Recent findings on the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with environmentally toxic heavy metals and metalloids such as zinc, cadmium, lead, and arsenic

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Alkorta I. [1 ]
Hernández-Allica J. [2 ]
Becerril J.M. [3 ]
Amezaga I. [3 ]
Albizu I. [2 ]
Garbisu C. [2 ]
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[1] Unidad de Biofísica, Centro Mixto UPV/EHU, E-48080 Bilbao
[2] NEIKER, Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development, E-48160 Derio
[3] Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country, E-48080 Bilbao
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Metalloids; Metals; Phytochelatins; Phytoextraction; Phytoremediation; Transgenic plants;
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10.1023/B:RESB.0000040059.70899.3d
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Due to their immutable nature, metals are a group of pollutants of much concern. As a result of human activities such as mining and smelting of metalliferous ores, electroplating, gas exhaust, energy and fuel production, fertilizer and pesticide application, etc., metal pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems today. Phytoremediation, an emerging cost-effective, non-intrusive, and aesthetically pleasing technology, that uses the remarkable ability of plants to concentrate elements and compounds from the environment and to metabolize various molecules in their tissues, appears very promising for the removal of pollutants from the environment. Within this field of phytoremediation, the utilization of plants to transport and concentrate metals from the soil into the harvestable parts of roots and aboveground shoots, i.e., phytoextraction, may be, at present, approaching commercialization. Improvement of the capacity of plants to tolerate and accumulate metals by genetic engineering should open up new possibilities for phytoremediation. The lack of understanding pertaining to metal uptake and translocation mechanisms, enhancement amendments, and external effects of phytoremediation is hindering its full scale application. Due to its great potential as a viable alternative to traditional contaminated land remediation methods, phytoremediation is currently an exciting area of active research. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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