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A review on application of phytoremediation technique for eradication of synthetic dyes by using ornamental plants

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Phytoremediation emerges as an innovative and eco-friendly technique to remediate textile dyes with the use of various categories of plants. In recent years, ornamental plants emerge as more attractive and effective substitute in comparison to edible plants for phytoremediation. Regardless of aesthetic value, some ornamental plants can be grown to remediate the sites contaminated with dyes, heavy metals, pesticides, or other organic compounds. In this review, we focus on pioneer research on synthetic dye removal using ornamental plants and evaluate the phytoremediation capability of ornamental plants for treatment of textile effluent. This paper also emphasized specific ornamental plants having high accumulation and tolerance ability for removal of dyes. The mechanisms explored for the phytoremediation of dyes by ornamental plants have also been explained. This review will also be helpful for researchers for exploring more new ornamental plants in phytoremediation technique.

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The authors are grateful to the Chitkara University (India) for providing us study material and encouragement for writing review and providing necessary facilities. The authors also thank Elsevier for permitting to reprint the figures.

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J. K.: critical review, supervision of manuscript, and expert opinion; P. M.: drafting of the manuscript, conceptualization, and graphical design; N. K.: literature review. All authors contributed to the article and approved the final version.

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Correspondence to Pooja Mahajan.

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Kaushal, J., Mahajan, P. & Kaur, N. A review on application of phytoremediation technique for eradication of synthetic dyes by using ornamental plants. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 67970–67989 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16672-7

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