Phytoremediation : principles and perspectives Authors Charlotte Poschenrieder Joan Barceló i Coll Abstract Acute and diffuse contamination of soil and water by heavy metals and metalloids cause wide, environmental and social concern. Among the techniques used to cleanup affected sites, phytoremediation has recently emerged as a new, cost-effective, environment-friendly alternative. After a short introduction to the types of plant-based cleanup techniques, this review focuses on metal hyperaccumulator plants and their potential use in phytoextraction technology. Downloads Text complet (Català) PDF Published 2004-10-26 Issue 2-3 Section Research reviews License This work is subject, unless the contrary is indicated in the text, the photographs or in other illustrations, to an Attribution —Non-Commercial— No Derivative Works 3.0 Creative Commons License, the full text of which can be consulted at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/. You are free to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work provided that the author is credited and reuse of the material is restricted to non-commercial purposes only and that no derivative works are created from the original material.
