| Name: | Description: | Size: | Format: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306.19 KB | Adobe PDF |
Advisor(s)
Abstract(s)
The advent of the industrial revolution has boosted human and technological
development, but at a price. Contaminants have been increasingly accumulating
across wider areas scattered around the world, making pollution a major
planetary issue. Among these pollutants, those related to industrial waste are perhaps
the most threatening due to their broad variety and capacity to migrate through
the air, water, and soil, enter the food chain, and cause a deleterious impact on life
and the environment. Finding solutions to deter industrial pollution has thus become
the need of the hour. However, conventional techniques have often proven unworkable
due to their cost and harmful collateral effects to the environment. In this light,
a plant-based technique with the capacity to stabilize, extract, and/or degrade pollutants
known as phytoremediation, has emerged as a promising alternative due to
its inexpensiveness and environment-friendly character. Here, we review the latest
advances on phytoremediation of sites afflicted by industrial pollution and outline
the future scope of this green technique
Description
Keywords
contaminated soil phytostabilization phytoextraction metals E-waste sludge tailings
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Bernardino, C.A.R., Mahler, C.F., Alvarenga, P., Castro, P.M.L., da Silva, E.F., Novo, L.A.B. (2020). Recent Advances in Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminated by Industrial Waste: A Road Map to a Safer Environment. In: Saxena G., Bharagava R. (eds) Bioremediation of Industrial Waste for Environmental Safety. Springer, Singapore
Publisher
Springer