Advances in Phytoremediation of Contaminated Environments
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 923
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytoremediation; wastewater treatment; soil remediation; air pollution control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Human activities and industrial processes release numerous pollutants into the environment. As a cost-effective and eco-friendly technology, phytoremediation is growing in interest. Research on enhancing its efficiency and utilizing the resulting biomass is also receiving increased attention.
This Special Issue of "Advances in Phytoremediation of Contaminated Environments" in Plants will highlight research on the following topics:
- Application of phytoremediation for cleaning contaminated environments: Using processes like phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytodegradation, or other phytoremediation processes can help uptake, sequester, or remove contaminants from polluted air, soil, and water.
- Enhancing phytoremediation efficiency: Using strategies such as applying chelators or introducing microorganisms can improve contaminant uptake, degradation, and stabilization.
- Utilization of phytoremediation biomass: Methods can be used to recycle or reuse harvested plant biomass (e.g., for bioenergy or biochar), transforming waste into valuable resources while preventing secondary pollution.
We invite the submission of original research and review articles addressing these themes from fundamental laboratory experiments to bench-scale investigations, pilot trials, and full-scale field implementations.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Lin Guo
Prof. Dr. Teresa J. Cutright
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phytoremediation
- environment
- efficiency
- byproducts
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