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Phytoaccumulation, tropical plants, 67–68 soil metals, 261
Phytochelatins (PCs), 217 soil properties, 275
Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) tropical plants remediation
A. thaliana, 260 advantages, 67–68
enzyme activities, 254 biomass production, 66
intracellular detoxification, 247 Brassica juncea,65
Phytodegradation, 10–11 chelates assisted mechanism, lead
Phytoextraction (Pb), 70–71
bioavailability concentration, heavy metals, 68
BCS, 279 hyperaccumulators species, 67
EBCS approach, 280 process, 66
fertilizers, 278 treatment, contaminated soil, 67
metals concentration, 277–278 Phytoextraction, wetlands plants, 128
mobilized metal, 279 Phytolacca acinosa (Phytolaccaceae), 92
remediation strategy, 279 Phytomanagement
rhizobacteria, 278 Brassicacea, 156
biomass pyrite waste, 142, 156
plants, 249, 250 root systems, 153
species, 142 Phytomining, 132–133
Brassicacea, 4 Phytoremediation
control, shoot and root growth, 152 bioavailable contaminants
Crassulaceae, 4 (see Bioavailable contaminants)
endophytic microbes, 7 decontamination, 91
ethylene diamine disuccinic acid (EDDS) defence mechanisms, plants, 90
treatment, 154, 155 description, 1–2
fibre crops (see Fibre crops) elements, 2
higher plants cultivation, 4 environmental pollution, 19
hyperaccumulation, plants, 4–5 extraction (see Phytoextraction)
Leguminosae, 4 green remediation, 187
low toxic organic chelators, 142 hairy root culture, 104–105
mass balance, 150, 151 heavy metal-contaminated environments,
metal-accumulating plants, 5–7, 239 186–187
metal concentrations, 153 hyperaccumulators (see Hyperaccumulator,
metal-contaminated soils phytoremediation)
accumulation process, 23 metal/metalloids (see Metal/metalloids
bioavailable concentration, 28 phytoremediation)
biomass, 23–24 metal-polluted pyrite waste (see Pyrite)
chemical and physical metals and metalloids, 90
characteristics, 25 non-hyperaccumulators
decision support systems, 28–29 Calamagrostis arundinacea
enhancing concentration, 24 (Poaceae), 94
microcosm test, 28 description, 93–94
micro steps characterization, 25 Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae), 94
PGR, 24 Geranium robertianum
phytoremediation technique, 25, 26 (Geraniaceae), 94
procedure, 25, 26 Oxalis acetosella (Oxalidaceae), 94
reduction, 27–28 Rubus ulmifolius, 94–95
site-specific feasibility test, 26–27 Stachys sylvatica,94
Thlaspi caerulescens and Brassica organism growth and development, 1
juncea,23 PGPR, 41
translocation, 22 phytoextraction, 90, 187
pyrite, 153 phytostabilization, 188–189
removing toxic elements, 141 phytotoxicity, 90