Transgenic plants in phytoremediation: recent advances and new possibilities

S Cherian, MM Oliveira - Environmental science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
Phytoremediation, the use of plants and their associated microbes to remedy contaminated
soils, sediments, and groundwater, is emerging as a cost-effective and environmentally …

Transgenic plants: Benefits, applications, and potential risks in phytoremediation

V Gunarathne, S Mayakaduwa, A Ashiq… - … plant technology for …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation has gained the attention all over the world as one of the most cost-
effective and sustainable approaches for removal, sequestration, and/or detoxification of …

Environmental cleanup using plants: biotechnological advances and ecological considerations

EAH Pilon-Smits, JL Freeman - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Plants and their associated microbes can be used in the cleanup and prevention of
environmental pollution. This relatively new and growing technology uses natural processes …

Phytoremediation—a novel and promising approach for environmental clean-up

B Suresh, GA Ravishankar - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Phytoremediation is an eco friendly approach for remediation of contaminated soil and water
using plants. Phytoremediation is comprised of two components, one by the root colonizing …

Transgenic plants for phytoremediation

E Maestri, N Marmiroli - International Journal of Phytoremediation, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Phytoremediation is a green, sustainable and promising solution to problems of
environmental contamination. It entails the use of plants for uptake, sequestration …

Phytoremediation of metals using transgenic plants

E Pilon-Smits, M Pilon - Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
An ideal plant for environmental cleanup can be envisioned as one with high biomass
production, combined with superior capacity for pollutant tolerance, accumulation, and/or …

Transgenic plants for enhanced biodegradation and phytoremediation of organic xenobiotics

PC Abhilash, S Jamil, N Singh - Biotechnology advances, 2009 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation—the use of plants to clean up polluted soil and water resources—has
received much attention in the last few years. Although plants have the inherent ability to …

Phytoremediation

E Pilon-Smits - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2005 - annualreviews.org
Phytoremediation the use of plants and their associated microbes for environmental
cleanup, the use of plants and their associated microbes for environmental cleanup, has …

Genetic engineering of plants for phytoremediation: advances and challenges

K Kumar, A Shinde, V Aeron, A Verma… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal and metalloid contamination of the environment due to natural processes,
industrialization, and anthropogenic activities pose a serious problem, threatening the …

Genetically modified plants in phytoremediation of heavy metal and metalloid soil and sediment pollution

P Kotrba, J Najmanova, T Macek, T Ruml… - Biotechnology …, 2009 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation to clean up metal-and metalloid-contaminated soil or sediments has
gained increasing attention as environmental friendly and cost effective. Achievements of …