Phytoextraction makes use of trace element-accumulating plants that concentrate the
pollutants in their tissues. Pollutants can be then removed by harvesting plants. The success …

Metal hyperaccumulation is a trait present in over 450 higher plant species.
Hyperaccumulators are also tolerant to metals, but hyperaccumulation and tolerance are …

The rhizosphere differs from the bulk soil in a range of biochemical, chemical and physical
processes that occur as a consequence of root growth, water and nutrient uptake, respiration …

Free of human interference the soil trace element content is largely dependent on that of the
soil parent material and acting weathering processes. An increasingly industrialised society …

Some plants hyperaccumulate metals or metalloids to levels several orders of magnitude
higher than other species. This intriguing phenomenon has received considerable attention …

Background Hyperaccumulator plants are unusual plants that accumulate particular metals
or metalloids, such as nickel, zinc, cadmium and arsenic, in their living tissues to …

The release of low molecular weight (LMW) organic compounds (eg organic acids, amino
acids, sugars, etc.) by living plant roots significantly contributes to the development of …

Abstract The complexation of Zn, Cd and Pb with dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the
rhizosphere of hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) and a non-hyperaccumulating ecotype …

In most developing parts of the world, the rapid expansion of industrial areas leading to
uncontrolled processing and utilization of industrial products, agricultural inputs, vehicular …

This review focuses on treatment-based remediation of soils and the acquisition of data to
support and monitor this remediation. Only in the last two decades has significant progress …