Phytoremediation as an Effective Remedy for Removing Trace Elements from Ecosystems

Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak; Justyna Mencel; Wiktor Zakrzewski; Szymon Roszkowski

doi:10.3390/plants12081653

journal article Open Access Apr 14, 2023

Phytoremediation as an Effective Remedy for Removing Trace Elements from Ecosystems

Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak

Justyna Mencel

Wiktor Zakrzewski Szymon Roszkowski

Plants Vol. 12 No. 8 pp. 1653 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

The pollution of soil by trace elements is a global problem. Conventional methods of soil remediation are often inapplicable, so it is necessary to search intensively for innovative and environment-friendly techniques for cleaning up ecosystems, such as phytoremediation. Basic research methods, their strengths and weaknesses, and the effects of microorganisms on metallophytes and plant endophytes resistant to trace elements (TEs) were summarised and described in this manuscript. Prospectively, bio-combined phytoremediation with microorganisms appears to be an ideal, economically viable and environmentally sound solution. The novelty of the work is the description of the potential of “green roofs” to contribute to the capture and accumulation of many metal-bearing and suspended dust and other toxic compounds resulting from anthropopressure. Attention was drawn to the great potential of using phytoremediation on less contaminated soils located along traffic routes and urban parks and green spaces. It also focused on the supportive treatments for phytoremediation using genetic engineering, sorbents, phytohormones, microbiota, microalgae or nanoparticles and highlighted the important role of energy crops in phytoremediation. Perceptions of phytoremediation on different continents are also presented, and new international perspectives are presented. Further development of phytoremediation requires much more funding and increased interdisciplinary research in this direction.

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Published: Apr 14, 2023
Vol/Issue: 12(8)
Pages: 1653
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Authors

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Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak

Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Szydłowska 50, 60-656 Poznan, Poland

J

Justyna Mencel

Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Szydłowska 50, 60-656 Poznan, Poland

W

Wiktor Zakrzewski

Regional Chemical and Agricultural Station in Poznan, Sieradzka 29, 60-163 Poznan, Poland

S

Szymon Roszkowski

Department of Geriatrics, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Jagiellonska 13/15, 85-067 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Cite This Article

Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak, Justyna Mencel, Wiktor Zakrzewski, et al. (2023). Phytoremediation as an Effective Remedy for Removing Trace Elements from Ecosystems. Plants, 12(8), 1653. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12081653

Phytoremediation as an Effective Remedy for Removing Trace Elements from Ecosystems

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