PHYTOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS

Plant-based remediation techniques are showing increasing promise for use in soils contaminated with organic and inorganic pollutants. Two contrasting approaches to remediation are being pursued: pollutant-stabilization and containment, where soil conditions and vegetative cover are manipulated to reduce the environmental hazard; and decontamination, where plants and their associated microflora are used to eliminate the contaminant from the soil.