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Timalsina H, Gyawali T, Ghimire S, Paudel SR. Potential application of enhanced phytoremediation for heavy metals treatment in Nepal. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 306:135581. [PMID: 35798158 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Heavy metals contamination in soil and water resources is a great threat to developing countries because of the lack of waste treatment facilities. A majority of wastewater treatment methods are known to be expensive and out of reach for municipalities and small pollution treatment enterprises. Phytotechnology is a promising, sustainable, environment-friendly, and cost-effective technique for domestic and industrial wastewater treatment in places where land is available. However, interest in conventional remediation methods and the lack of information on recent advances in a significant portion of the society in developing countries have restrained the applications of phytoremediation. This review discusses the concept of phytoremediation, mechanisms of heavy metals removal by plants, and the potential application of enhanced phytoremediation technologies in developing countries like Nepal. The authors also review the commercially viable hyperaccumulator species with their native distribution, heavy metals intake capacity, and their availability in Nepal. Those native plants can be utilized locally or introduced strategically in other parts/countries as well. Thus, for a flora-rich country like Nepal, this study holds great potential and presents enhanced phytoremediation as an effective and sustainable strategy for the future.
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- Haribansha Timalsina
- Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, 44700, Nepal; Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, 44700, Nepal
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, 44700, Nepal
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, 44700, Nepal; Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong, Republic of Korea.
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Xu Z, Huang J, Qu C, Chang R, Chen J, Wang Q, Xi Q, Song Y, Sun Q, Yang C, Liu G. Functional characterization and expression patterns of PnATX genes under different abiotic stress treatments in Populus. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 40:520-537. [PMID: 32031640 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The copper chaperone ATX1 has been investigated previously in the herbaceous plants Arabidopsis and rice. However, the molecular mechanisms of ATX1 underlying copper transport and functional characteristics in the woody plant Populus are poorly understood. In this study, PnATX1 and PnATX2 of Populus simonii × P. nigra were identified and characterized. Sequence analysis showed that PnATXs contained the metal-binding motif MXCXXC in the N-terminus and a lysine-rich region. Phylogenetic analysis of ATX protein sequences revealed that PnATXs were clustered in the same group as AtATX1. PnATX proteins were localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Tissue-specific expression analysis showed that PnATX1 and PnATX2 were expressed in all analyzed tissues and, in particular, expressed to a higher relative expression level in young leaves. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis indicated that each PnATX gene was differentially expressed in different tissues under treatments with copper, zinc, iron, jasmonate and salicylic acid (SA). The copper-response element GTAC, methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid responsiveness elements and other cis-acting elements were identified in the PnATX1 and PnATX2 promoters. Expression of β-glucuronidase driven by the PnATX1 promoter was observed in the apical meristem of 7-day-old Arabidopsis transgenic seedlings, and the signal strength was not influenced by deficient or excessive copper conditions. Both PnATX1 and PnATX2 functionally rescued the defective phenotypes of yeast atx1Δ and sod1Δ strains. Under copper excess and deficiency conditions, transgenic Arabidopsis atx1 mutants harboring 35S::PnATX constructs exhibited root length and fresh weight similar to those of the wild type and higher than those of Arabidopsis atx1 mutants. Superoxide dismutase activity decreased in transgenic lines compared with that of atx1 mutants, whereas peroxidase and catalase activities increased significantly under excess copper. The results provide a basis for elucidating the role of Populus PnATX genes in copper homeostasis.
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- Zhiru Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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Asgari Lajayer B, Khadem Moghadam N, Maghsoodi MR, Ghorbanpour M, Kariman K. Phytoextraction of heavy metals from contaminated soil, water and atmosphere using ornamental plants: mechanisms and efficiency improvement strategies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:8468-8484. [PMID: 30712209 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04241-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in soil, water and air is one of the major environmental concerns worldwide, which mainly occurs due to anthropogenic activities such as industrialization, urbanization, and mining. Conventional remediation strategies involving physical or chemical techniques are not cost-effective and/or eco-friendly, reinforcing the necessity for development of novel approaches. Phytoextraction has attracted considerable attention over the past decades and generally refers to use of plants for cleaning up environmental pollutants such as HMs. Compared to other plant types such as edible crops and medicinal plants, ornamental plants (OPs) seem to be a more viable option as they offer several advantages including cleaning up the HMs pollution, beautification of the environment, by-product generation and related economic benefits, and not generally being involved in the food/feed chain or other direct human applications. Phytoextraction ability of OPs involve diverse detoxification pathways such as enzymatic and non-enzymatic (secondary metabolites) antioxidative responses, distribution and deposition of HMs in the cell walls, vacuoles and metabolically inactive tissues, and chelation of HMs by a ligand such as phytochelatins followed by the sequestration of the metal-ligand complex into the vacuoles. The phytoextraction efficiency of OPs can be improved through chemical, microbial, soil amending, and genetic approaches, which primarily target bioavailability, uptake, and sequestration of HMs. In this review, we explore the phytoextraction potential of OPs for remediation of HMs-polluted environments, underpinning mechanisms, efficiency improvement strategies, and highlight the potential future research directions.
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- Behnam Asgari Lajayer
- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, 38156-8-8349, Iran.
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- School of Agriculture and Environment M087, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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Zeraatkar AK, Ahmadzadeh H, Talebi AF, Moheimani NR, McHenry MP. Potential use of algae for heavy metal bioremediation, a critical review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2016; 181:817-831. [PMID: 27397844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.06.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Algae have several industrial applications that can lower the cost of biofuel co-production. Among these co-production applications, environmental and wastewater bioremediation are increasingly important. Heavy metal pollution and its implications for public health and the environment have led to increased interest in developing environmental biotechnology approaches. We review the potential for algal biosorption and/or neutralization of the toxic effects of heavy metal ions, primarily focusing on their cellular structure, pretreatment, modification, as well as potential application of genetic engineering in biosorption performance. We evaluate pretreatment, immobilization, and factors affecting biosorption capacity, such as initial metal ion concentration, biomass concentration, initial pH, time, temperature, and interference of multi metal ions and introduce molecular tools to develop engineered algal strains with higher biosorption capacity and selectivity. We conclude that consideration of these parameters can lead to the development of low-cost micro and macroalgae cultivation with high bioremediation potential.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 1436-91779, Iran.
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- Genetic Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, Semnan University, Semnan, 35131-19111, Iran
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- Algae R&D Centre, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Australia
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Zhang H, Yang J, Wang W, Li D, Hu X, Wang H, Wei M, Liu Q, Wang Z, Li C. Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of the copper transporter gene family in Populus trichocarpa. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 97:451-460. [PMID: 26581045 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Copper transporters (COPT/Ctr) have important roles in the transport of copper (Cu) across the cell membrane in many different species. A comprehensive phylogeny and a molecular structure analysis of the COPT/Ctr family in plants and animals are presented, with an emphasis and bioinformatic analysis of the copper transporter family in Populus trichocarpa (PtCOPT). Structural analyses of PtCOPTs showed that most have 3 transmembrane domains (TMDs), with an exception of PtCOPT4 (2 TMDs). Gene structure, gene chromosomal location, and synteny analyses of PtCOPTs demonstrated that tandem and segmental duplications have likely contributed to the expansion and evolution of the PtCOPTs. Additionally, promoter analyses showed that the function of PtCOPTs is related to Cu and ferrum (Fe) transport. Tissue-specific expression of PtCOPT genes showed that most had relatively high transcript levels in roots and leaves. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that the expression of PtCOPT genes were induced not only in limited and excessive Cu, Fe, zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) stress, but also in lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd) stress.
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- Haizhen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- Wildlife Protection Department, Inner Mongolia Forestry Industrial Group, Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia 022150, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China.
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Wenzel WW, Adriano DC, Salt D, Smith R. Phytoremediation: A Plant-Microbe-Based Remediation System. AGRONOMY MONOGRAPHS 2015. [DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr37.c18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Walter W. Wenzel
- Institute of Soil Science; Universität für Bodenkultur; Vienna Austria
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- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; University of Georgia; Aiken South Carolina
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- Chemistry Department; Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff Arizona
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- AgBiotech Center; Rutgers University; New Brunswick New Jersey
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Laghlimi M, Baghdad B, Hadi HE, Bouabdli A. Phytoremediation Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils: A Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.4236/oje.2015.58031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Migeon A, Blaudez D, Wilkins O, Montanini B, Campbell MM, Richaud P, Thomine S, Chalot M. Genome-wide analysis of plant metal transporters, with an emphasis on poplar. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:3763-84. [PMID: 20623158 PMCID: PMC11115807 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0445-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The specific transport of metal ions, mediated by membrane-localized metal transporters, is of fundamental importance in all eukaryotes. Genome-wide analysis of metal transporters was undertaken, making use of whole genome sequences of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the moss Physcomitrella patens, the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii, the monocots rice and sorghum, and the dicots Arabidopsis thaliana, poplar, grapevine, as well as of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A repertoire of 430 metal transporters was found in total across eight photosynthetic plants, as well as in S. cerevisiae. Seventy-two full-length metal transporter genes were identified in the Populus genome alone, which is the largest number of metal transporters genes identified in any single species to date. Diversification of some transporter family gene clusters appears to have occurred in a lineage-specific manner. Expression analysis of Populus metal transporters indicates that some family members show tissue-specific transcript abundance. Taken together, the data provide a picture into the diversification of these important gene families.
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- Aude Migeon
- UMR INRA/UHP 1136 “Tree–microbe Interactions”, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Nancy-University, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- UMR INRA/UHP 1136 “Tree–microbe Interactions”, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Nancy-University, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology and Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B2 Canada
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- Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology and Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B2 Canada
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- Laboratoire des Echanges Membranaires et Signalisation, CEA, DSV, iBEB, 13108 St. Paul les Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR 6191, 13108 St. Paul les Durance, France
- Université Aix-Marseille, 13108 St. Paul les Durance, France
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- UMR INRA/UHP 1136 “Tree–microbe Interactions”, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Nancy-University, BP 70239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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González-Oreja JA, Rozas MA, Alkorta I, Garbisu C. Dendroremediation of heavy metal polluted soils. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2008; 23:223-234. [PMID: 19119687 DOI: 10.1515/reveh.2008.23.3.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Heavy metals are among the most common and harmful pollutants reaching the soil ecosystem all over the world. Phytoextraction is an effective, non-intrusive, inexpensive, aesthetically pleasing, socially accepted, highly promising phytotechnology for the remediation of soils polluted with heavy metals. To overcome the so-called 'Achilles' heel' of phytoextraction, namely, the long time needed for effective remediation, this phytotechnology should be combined with other profit-making activities such as forestry or bioenergy production. Dendroremediation, or the use of trees to clean up polluted soil and water, appears of great potential for metal phytoextraction, especially when using fast-growing tree species, for example, willows (Salix sp. pl.) and poplars (Populus sp. pl.). Most important, the ecologic and environmental risks of dispersing heavy metals into the ecosystems by dendroremediation strategies should be minimized by selecting the right tree species, properly managing/disposing the polluted plant material, or a combination of both options.
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- J A González-Oreja
- NEIKER-Tecnalia, Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development, Derio, Spain
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Doty SL. Enhancing phytoremediation through the use of transgenics and endophytes. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2008; 179:318-333. [PMID: 19086174 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02446.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In the last decade, there has been an increase in research on improving the ability of plants to remove environmental pollution. Genes from microbes, plants, and animals are being used successfully to enhance the ability of plants to tolerate, remove, and degrade pollutants. Through expression of specific bacterial genes in transgenic plants, the phytotoxic effects of nitroaromatic pollutants were overcome, resulting in increased removal of these chemicals. Overexpression of mammalian genes encoding cytochrome P450s led to increased metabolism and removal of a variety of organic pollutants and herbicides. Genes involved in the uptake or detoxification of metal pollutants were used to enhance phytoremediation of this important class of pollutants. Transgenic plants containing specific bacterial genes converted mercury and selenium to less toxic forms. In addition to these transgenic approaches, the use of microbes that live within plants, termed endophytes, also led to improved tolerance to normally phytotoxic chemicals and increased removal of the pollutants. Bacteria that degraded a herbicide imparted resistance to the herbicide when inoculated into plants. In another study, plants harboring bacteria capable of degrading toluene were more tolerant to normally phytotoxic concentrations of the chemical, and transpired less of it into the atmosphere. This review examines the recent advances in enhancing phytoremediation through transgenic plant research and through the use of symbiotic endophytic microorganisms within plant tissues.
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Fernández R, Bertrand A, Casares A, García R, González A, Tamés RS. Cadmium accumulation and its effect on the in vitro growth of woody fleabane and mycorrhized white birch. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2008; 152:522-9. [PMID: 17719154 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2006] [Revised: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 07/13/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The effect of Cd on woody fleabane (Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter) and white birch (Betula celtiberica Rothm. & Vasc.) was examined. Woody fleabane and white birch were grown in vitro in Murashige, T., Skoog, F., [1962. A revised medium for rapid growth and bioassays with tobacco tissue cultures. Physiol. Plant. 15, 473-479] (MS) plus Cd (10 mg Cd kg(-1)) and except for root length in white birch, plant development was inhibited when Cd was added. Cd accumulation in above-ground tissues showed differences among clones, reaching 1300 and 463 mg Cd kg(-1) dry wt. in selected clones of woody fleabane and white birch, respectively. Tolerance of Paxillus filamentosus (Scop) Fr. to Cd was also examined before mycorrhization. Plants of mycorrhized white birch grown in the presence of Cd had a better development and accumulated more Cd in their shoots than the non-mycorrhized ones. The use of selected clones of woody fleabane and the mycorrhization of white birch enhance extraction efficiency from contaminated soils in phytoremediation programs.
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- R Fernández
- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Oviedo University, Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071 Oviedo, Spain
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Rose MT, Sanchez-Bayo F, Crossan AN, Kennedy IR. Pesticide removal from cotton farm tailwater by a pilot-scale ponded wetland. CHEMOSPHERE 2006; 63:1849-58. [PMID: 16330067 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2005] [Revised: 10/17/2005] [Accepted: 10/17/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A pilot-scale, ponded wetland consisting of an open pond and a vegetated pond in series was constructed on a cotton farm in northern New South Wales, Australia, and assessed for its potential to remove pesticides from irrigation tailwater. Ten incubation periods ranging from 7 to 13 days each were conducted over two cotton growing seasons to monitor removal of residues of four pesticides applied to the crop. Residue reductions ranging 22-53% and 32-90% were observed in the first and second seasons respectively. Average half-lives during this first season were calculated as 21.3 days for diuron, 25.4 days for fluometuron and 26.4 days for aldicarb over the entire wetland. During the second season of monitoring, pesticide half-lives were significantly reduced, with fluometuron exhibiting a half-life of 13.8 days, aldicarb 6.2 days and endosulfan 7.5 days in the open pond. Further significant reductions were observed in the vegetated pond and also following an algal bloom in the open pond, as a result of which aldicarb and endosulfan were no longer quantifiable. Partitioning onto sediment was found to be a considerable sink for the insecticide endosulfan. These results demonstrate that macrophytes and algae can reduce the persistence of pesticides in on-farm water and provide some data for modelling.
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- Michael T Rose
- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney, Ross St Building A03, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Garbisu C, Hernández-Allica J, Barrutia O, Alkorta I, Becerril JM. Phytoremediation: a technology using green plants to remove contaminants from polluted areas. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2002; 17:173-188. [PMID: 12462482 DOI: 10.1515/reveh.2002.17.3.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Phytoremediation is an emerging cost-effective, non-intrusive, esthetically pleasing, and low cost technology using the remarkable ability of plants to concentrate elements and compounds from the environment and to metabolize various molecules in their tissues. Phytoremediation technology is applicable to a broad range of contaminants, including metals and radionuclides, as well as organic compounds like chlorinated solvents, polychlorobiphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides/insecticides, explosives, and surfactants. The use of plants to transport and concentrate metals from the soil into the harvestable parts of roots and above-ground shoots, usually called 'phytoextraction', has appeared on the scene as a valid alternative to traditional physicochemical remediation methods that do not provide acceptable solutions for the removal of metals from soils. Positive results are becoming available regarding the ability of plants to degrade certain organic compounds. Nonetheless, despite the firm establishment of phytoremediation technology in the literature and in extensive research study and in small-scale demonstrations, full-scale applications are currently limited to a small number of projects. At present, the phytoremediation of metal pollutants from the environment could be approaching commercialization.
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- Carlos Garbisu
- NEIKER, Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development, Department of Agrosystems and Animal Production, Derio, Spain.
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Garbisu C, Alkorta I. Phytoextraction: a cost-effective plant-based technology for the removal of metals from the environment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2001; 77:229-36. [PMID: 11272009 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8524(00)00108-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that uses plants to clean up pollutants (metals and organics) from the environment. Within this field of phytoremediation, the utilization of plants to transport and concentrate metals from the soil into the harvestable parts of roots and above-ground shoots is usually called phytoextraction. Most traditional remediation methods do not provide acceptable solutions for the removal of metals from soils. By contrast, phytoextraction of metals is a cost-effective approach that uses metal-accumulating plants to clean up these soils. Subsequently, the harvestable parts, rich in accumulated metals, can be easily and safely processed by drying, ashing or composting. Some extracted metals can also be reclaimed from the ash, generating recycling revenues. Phytoextraction appears a very promising technology for the removal of metal pollutants from the environment and may be, at present, approaching commercialization.
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- C Garbisu
- Departamento de Agrosistemas y Producción Animal, NEIKER, Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Derio, Spain.
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Zakharova EA, Kosterin PV, Brudnik VV, Shcherbakov AA, Ponomaryov AA, Shcherbakova LF, Mandich VG, Fedorov EE, Ignatov VV. Soil phytoremediation from the breakdown products of the chemical warfare agent, yperite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2000; 7:191-194. [PMID: 19005833 DOI: 10.1007/bf02987346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2000] [Accepted: 05/26/2000] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
A plant-based bioremediation (phytoremediation) strategy has been developed and shown to be effective for the clean-up of soil contaminated by the breakdown products of the chemical warfare agent (CWA), yperite. The method involves exploiting the plant growth hormone, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), to intensify the phytoremediation. For determination of the yperite breakdown products, gas chromatography is used. Soil and plant samples were analysed with a gas chromatograph fitted with an atomic emission detector. The method of standard-free determination was employed to identify sulphur-containing substances (SCSs). A series of soil tests was conducted, which showed that the level of SCSs decreased 4, 8, and more than 20-fold compared with that found in contaminated soil. This decrease was dependent upon the IAA concentrations used for plant treatment. The treated plants accumulated 2.7 to 2.9-fold larger amounts of the SCSs than did the untreated plants. Owing to its simplicity, environmental safety and inexpensiveness, the method can be recommended for the restoration of soil fertility in areas of storage and destruction of blister CWAs.
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Affiliation(s)
- E A Zakharova
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences (IBPPM RAS), 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, 410015, Saratov, Russia
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