Development and Application of Phytoremediation on Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils and Sites

Heavy metal pollutions in soils and sites are becoming more and more serious,and their remediation is receiving extensive attention nowadays.Due to its low-cost and environment-friendly,phytoremediation is considered to be a potential usable technique for soil remediation.During the past decades,there have been significant improvements in phytoremediation,including plant species scanning,remediation control techniques,post-treatments of plants bio-mass,demonstration in field-scale,and practical applications.This review provides an overview of the development and application of phytoremediation on the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils and sites.