Interactions of copper and pyrene on phytoremediation potential of Brassica juncea in copper–pyrene co-contaminated soil

Influence of Soil Chemistry and Plant Physiology in the Phytoremediation of Cu, Mn, and Zn

“…Combinations of trace metals and organic pollutants may exert either alleviating or exacerbating effects on plant growth, depending on plant species, plant growth stage, the concentrations and properties of pollutants, and soil conditions such as pH and OM content (Chigbo et al, 2013).…”

“…As yet, no plant is known to fulfill all of these criteria. Limitations on plant growth in sites heavily contaminated with multiple compounds (both organic and inorganic) compromised the efficiency of phytoremediation (Chigbo et al, 2013;Sirguey and Ouvrard, 2013). Thus, the use of transgenic plants could be an important tool to improve some of the characteristics necessary for phytotechnologies.…”

Bioremediation of soils co-contaminated with heavy metals and 2,4,5-trichlorophenol by fruiting body of Clitocybe maxima

“…What's more, combined presence of different pollutants might influence remediation processes because of the complex interactions among pollutants [21,22]. Several researchers have investigated the soils contaminated by mixture of single heavy metal and single organic pollutant [8,9,23,24] while studies concerning soils with single organic pollutant and two heavy metals are, to our knowledge, non-existent, especially about remediation by Clitocybe maxima.…”

Endophytic bacteria: Prospects and applications for the phytoremediation of organic pollutants

“…Furthermore, organic compounds can enter the food chain, and due to their toxic nature they can cause mutagenicity and carcinogenicity in animals and humans (Mahanty et al, 2011;Guo et al, 2012;Havelcová et al, 2014). Therefore, the removal of these organic compounds from soil and water is one of the main issues in the field of environmental sciences and engineering (Cameselle et al, 2013;Chigbo et al, 2013;Wei et al, 2014;Zhu et al, 2014).…”