Comparative assessment for hyperaccumulatory and phytoremediation capability of three wild weeds

Madhuri Girdhar, Neeta Raj Sharma, Hasibur Rehman, Anupam Kumar, Anand Mohan

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Abstract

The composition and the organization of soil are changing rapidly by the diverged mankind activities, leading to the contamination of environment. Several methods are employed to clean up the environment from these kinds of contaminants, but most of them are costly and ineffective to yield optimum results. Phytoremediation is a natural green technology, which is eco-friendly for the removal of toxic metals from the polluted environment. Phytoremediation is a cost-effective technique through which the cleanup of contaminated soil laced with heavy metals is performed by wild weeds and small herbal plants. The phytoremediation technique provides a promising tool for hyperaccumulation of heavy metals; arsenic, lead, mercury, copper, chromium, and nickel, etc., by the wild weeds and that has been discussed here in detail in case of Cannabissativa, Solanum nigrum and Rorippa globosa. In general, weeds that have the intrinsic capacity to accumulate metals into their shoots and roots, have the ability to form phytochelates and formation of stable compound with ions. This behavior of accumulation along with chelate and stable compound formation is utilized as a tool for phytoremediation activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)579-589
Number of pages11
Journal3 Biotech
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cannabis sativa
  • Hyperaccumulation
  • Intrinsic capacity
  • Optimum
  • Phytochelates
  • Phytoremediation
  • Rorippa globosa
  • Solanum nigrum

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

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