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The objective of this research was to determine the phytoremediation potential of Eucalyptus globulus in Cd contaminated soil through two different harvest methods. Although replanting is more expensive than coppicing and produces less aboveground biomass, more Cd can be removed from the soil with roots removal at each harvest as the E. globulus absorbs vast majority of heavy metals in non-metabolically active parts like roots. Despite the higher cost of replanting in a single harvest, when phytoremediation efficiency and total duration are considered as important factors, the replanting treatment should be recommended as an appropriate method which can decrease the phytoremediation time obviously.
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We gratefully acknowledge for the financial support from Department of finance of Guangdong Province. Thanks are also given to my colleagues for their supply of field sampling.
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Luo, J., Qi, S., Peng, L. et al. Phytoremediation Potential of Cadmium-Contaminated Soil by Eucalyptus globulus Under Different Coppice Systems. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 94, 321–325 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-014-1450-z
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