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• TITLE: Phytoremediation Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils: A Review

  AUTHORS: Meriem Laghlimi, Bouamar Baghdad, Hassan El Hadi, Abdelhak Bouabdli

  KEYWORDS: Heavy Metal, Soils, Contamination, Phytoremediation

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ecology, Vol.5 No.8, August 17, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Phytoremediation is a green emerging technology used to remove pollutants from environment components. Mechanisms used to remediate soils contaminated by heavy metal are: phytoextraction, phytostabilisation, phytovolatilization and rhizofiltration. The two first mechanisms are the most reliable. Many factors influence the choice of the suitable phytoremediation strategy for soil decontamination. It depends on soil properties, heavy metal levels and characteristics, plant species and climatic conditions. The present review discusses factors affecting heavy metals uptake by plant species, the different phytoremediation strategies of heavy metal contaminated soils and the advantages and disadvantages of phytoremediation and each of its mechanisms.