Co-Authors:
Dushenkov, S., Phytotech Inc., 1 Deer Park Dr., Suite 1, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852, United States
Kapulnik, Y., Phytotech Inc., 1 Deer Park Dr., Suite 1, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852, United States
Blaylock, M., Phytotech Inc., 1 Deer Park Dr., Suite 1, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852, United States
Sorochisky, B., Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering, Natl. Acad. Sci. 148 Zabolotnogo St., Kiev, 252143, Ukraine
Raskin, I., AgBiotech Center, Rutgers University, Cook College, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
Ensley, B., Phytotech Inc., 1 Deer Park Dr., Suite 1, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852, United States
Abstract:
There is a great need for cost effective technology to remediate soils and bodies of water contaminated with heavy metals and radionuclides. Phytoremediation, an emerging technology of using plants for the removal of pollutants could provide an affordable way to restore the economic value of contaminated land. Two main subsets of phytoremediation have been developed: phytoextration, which is based on using high biomass crop plants in combination with a system of soil amendments to extract heavy metals from soil, and rhizofiltration, a technology which employs plants to remove contaminants from aqueous streams. © 1997 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.