Phytoremediation has been implemented as a component of the selected remedy at 18 superfund sites in the united states wuana et al. Phytoremediation of organic polluted soil omics international. Omics group international is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, top journals inorder to collaborate and tie up with the scientific communities of other open access journal publishers. Phytoremediation green for environmental clean the 12th world lake conference. Pdf status on phytoremediation of heavy metals in india a.
Phytoremediation of lead and cadmium contaminated soils. Explore phytoremediation with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. Jun 29, 2015 phytoremediation 4 phytoremediation consists of mitigating pollutant concentrations in contaminated soils, water, or air, with plants able to contain, degrade, or eliminate metals, pesticides, solvents,explosives, crude oil and its derivatives, and various other contaminants from the media that contain them. These plants are capable of stimulating the biodegradation of pollutants in the soil adjacent to roots rhizosphere, although phytoremediation is a cheap and environment friendly cleanup process for the biodegradation of soil pollutants, it takes several years. Full length research paper phytoremediation of heavy metals from urban waste leachate by southern cattail typha domingensis amin mojiri1, hamidi abdul aziz1. Pdf status on phytoremediation of heavy metals in india. Phytoremediation of copper contaminated water using. Phytoremediation is an inexpensive, noninvasive and versatile treatment technology for removing nutrients and trace contaminants from wastewater and surface water sources sinha et al. This vital book, featuring an international set of authors, is a key reference for researchers and environmental managers, as well as anyone involved in the mining industry or landscape remediation. Phytoremediation with algae journal of materials and. Phytoremediation case study a growing solution for hydraulic control, groundwater treatment and more mgwa spring 2004 conference university of minnesota, st. Plants are unique organisms equipped with remarkable metabolic and absorption capabilities, as well as transport sys.
May 01, 2020 all journal articles featured in international journal of phytoremediation vol 22 issue 7. Phytoremediation involves growing plants in a contaminated matrix to remove environmental contaminants by facilitating sequestration andor degradation detoxification of the pollutants. Phytoremediation is defined as a process of decontaminating soil and aquatic systems by using plants, fungi or algae to absorb heavy metals. More than just environmentally safe, phytoremediation is environmentally beneficial glass, 2000. Along this line, the present study aims to highlight the significance of green chemistry. The current remediation technique of heavy metal from contaminated soilwater are expensive, time consuming and environmentally destructive. This technology has been used for hundreds of years to treat human waste, re duce erosion, and protect water quality. Costeffective and efficient remediation technology for hm pollution has been. Phytoremediation of nitrogen as green chemistry for. International journal of environmental analytical chemistry, vol.
International journal of applied biosciences issn 23199938 vol. Phytoremediation of lead in residential soils in dorchester, ma lead paint was widely used until 1978. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Phytoremediation of nitrate contaminated water using.
Organic pollutants can be taken up by plants and degraded by plant metabolic activities. Phytoremediation mechanisms of heavy metal contaminated soils. Plants can take up and accumulate toxic metals in their leaves where they can be disposed of easily. Transformation and control of contaminants provides an authoritative account of the history and the most recent developments of this exciting, emerging field. The use of plants or plant products to restore or stabilize contaminated sites, collectively known as phytoremediation, takes advantage of the natural abilities of plants to take up. The international journal of phytoremediation is the first journal devoted to the publication of current laboratory and field research describing the use of plant systems to remediate contaminated environments. Articles from international journal of environmental research and public. Phytoremediation is the use of plants to improve degraded environments. Upwelling process involves the rise of deep, cold and nutrient rich water towards the surface. In addition, it is important to identify the biological processes necessary for successful phytoremediation cunningham and ow, 1996. International journal of phytoremediation 10, 390414 2008 doi. Some recommended plants which are commonly used in phytoremediation and their.
Phytoremediation is a plant process that cleans polluted environments. Soil loss under different landuse options has been reported and minimum loss found when trees and grass were grown together in a silvipastoral system. Since 2001, the international journal of phytoremediation has been published quarterly. Phytoremediation uses plants to cleanup contaminated soil and groundwater, taking advantage of. Management of environmental contaminants, volume 1 supplies its readers with a multidisciplinary understanding in the principal and practical approaches of phytoremediation from laboratory research to field application. Phytoremediation top journals omics international journal. Malik department of soil science, sherekashmir university of agriculture science and technology shalimar, india corresponding author a b s t r a c t of the world has been contaminated by organic and inorganic pollutants. This untapped supply of different genotypes offers a unique opportunity to study and identify clones that either perform well across most sites or perform well in sites with. Genotypespecific elemental phytoremediation, international journal of phytoremediation, 9. Phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soils and water. Recently, the use of aquatic plants especially micro and macro algae has received much attention due to their ability to absorption of metals and taking up toxic elements from the. Textile waste water treatment by using phytoremediation. Metal and plant species concentrationof metalaccuumulated mgkg a. Contaminant accumulation rates in mgkg dry weight binomial name english name hhyperaccumulator or aaccumulator pprecipitator ttolerant.
Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that utilizes plants to clean up organic pollutants and toxic metals in water, sediments. Despite these and other successes, phytoremediation remains largely relegated to the lab. Plant adaptation and phytoremediation springerlink. Contaminated soils and waters pose a major environmental and human health problem, which may be partially solved by the emerging phytoremediation technology. Unlike organic compounds, metals cannot degrade, andtherefore effective cleanup requires their immobilization to reduce or remove toxicity. Phytoremediation articles omics international journal of. Dec 29, 2011 limitations phytoremediation is limited to the surface area and depth occupied by the roots. Phytoremediation of heavy metals and nutrients by the sagittaria. International journal of phytoremediation evisas journals.
Recent techniques article pdf available in african journal of biotechnology 86. Bioconcentration factor and removal efficiency were also calculated. Full length research paper international journals of. Types of the method of phytoremediation used depends on the type and amount of pollution, as well as what type of area it is found in. Specific plants are cultivated at the sites of polluted soil. Phytoremediation is based on certain natural processes carried out by plants including. Phytoextraction of zinc, copper, lead, iron, and nickel from landfill leachate by duckweed l. National environmental journal, januaryfebruary, pp. Optimization of phytoremediation of leadcontaminated soil by. Application of floating aquatic plants in phytoremediation of.
Phytoremediation refers to a diverse group of green technologies that use either naturally occurring or genetically engineered plants. In recent years, scientists and engineers have started to generate cost effective technologies that include use. Industrial activities such as chemical works, garages and service stations, metal fabrication shops, paper. Pdf decontamination of wastewater with phytoremediation. This book addresses the overall potential of major plants that have the potential to fulfil the dual purposes of phytoremediation and energy generation.
Dec 24, 2007 phytoremediation, also referred as botanical bioremediation chaney et al. Phytoremediation of heavy metals and nutrients by the sagittaria montevidensis into an. This costeffective plantbased approach to remediation takes advantage of the remarkable ability of plants to concentrate elements and compounds from the environment and to metabolize various molecules in their tissues. The inherent capacity of certain native plant species in sequestering nitrate from water for their growth is used in this technique for the removal of.
Jan 28, 2003 phytoremediation offers owners and managers of metalcontaminated sites an innovative and costeffective option to address recalcitrant environmental contaminants. Table 1 physiochemical properties of selected gasoline vocs vapor pressure kpa henrys constant pa. Study on application of phytoremediation technology in. Phytoremediation of heavy metals from soils springerlink. Phytoremediation is a new technology that uses specially selected metal. Phytoremediation is a recently developed technology that uses plants and their associated soil microbes for this purpose. Also explore the seminar topics paper on phytoremediation with abstract or synopsis, documentation on advantages and disadvantages, base paper presentation slides for ieee final year chemical engineering chem or ieee chemical btech, be, mtech students for the year 2015 2016.
Phytoremediation case study a growing solution for. International journal of scientific research in environmental sciences ijsres, 14, pp. Phytoextraction removes metals or organics from soils by accumulating them in the biomass of plants. Phytoremediation is the direct use of living plants for in situ remediation of contaminated soil, sludges. Phytoremediation using gmps is a viable method of remediation compared to the various forms of mechanical remediation due to its versatility, cost effectiveness and environmental preservation. Phytoremediation research at the university of washington. Phytoremediation has been widely applied to water, air, and soil pollution. Phytoremediation seminar report, ppt, pdf for chemical.
Phytoremediation, the use of green plants to treat and control wastes in water, soil, and air, is an important part of the new field of ecological engineering. Epa 542b99003 june 1999 phytoremediation resource guide. Final report phytoremediation and bioremediation of land. This text details the plantassisted remediation method, phytoremediation, which involves the interaction of plant roots and associated rhizospheric microorganisms for the remediation of soil and water contaminated with high levels of metals, pesticides, solvents, radionuclides, explosives, nutrients, crude oil, organic compounds and various other contaminants.
The comprehensive coverage of current approaches to phytoremediation begins by examining the problem. Phytoremediation, volume 83, the latest release in the advances in botanical research series, covers a variety of new topics, including metallophytes from calamine and serpentine soils incl. Phytoremediation articles bioremediation is a waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site. Recently, phytoremediation, which is an emerging technology, should be considered for remediation of contaminated sites because of its cost effectiveness, aesthetic. Phytoremediation is the use of plants to clean up pollution in the environment, especially at hazardous waste sites.
Lead is highly toxic and can cause neurological problems. Brassicaceae 1280 29,400 alyssium spp do 11,600 berkheya codil asteraceae 16,600. It is noteworthy that ammoniacal nitrogen contamination in wastewater has reportedly posed a great threat to the environment. Phytoremediation is a novel, solardriven and costeffective technology for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated environments through exploitation of plants ability to accumulate heavy. Significant progress in phytoremediation has been made with metals and. Phytodegradation, or phytotransformation, is the use of plants to uptake, store and degrade organic pollutants. Phytoremediation using transgenic plants is a promising solution to many problems of environmental contamination. The international journal of phytoremediation ijp is the first journal devoted to the publication of laboratory and field research describing the use of plant systems to solve environmental problems by enabling the remediation of soil, water, and air quality and.
The plants were transplanted into pots that contain 7 kg of leadcontaminated soil. Research focusing specifically on the phytoremediation of contaminated soils has only grown significantly in the last 25 years. Present phytoremediation system characteristics that site managers and others might find useful in assessing the potential applicability of phytoremediation to a specific site. However, there was no report about using vetiver grass for phytoremediation of soil contaminated with tce.
Agricultural information institute, chinese academy of agricultural sciences at. Phytoremediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals core. Further plant screening is necessary to identify additional plant species or genes that have potential value for plantbased remediation techniques. Phytoremediation of lead and cadmium contaminated soils using.
In india, soil erosion is a serious problem ranging from loss of top soil in. It is an emerging technology that can be applied to both organic and inorganic pollutants present in the soil, water or air salt et al. Although there are several conventional technologies being employed to remediate ammoniacal nitrogen contamination in wastewater, they are not sustainable and costeffective. Accumulation or processing of these chemicals via lignification, volatilization, metabolization. An international conference devoted to phytoremediation work has been convened seven times. Objectives vary with site characteristics, contaminant properties, and choice of plant species. Steven mccutcheon and jerald schnoors insightful book defines the current state of the science of phytoremediation and points the way to further possible applications. The aims of the study were to investigate the phytoremediation of heavy metals from urban waste leachate by typha domingensis and optimization of process parameters using the response surface methodology rsm. Introduction to phytoremediation phytoremediation is a broad term that has been in use since 1991 to describe the use of plants to reduce the volume, mobility, or toxicity of contaminants in soil, groundwater, or other contaminated media mccutcheon 2003. List of issues international journal of phytoremediation. Conventionally, remediation of heavymetalcontaminated soils involves. This study investigates the phytoremediation of leadcontaminated soil by spinach. The nonedible bioenergy plants that are explored for this dual objective include jatropha curcas, ricinus communis, leucaena leucocephalla, milletia pinnata, canabis sativa, azadirachta indica.