Phytoremediation of metals: using plants to remove pollutants from the environment.
Phytoremediation uses plants to remove pollutants from the environment. The use of metal-accumulating plants to clean soil and water contaminated with toxic metals is the most rapidly developing component of this environmentally friendly and cost-effective technology. The recent discovery that certain chelating agents greatly facilitate metal uptake by soil-grown plants can make this technology a commercial reality in the near future.
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AgBiotech Center Cook College Rutgers University PO Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231, USA raskin@aesop.rutgers.edu
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