Phytoremediation and plant-assisted bioremediation in soil and treatment wetlands: A review

Open Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-92

  Truu, Jaak ^a,b   Truu, Marika ^a   Espenberg, Mikk ^a   Nõlvak, Hiie ^a   Juhanson, Jaanis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Phytoremediation; Rhizoremediation; Treatment wetlands

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

BIODEGRADATION IN SOIL; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT-ASSOCIATED BACTERIA; PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS; RHIZOREMEDIATION; TREATMENT WETLANDS;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COST; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOREMEDIATION; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; WETLAND;

EID: 84947497843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18740707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874070701509010085     Document Type: Review

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