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Prospective of Phytoremediation for Removal of Heavy Metals from Water and Soil: A Brief Review

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The acute and diffused pollution of soils with organic and inorganic contaminants is widespread, alarming and triggers human society. Their intended or unintended addition results in significant implications for public safety and climate. The quality of food and nutrients of human beings and animals is affected by the degradation of soil and water quality. The presence of substantial toxic metals is the most common significant sort of contaminant on the earth. Various methods have been applied for the restoration of contaminated soil. Moreover, these methods have some limitations such as high cost, long term challenges, and infrastructure with technical difficulties. Phytoremediation is recommended to serve as a possible alternative to traditional methods which is cost-effective, eco-friendly, easy processing technology. Phytoremediation utilizes numerous plant species that are capable of absorbing or degrading various pollutants and may use the biomass generated for other applications such as energy production and biofuels processing to obtain environmental, climate, health, and cost control benefits. This review provides more information regarding the use of phytoremediation techniques in heavy-metals in soil and water.

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    Rabiranjan Prusty & Trinath Biswal

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Prusty, R., Biswal, T. (2021). Prospective of Phytoremediation for Removal of Heavy Metals from Water and Soil: A Brief Review. In: Acharya, S.K., Mishra, D.P. (eds) Current Advances in Mechanical Engineering . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4795-3_34

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