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Application of Floating Aquatic Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Polluted Water: A Review

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  • Shafaqat Ali

    (Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
    Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan)

  • Zohaib Abbas

    (Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Rizwan

    (Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • Ihsan Elahi Zaheer

    (Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • İlkay Yavaş

    (Department of Plant and Animal Production, Kocarli Vocational High School, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, 09100 Aydın, Turkey)

  • Aydın Ünay

    (Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, 09100 Aydın, Turkey)

  • Mohamed M. Abdel-DAIM

    (Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt)

  • May Bin-Jumah

    (Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11474, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mirza Hasanuzzaman

    (Department of Agronomy, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh)

  • Dimitris Kalderis

    (Department of Electronics Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania, 73100 Crete, Greece)

Abstract

Heavy-metal (HM) pollution is considered a leading source of environmental contamination. Heavy-metal pollution in ground water poses a serious threat to human health and the aquatic ecosystem. Conventional treatment technologies to remove the pollutants from wastewater are usually costly, time-consuming, environmentally destructive, and mostly inefficient. Phytoremediation is a cost-effective green emerging technology with long-lasting applicability. The selection of plant species is the most significant aspect for successful phytoremediation. Aquatic plants hold steep efficiency for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants. Water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ), water lettuce ( Pistia stratiotes ) and Duck weed ( Lemna minor ) along with some other aquatic plants are prominent metal accumulator plants for the remediation of heavy-metal polluted water. The phytoremediation potential of the aquatic plant can be further enhanced by the application of innovative approaches in phytoremediation. A summarizing review regarding the use of aquatic plants in phytoremediation is gathered in order to present the broad applicability of phytoremediation.

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  • Shafaqat Ali & Zohaib Abbas & Muhammad Rizwan & Ihsan Elahi Zaheer & İlkay Yavaş & Aydın Ünay & Mohamed M. Abdel-DAIM & May Bin-Jumah & Mirza Hasanuzzaman & Dimitris Kalderis, 2020. "Application of Floating Aquatic Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Polluted Water: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-33, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:5:p:1927-:d:327928
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