Phytoremediation of soils contaminated by organic compounds: hype, hope and facts

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1492-1502

  Schwitzguébel, Jean Paul ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biorefineries; Contaminated soils; Detoxification enzymes; Phytoextraction; Plant metabolism; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

AGING; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PCB; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REFINING INDUSTRY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; XENOBIOTICS;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; SPAIN; VIGO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84941352384     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-015-1253-9     Document Type: Article

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