced plants; invasive species; metals; particulates; social environment;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article explores some fundamental aspects of ecological restoration dynamics when an ecosystem is exposed to and altered by environmental disturbances like invasive alien plants and metals/particulates. These dynamics are assessed in socioeconomic and phytoremediation terms with respect to the perspective of emerging nations (e.g. an Indo‐Burma global biodiversity hotspot). In this short repo ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.13058

13. Remediation techniques for removal of heavy metals from the soil contaminated through different sources: a review

Author:
Dhaliwal, Salwinder Singh; Singh, Jaswinder; Taneja, Parminder Kaur; Mandal, Agniva
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2020 v.27 no.2 pp. 1319-1333
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; food chain; heavy metals; humans; industry; metalloids; polluted soils; pollution;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Heavy metal pollution is one of the serious problems and contaminates the environment by different means with the blow of industries in several countries. Different techniques like physical, chemical, and biological have been used for removal of heavy metal contaminants from the environment. Some of these have limitations such as cost, time consumption, logistical problems, and mechanical involved ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-06967-1

14. Optimal voltage and treatment time of electric field with assistant Solanum nigrum L. cadmium hyperaccumulation in soil

Author:
Xu, Lei; Dai, Huiping; Skuza, Lidia; Wei, Shuhe
Source:
Chemosphere 2020 v.253 pp. 126575
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Solanum nigrum; biomass; cadmium; electric field; electric potential difference; electrical conductivity; hyperaccumulators; pH; roots; shoots; soil;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... We have attempted to obtain optimal conditions of direct current electrical field with switching polarity to increase Cd accumulation of the hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. from soil. The effects of different voltages and treatment times on S. nigrum accumulating Cd were determined. The results showed that Cd concentration in S. nigrum under all electrical field conditions were significantly hi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126575

15. Uptake of 133Cs and 134Cs by Ceratophyllum demersum L. under field and greenhouse conditions

Author:
Vacula, Jaroslav; Komínková, Dana; Pecharová, Emilie; Doksanská, Tereza; Pechar, Libor
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2020 v.720 pp. 137292
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Ceratophyllum demersum; aquatic habitat; cesium radioisotopes; exposure duration; field experimentation; greenhouse experimentation; greenhouses; phytotoxicity; stable isotopes;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The phytoremediation abilities of Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum L.) were tested under greenhouse and field conditions. Plants were exposed for 8, 16, and 24 days (greenhouse with stable isotope ¹³³Cs), 8 days (field with ¹³³Cs), and 8 days (climabox with radioactive isotope ¹³⁴Cs). The plants were exposed to different concentration of stable Cs provided as CsCl (0.008, 0.033, 0.133, 0.267, 0.53 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137292

16. Phytoremediation: A multidisciplinary approach to clean up heavy metal contaminated soil

Author:
Shah, Vijendra; Daverey, Achlesh
Source:
Environmental technology & innovation 2020 v.18 pp. 100774
ISSN:
2352-1864
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; anthropogenic activities; biosphere; heavy metals; microbiology; plant physiology; plant tissues; polluted soils; pollution; soil chemistry; trophic levels;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Environmental pollution due to heavy metals is a growing concern worldwide. Human activities such as industrial discharge, mining, smelting, hazardous solid waste disposal, etc. mainly contribute heavy metals to the soil. Persisting heavy metals in the soil can be taken up by plant tissues and can enter the biosphere and aggregate up in the trophic levels of the food web. Several physical, chemica ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eti.2020.100774

17. Recent developments in environmental mercury bioremediation and its toxicity: A review

Author:
Kumari, Shivani; Amit,; Jamwal, Rahul; Mishra, Neha; Singh, Dileep Kumar
Source:
Environmental nanotechnology, monitoring & management 2020 v.13 pp. 100283
ISSN:
2215-1532
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; adverse effects; bacteria; biosensors; breeding; cost effectiveness; humans; mercury; nanotechnology; neurotoxins; operon; pollutants; sediments; soil; toxicity; yeasts;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mercury (Hg), a global pollutant produced by anthropogenic and natural means acts as a bioacumulative toxin that severely affects our environment and human lives. Besides being a potent neurotoxin, mercury has several adverse effects on all the major body systems. Mercury changes its chemical forms in the environment and travels from place to place and finally it gets deposited deep down into soil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100283

18. Phytohormones-induced senescence efficiently promotes the transport of cadmium from roots into shoots of plants: A novel strategy for strengthening of phytoremediation

Author:
Zhu, Huihui; Chen, Liang; Xing, Wei; Ran, Shangmin; Wei, Zhihui; Amee, Maurice; Wassie, Misganaw; Niu, Hong; Tang, Diyong; Sun, Jie; Du, Dongyun; Yao, Jun; Hou, Haobo; Chen, Ke; Sun, Jie
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2020 v.388 pp. 122080
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Brassica juncea; Festuca arundinacea; abscisic acid; cadmium; copper; heavy metals; hydroponics; pot culture; roots; salicylic acid; shoots; soil; zinc;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to the long growth period of plants, phytoremediation is time costly. Improving the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in shoots of plants will promote the efficiency of phytoremediation. In this study, two senescence-relative phytohormones, abscisic acid (ABA) and salicylic acid (SA), were applied to strengthening phytoremediation of Cd by tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea S.). Under hydroponic cult ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122080

19. Effects of zinc and lead on seed germination of Helichrysum microphyllum subsp. tyrrhenicum, a metal-tolerant plant

Author:
Boi, M. E.; Porceddu, M.; Cappai, G.; De Giudici, G.; Bacchetta, G.
Source:
International journal of environmental science and technology 2020 v.17 no.4 pp. 1917-1928
ISSN:
1735-1472
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Helichrysum; indigenous species; lead; metal tolerance; mining; mortality; seed germination; seedlings; seeds; vegetation cover; zinc; Corsica; Sardinia;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The seed germination of Helichrysum microphyllum subsp. tyrrhenicum, an endemic species of Sardinia and Corsica with metal tolerance capability, was evaluated against zinc (Zn; 0, 250, 500 and 1000 mg/L) and lead (Pb; 0, 25, 50 and 100 mg/L) stress. Seeds were collected in three localities: (a) inside a mine dump highly polluted with these metals, (b) outside but close to this area and (c) far fro ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13762-019-02589-9

20. Enhancing the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan, Using Organic Manure

Author:
Ruley, J. A.; Amoding, A.; Tumuhairwe, J. B.; Basamba, T. A.; Opolot, E.; Oryem-Origa, H.
Source:
Applied and environmental soil science 2020 v.2020
ISSN:
1687-7675
Subject:
phytoremediation,   etc   ; Hyparrhenia rufa; Oryza longistaminata; Sorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum; Tithonia diversifolia; cow manure; petroleum; planting; polluted soils; wetlands; Sudan;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Phytoremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils is a challenging process. In an effort to enhance phytoremediation, soil was artificially contaminated with known concentration of light crude oil containing Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) at a concentration of 75 gkg⁻¹ soil. The contaminated soil was subjected to phytoremediation trial using four plant species (Oryza longistaminata, Sorghum ar ...
DOI:
10.1155/2020/4614286