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PGPR and Earthworm-Assisted Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals

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Earthworm Assisted Remediation of Effluents and Wastes

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The pronounced and major effects of contamination of the environment with heavy metals and other xenobiotic compounds have become a major problem worldwide. Soil contaminated with heavy metals poses serious threat to plants, animals as well as human health. Heavy metals due to their toxicity reduces the soil fertility, affects the plant photosynthetic efficiency, reduces yield of the crops, and causes nutrient imbalance. Phytoremediation an eco-friendly, clean, and green technology helps to remove contaminants from the polluted soils. The use of beneficial microorganisms along with plants is considered as an effective method for increasing the efficiency of remediation of contaminated soils. Earthworms also play an important role in remediation process. Interaction of plants with microflora plays a vital role in bioavailability of the metals and their bioaccumulation in plants.

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Sharma, P. et al. (2020). PGPR and Earthworm-Assisted Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals. In: Bhat, S., Vig, A., Li, F., Ravindran, B. (eds) Earthworm Assisted Remediation of Effluents and Wastes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4522-1_14

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