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A Review of Recent Research Developments Into the Potential for Phytoextraction of Persistent Organic Pollutants (Pops) from Weathered, Contaminated Soil

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Application of Phytotechnologies for Cleanup of Industrial, Agricultural, and Wastewater Contamination

Abstract

This chapter provides a summary of recent research exploring the potential of phytoextraction as a remediation strategy for soils contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Evidence is first provided to show that plants in the species Cucurbita pepo ssp pepo (which includes zucchini and pumpkins) have the ability to mobilize significant concentrations of highly hydrophobic POPs from the soil and translocate them to their shoots, while many other plants do not. Current hypotheses regarding the mechanisms by which C. pepo ssp pepo plants achieve these high concentrations of POPs are then discussed. Next, a summary is given of research which has investigated use of soil amendments and other treatments to increase the efficiency of POPs phytoextraction by C. pepo ssp pepo and other plants. Finally, some of the impediments to the practical application of this technology are discussed and suggestions are made for future research to help make phytoextraction a feasible remediation strategy for POPs-contaminated soil.

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Åslund, M.W., Zeeb, B.A. (2010). A Review of Recent Research Developments Into the Potential for Phytoextraction of Persistent Organic Pollutants (Pops) from Weathered, Contaminated Soil. In: Kulakow, P.A., Pidlisnyuk, V.V. (eds) Application of Phytotechnologies for Cleanup of Industrial, Agricultural, and Wastewater Contamination. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3592-9_4

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