An Ecological Approach to Phytoremediation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 2024
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, cities and lands are experiencing increasing contamination as a result of urbanization and industrialization. Consequently, there are many abandoned lands, biodiversity is drastically reduced, and urban residents are exposed to serious health risks. Restoring and revitalizing the environment is required to keep an ecosystem intact, or to boost the renewal of impaired environmental mediums; soil, water, and air. To return any environmental medium to its natural or original state, removing contaminants from the environment is crucial. As a result, the term "environmental restoration" is used. Phytoremediation is the process of reducing toxic or harmful contaminants by letting plants or microbes absorb them in their metabolism. Restoring the ecosystem in a sustainable and natural way improves the fertility of the soil, and the area where the technique is applied is greener and aesthetically pleasing at the same time. In our book, we explore phytoremediation in the context of specific environmental and toxicological concerns. It will cover the following topics:
- The use of traditional phytoremediation processes to restore the environment;
- The use of modern technologies (plant genetic engineering, targeted genetic modification technologies, etc.) to restore the environment;
- Phytoremediation mechanisms (molecular and cellular);
- Phytotoxicity studies;
- Phytomonitoring;
- Nano-phytoremediation;
- Limitations to phytoremediation;
- Phytoremediation and future prospects.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Debasis Chakrabarty
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phytoremediation mechanisms
- phytomonitoring
- nano-phytoremediation
- phytotoxicity studies
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