In 1993, a united states patent was filed by a company called phytotech. Full names of authors are preferred in the author field, but are not required. A list of plants and trees suitable for phytoremediation and their corresponding benefits. Research focusing specifically on the phytoremediation of contaminated soils has only grown significantly in the last 25 years. Pdf chromium cr is one of the most common heavy metals affecting the soil quality which is.
The plant species used were mustard brassica juncea, cv. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes and two algae chlorodesmis sp. Plants, used as remediation techniques, take up the heavy metals to produce an internal concentration greater than. Nov 09, 2011 because of these limitations such plants cannot be used to remove certain heavy metals from soil. Vegetable species for phytoextraction of boron, copper, lead. Water is the main medium used for the preparation of the remedies which are mostly administered orally.
Name one tree species i mentioned and how it can be used for phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is a quite novel technique to clean polluted soils using plants. It designates all vegetation based remediation measures. Aspen in phytoremediation aspen represent optimal plants for absorption, accumulation, storage, and degradation of environmental pollutants such as heavy metals, mercury, pcbs, nitrates, pesticide and herbicide residues, aromatics, wood preservatives, explosives and other wasteproducts. Evaluation of phytoremediation and bioremediation for sandy.
Scientists have identified phytoremediation as an effective and efficient process to improve human health and reproductive health in contaminated areas. There are several different types of phytoremediation mechanisms. The use and effectiveness of phytoremediation to treat. Study on application of phytoremediation technology in. They have a more interesting use for phytoremediation as well. Phytoremediation is a time specific technology, as this requires sufficient time for plant growth, then binding process for facilitating the. Benefits, brownfields, phytoremediation, tree planting and protection. As international journal of molecular sciences has. Finally, a matrix is provided to allow easy screening of the abstracted references. To minimise such risk, phytoremediation comes into play. In the present study, transgenic alfalfa plants pkhcg coexpressing glutathione stransferase gst and human p450 2e1 cyp2e1 genes were used for phytoremediation of mixed mercury hg. The burning of leaves or limbs of plants containing harmful chemicals could contaminate the air.
In situ and ex situ applications are governed by site soil and water characteristics, nutrient sustainability, meteorology, hydrology, feasible ecosystems, and contaminant. Bioremediation by use of plants constitutes phytoremediation. 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. Eventually, phytoremediation plants became an additional cleanup technique to remove harmful chemicals from the soil, such as cadmium, zinc, iron, and manganese. May 30, 2019 the first article on phytoremediation was written by scientists at rutgers university about the use of speciallyselected and engineered metalaccumulating plants used to clean polluted soils. The use and effectiveness of phytoremediation to treat persistent organic pollutants 1. It was one of the first webenabled applications deve\. Potential of five plant species for phytoremediation of metalpah. Phytoremediation, the use of plants to remediate environmental media, is being pursued as a new approach for the cleanup of contaminated soils and waters, including groundwater. The term phytoremediation comes from the ancient greek word phyto meaning plant and the latin word remedium meaning restoring balance. In theory, phytoremediation methods are cheap, are accepted by the public and, compared to. We take a closer look at 5 of best plants for phytoremediation. Use of trees in phytoremediation since the early 1990s organic pollutant clean up. Phytoremediation is the name given to a set of technologies that use different plants as a containment.
The plants used in phytoremediation are generally selected on the basis of their growth rate and. The plants can only remove toxins as deep as their roots, so the technique might not solve groundwater contamination. This technology has been used for hundreds of years to treat human waste, re duce erosion, and protect water quality. Phytoremediation may be applied to polluted soil or static water environment. What is the fate of plants used in phytoremediation. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not. The gourd family, cucurbitaceae, consists of about 975 species across 98 genera. The primary processes of plants are based on gas exchange to. Phytoremediation of heavy metals contaminated mafiadoc. How can plants used for phytoremediation be safely.
Phytoremediation plants, advantages, process, scope, limits. Phytoremediation can be used to clean up metals, pesticides, solvents, explosives, crude oil, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and landfill leachates. Bioremediation plants list of high impact articles. The importance of the calciumtomagnesium ratio for phytoremediation of dairy industry wastewater using the aquatic plant lemna minor l. Plants with a metal concentration in the aboveground biomass that reflects the soil concentra tion of the metal. This work may also be used to help guide research, development, and regulation. For instance, pb phytoremediation technology can only be feasible if systems can be developed to employ high biomass plants, which are capable of accumulating more than 1% pb in shoots and produce more than 20 t of biomass ha. Phytoremediation is an eco friendly approach for remediation of contaminated soil and water using plants comprised of two components, one by the root colonizing microbes and the other by plants themselves, which accumulates the toxic compounds to further non toxic metabolites.
Explore phytoremediation with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. Plants are known to be able to accumulate many heavy metals 9. Phytoremediation offers owners and managers of metal contami. Members of the family are annual or perennial herbaceous plants. The major problem of environmental concern, facing kano. Performance of aquatic plant species for phytoremediation. One plant used in phytoremediation for cleaner soil is alpine pennygrass because it was found to be able to remove 10 times more cadmium than any other known soil cleaning plant. Plants have been used over the years to remove contaminants from the soil. Gisbert and her team aimed to genetically modify a plant so that it could be used for phytoremediationusing plants to remove toxic substances from the soil. Phytoremediation, also referred as botanical bioremediation chaney et al. Dec 24, 2007 phytoremediation, also referred as botanical bioremediation chaney et al. There are three types of phytoremediation processes, including. Heavy metals are among the contaminants in the environment. The term phytoremediation phyto plant and remediation.
However, the effect of using genetically modified organisms for phytoremediation is a poorly researched topic in terms of microbial community structures, despite the important role of microorganisms in the health. In situ and ex situ applications are governed by site soil and water characteristics, nutrient sustainability, meteorology, hydrology, feasible ecosystems, and. Plant species identification for phytoremediation of mixed. Bioremediation plants list of high impact articles ppts. 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. Phytoremediation resource guide pdf 56 pp, 436 k, 1999, 542b99003. Phytoremediation resource guide technologies for cleaning.
Technical guidance manual for puget soundappendix 6. Sep 12, 2017 phytoremediation phytoremediation definition. Plants are unique organisms equipped with remarkable metabolic. Phytoremediation is a technology based on the capacity of plants to. Phytoremediation is an emerging bioremediation technology that uses the plant to remove contaminants from soil and water. This use of plants to clean up contaminated areas is called phytoremediation. Many researchers are in the process of finding more plants that can be used for cleaning up other contaminants in both soils and water. Use of brassica plants in the phytoremediation and. Arabidopsis thaliana delhaize 1996, typha latifolia, and phragmites australis ye et al.
The plants database was first put on the web in late 1994 or early 1995. Examples where phytoremediation has been used successfully include the restoration of abandoned metal mine workings, and sites where polychlorinated biphenyls have been dumped during manufacture and mitigation of ongoing coal mine discharges reducing the impact of contaminants in soils, water, or air. It is a technology that uses plants to treat environmental pollution problems. Phytoremediation has not only been studied in plants but it is also applied to microorganisms that have the ability to take up large amount of heavy metals. Phytoremediation generally requires more space and time than alternative remediation strategies. Phytoremediation the direct use of living green plants for in situ remediation refers to the use of plantbased processes and their associated microbial communities in a symbiotic interaction.
The application of transgenic plants to clean up environmental pollution caused by the wastes of heavy metal mining is a promising method for removing metal pollutants from soils. Effect of genetically modified poplars on soil microbial. Of course, phytoremediation operates under certain limitations. Combining the latin words for plant and remedy, phytoremediation uses special types of plants that are able to absorb or metabolize harmful chemicals such as radionuclides, inorganics, and heavy metals in the soil and ground water. The plant used in the phytoremediation technique must have a considerable capacity of metal absorption, its accumulation and reducing the time of decontamination of an ecosystem 8. Phytovolatilization of oxygenatied compounds from gasolineimpacted groundwater at an underground storage tank site via conifers. To better examine the phytoremediation potential of kenaf hybiscus. The people in the study area have a rich heritage of traditional plants that are used in the. Abstract phytoremediation, the use of green plants to clean up polluted soil and water resources has received much attention in the last few years. Gouda is with projects management department, pelayim petroleum company, cairo, egypt email. Trees in phytoremediation colorado state university. The plants used for phytoremediation must be fast growing and have the ability to accumulate large quantities of metal contaminants in their shoot tissue.
Phytoremediation is an environmentally friendly, safe and cheap technique used to eliminate pollutants from an environment. Another plant used in phytoremediation for cleaner soil is indian mustard, which removes lead, selenium, zinc, mercury, and copper from the soil. 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. The term comes from the greek word for plants phyto that can detoxify, or remediate, soil or water contaminated with heavy metals or excess minerals. Because of these limitations, a thorough site assessment. It is not a design manual, and is not intended to provide enough information. Plants can degrade organic pollutants or contain and stabilize metal contaminants by acting as filters or traps. Despite these and other successes, phytoremediation remains largely relegated to the lab. The plants used for phytoremediation technology selectively metabolize or absorbed contaminates from the soil, water or other growth matrix. The uptake, accumulation and degradation of contaminants vary from plant to plant.
Plants used for phytoremediation in sustainable bioremediation treatmentcleanuprestoration projects to contain, degrade, or eliminate transient pollutionwaste andor onsite pollutiontoxins. Phytoremediation and bioremediation for sandy soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. Phytoremediation is the process of using green plants or trees to clean water, soil, and sludge by removing, stabilizing, destroying, or transferring contaminants. Phytoremediation of heavy metals by calcifying macroalgae anthropogenic activities release heavy metals into water bodies which can lead to imbalancement of the ecosystem. Phytometabolism plants break down toxic material into nontoxic forms.
Plants with their large, conducive to pollutants accumulation surface are the most efficient and natural tool in the hands of a man for decreasing air pollution and with our knowledge will be effectively and widely used for this purpose. Phytoremediation resource guide pdf 56 pp, 436 k, 1999, 542b. Pdf phytoremediation ability of some floricultural plant species. There are five basic types of phytoremediation techniques. These plants are capable of stimulating the biodegradation of pollutants in the soil adjacent to roots rhizosphere although phytoremediation is a cheap and environmental friendly cleanup process for the biodegradation. Beside the natural activities, almost all human activities also have potential contribution to produce heavy metals as side effects. 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. Phytodecontamination a subset of phytoremediation the concentrations of the contaminants in the soils of concern is reduced to an acceptable level through the action of plants, their associated microflora and agronomic practices. Phytoremediation plants used to clean contaminated soil. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page.
Plants are used either to remove or to stabilize hold in place pollution in the soil. Phytoremediation has been studied extensively in research and smallscale demonstrations, but full. Some recommended plants which are commonly used in phytoremediation and their capability to reduce the contaminant are also reported. But after they have absorbed so much of these contaminants, they need to be disposed of safely into the environment. If the contamination runs too deep, or the concentration of toxic compounds is too high, then plants alone. Phytoremediation involves growing plants in a contaminated matrix to remove environmental contaminants by facilitating sequestration andor degradation detoxification of the pollutants. Phytoremediation is a general term for several ways in which plants are used to remediate sites by. Phytoremediation processes rely on the ability of plants to take up andor metabolize pollutants to less toxic substances. Common sunflower is from the family asteraceae, the family of daisies and its botanical name is helianthus annuus. By compiling the published and unpublished work, research repetition can be avoided, and areas of opportunity that need attention should be clear. A plant has a potential for accumulating, immobilizing, and transforming a low level of persistent contaminants. Phytoremediation consists of mitigating pollutant concentrations in contaminated soils, water, or air, with plants able to contain, degrade, or eliminate metals, pesticides etc. The plants as reported in this paper are used to treat 43 physical illnessesdiseases.
Plants,used as remediation techniques, take up the heavy metals to produce an internal concentration greater than. Cr, cd, pb, zn phytoremediation in conjunction with biomass fuels production willow being grown on contaminated land for biomass production. Jan 23, 2015 phytoremediation of heavy metals by calcifying macroalgae anthropogenic activities release heavy metals into water bodies which can lead to imbalancement of the ecosystem. Not aware of any trials with native aspen in uk but. Phytoremediation seminar report, ppt, pdf for chemical. Specific plants are cultivated at the sites of polluted soil. Phytoremediation types of phytoremediation notes pdf. It may be used to remove contaminants from soil, toxins from air or simply revegetate and stabilize a disturbed area. This is known as microremediation and can also be a potential source for removing soil pollution wu et al.
Plant assisted bioremediation, sometimes referred to as a type of phytoremediation, involves the interaction of. Phytoremediation entails the use of plants to mitigate the effects of some type of environmental toxin or damage. Phytoremediation the use of plants for the restoration of a polluted. In this process, the plant releases natural substances through its roots, supplying.
The first article on phytoremediation was written by scientists at rutgers university about the use of speciallyselected and engineered metalaccumulating plants used to clean polluted soils. Phytoextraction uses hyperaccumulating plants, like common sunflowers, to take up and store pollutants in stems, roots, and leaves the most frequent method. Contaminant accumulation rates in mgkg dry weight binomial name english name hhyperaccumulator or aaccumulator pprecipitator ttolerant. Because of these limitations such plants cannot be used to remove certain heavy metals from soil. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks. Phytoremediation is a general term for several ways in which plants are used to remediate sites by removing pollutants from soil and water. Phytoremediation, heavy metals, hyper accumulators, transgenic plants. Purpose this project will investigate the usage of phytoremediation to treat soil and groundwater contaminated by persistent organic pollutants pops. Phytoremediation is a bioremediation process that uses various types of plants to remove, transfer, stabilize, andor destroy contaminants in the soil and groundwater. This study investigates the effectiveness of aquatic macrophyte and microphyte for phytoremediation of water bodies contaminated with high arsenic concentration. A potentially use ful and relatively high biomass hyperaccumulator plant that can accumulate metals and radionuclides. List of plants in the family cucurbitaceae britannica. The flowers are often showy and unisex and produce large fruits known as pepos. Phytoremediation, the use of plants to remediate environmental media.
Using plants to clean contaminated soil resilience. Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local. Application of floating aquatic plants in phytoremediation of. Phytostabilization involves the use of the plant to restrict the. Phytoremediation is an innovative use of green plants to clean up our environment. A plant genetically modified that accumulates pb is. It also provides a brief summary of phytoremediation. They have been used for dye, medicine, oil, and food. Some of these plants have been used to clean up soils contaminated with pesticides and heavy metals.
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