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Impact of Engineered Nanoparticles on the Phytoextraction of Environmental Pollutants

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Phytoremediation

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Phytoremediation has become a mainstream remediation technology for mildly contaminated soil and groundwater. Plants are at the core of this technology, and their ability to phytoextract various environmental pollutants dictates the performance of phytoremediation in many applications. Numerous previous studies have investigated the mechanisms of plant uptake and accumulation of a wide variety of environmental pollutants, ranging from organic compounds to heavy metals. In addition to the intrinsic properties of environmental pollutants and specific characteristics of the chosen plant species, phytoextraction is affected by various environmental factors including the presence of coexisting environmental pollutants. With the rapid advancement of nanotechnology and continued buildup of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment, their potential impacts on plant uptake of coexisting environmental pollutants have attracted some attentions. Even though the investigation on the ENPs’ effects on phytoextraction of environmental pollutants is still in its fledging stage, available information indicates a strong effect of ENPs on plant uptake of co-present environmental pollutants. This chapter summarized most available results with regard to ENPs’ effects on the plant uptake of both organic compounds and heavy metals and discussed the potential mechanisms for the altered plant uptake of these environmental pollutants by ENPs. Finally, the chapter provided suggestions on some future research needs and discussed the implications of emerging ENPs on the performance of phytoremediation.

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  4. College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA

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Ma, X., Wang, X. (2018). Impact of Engineered Nanoparticles on the Phytoextraction of Environmental Pollutants. In: Ansari, A., Gill, S., Gill, R., R. Lanza, G., Newman, L. (eds) Phytoremediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99651-6_17

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