Arsenic, Its Contamination & Cleaning up By Phytoremediation Technique

Arsenic Contamination of soil is drastically increased by extensive industrialization, mining, use of pesticides, smelting of non-ferrous metals which have became an alarming concern for the environment worldwide. The remediation of Arsenic has became extremely important as it can create severe health issues in humans. The book further covers the toxic effects of Arsenic on plants and humans. Phytoremediation is a solar driven remediation technique that is effective and affordable solution to remove the heavy metals from the soil. The hyper-accumulator plants plays as key role in reducing the amount of contaminants from the soil and storing it in the above ground and under ground plant tissues. Thus, making the soil reusable and free from contaminants.

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Neha Mecwan arbeitete als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Abteilung für Umweltwissenschaften der Universität Gujarat. Sie hat vor kurzem ihre Doktorarbeit an der Universität Gujarat über Bodenkontamination abgeschlossen. Ihr Interesse gilt den Themen Boden und Bodenverschmutzung.