Chemically assisted phytoextraction: a review of potential soil amendments for increasing plant uptake of heavy metals

E Meers, FMG Tack, S Van Slycken… - International Journal …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
… This review presents an overview of potential soil amendments that can be employed for
enhancing metal uptake by phytoextraction crops, with a distinct focus on more degradable …

Comparison of EDTA and EDDS as potential soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals

E Meers, A Ruttens, MJ Hopgood, D Samson… - Chemosphere, 2005 - Elsevier
… short activity timespan in the soil due to rapid biodegradation make … as soil amendment for
enhanced phytoextraction purposes. The plant species used for the enhanced phytoextraction

Enhanced phytoextraction of uranium and selected heavy metals by Indian mustard and ryegrass using biodegradable soil amendments

L Duquène, H Vandenhove, F Tack, E Meers… - Science of the Total …, 2009 - Elsevier
… these amendments with … soil remediation using enhanced phytoextraction. The specific
objectives of the present study were (i) to quantify the effectiveness of five chemical amendments

Enhanced phytoextraction: in search of EDTA alternatives

E Meers, M Hopgood, E Lesage… - International Journal …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Enhanced phytoextraction proposes the use of soil amendments to increase the heavy-…
NH 4 acetate) as potential soil amendments for enhancing phytoextraction of heavy metals (Cu, …

Enhancing phytoextraction: the effect of chemical soil manipulation on mobility, plant accumulation, and leaching of heavy metals

U Schmidt - Journal of Environmental Quality, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… , breeding of new plant material, and use of the contaminated biomass (eg, as biofuels) will
be crucial for the acceptance and the economic breakthrough of enhanced phytoextraction. …

A REVIEW OF AMENDMENT-ENHANCED PHYTOEXTRACTION OF SOIL CONTAMINANTS.

A Johnson, N Singhal - Environmental Research Journal, 2011 - search.ebscohost.com
… benefits and limitations of using soil amendments to enhance phytoextraction. While
amendments can offer some benefits for contaminant removal from soil, their influence is often …

The potential of foliar treatments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals from contaminated soil

E Meers, F Tack - … The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… Future research will be required to determine potential application of foliar treatments as
alternative or complementary to the use of soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction

Enhancement of phytoextraction of Zn, Cd, and Cu from calcareous soil: the use of NTA and sulfur amendments

A Kayser, K Wenger, A Keller, W Attinger… - Environmental …, 2000 - ACS Publications
… calcareous soil. In addition, we examined the possibility to enhance the phytoextraction
of these metals by application of nitrilotriacetate (NTA) and elemental sulfur (S 8 ) to the soil. …

Soil amendment application frequency contributes to phytoextraction of lead by sunflower at different nutrient levels

C Lin, J Liu, L Liu, T Zhu, L Sheng, D Wang - … and Experimental Botany, 2009 - Elsevier
… EDTA amendment of nutrition results in significant differences, and the observed differences
are considered sufficient for optimal enhanced phytoextraction. Significantly more of the Pb …

Amendment-enhanced phytoextraction of cadmium from contaminated soil integrating with ramie as hyperaccumulator plant

Z Zhang, H Zhang, KS Woon, X Zhu, Y Sui, Z Luo… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2022 - Springer
… experiment and a pot experiment on amendment-enhanced phytoextraction of Cd from
contaminated soil using Ramie. A total of six amendments, including two synthetic chelating …