title: Prospects and limitations of phytoremediation for the removal of persistent pesticides in the environment.
abstract: The environmental problems that have arisen from the use of persistent pesticides in the past, and potential sources of further contamination have been discussed. The potential and limitations of phytoremediation for removal of pesticides in the environment have been reviewed. The enzymatic processes in plants that are known to be involved in phytodegradation of pesticides, and possibilities for enhancing them have also been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Central Science Laboratory, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Sand Hutton, York Y041 1LZ, United Kingdom. q.chaudhry@csl.gov.uk
authors.forename: Qasim
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Werck-Reichhart
authors.forename: Wlodzimierz
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grajek
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marecik
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003906:Developing Countries; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D012989:Soil Pollutants