Phytoremediation: Advances in Plant-Based Strategies, from the Lab to the Field
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant–Soil Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physiology and biochemistry of phytoremediation; phytoremediation of wastewater
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental pollution driven by industrial expansion and population growth continues to pose urgent global challenges. The demand for food, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and other goods has increased waste and effluent generation, often managed through unsustainable practices. In parallel, international efforts to reduce environmental footprints underscore the need for effective, nature-based remediation technologies. In this context, phytoremediation has emerged as a cost-effective, nature-based solution for restoring contaminated soils, waters, and even air. Considerable advances have been made, from identifying hyperaccumulator species to developing constructed wetlands. Yet, key questions remain unresolved, including plant–microbe interactions, responses to emerging contaminants, the physiological impact on remediation species, and the sustainable management of contaminated biomass.
This Special Issue seeks to highlight recent advances and novel perspectives in phytoremediation. We welcome contributions on physiological and biochemical mechanisms, synergistic microbial partnerships, in situ and ex situ applications, hybrid systems, and novel strategies that strengthen the role of phytoremediation in sustainable development.
Dr. Mariana Rosa
Dr. Carolina Prado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phytoremediation
- plant–microbe interactions
- constructed wetlands
- physiological and biochemical mechanisms
- emerging contaminants
- sustainable biomass management
- nature-based solutions
- AI-assisted phytotechnology
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