Arsenic detoxification by phytoremediation

Authors

  • Ashraf Hossain Talukder Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh,
  • Shahin Mahmud Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh,
  • Shoaib Mahmud Shaon Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar
  • Rafsan Zani Tanvir Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia
  • Mithun Kumar Saha Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia
  • Abdullah Al Imran Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia
  • Md. Shariful Islam Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20150853

Keywords:

Environmental pollution, Heavy metals, Arsenic

Abstract

Heavy metals pollution is amongst the commonest form of environmental pollution. These metals have accumulated over time from the smelting and mining activities of man, from poor waste disposal practices and from modernization. Recently the impact of heavy metal pollution of the environment is stirring up serious concerns since the discovery that some edible plants accumulate these metals to a level, toxic to both themselves and to the animals that consumes them. Common features of heavily polluted soil include barrenness, desertification, erosion, and this usually result in developmental stagnation in areas with such pollution. More researches have recently been stepped up in the field of remediating soils polluted with heavy metals. Traditional method includes excavation of the top soil, capping of the soil, stabilization of the polluting heavy metals, soil washing. In recent time, emphases have been drawn to the use of plants that has high metal accumulating and tolerating capacity to remediate metal-contaminated soil. This mini-review highlights the different conventional and recent practices in the control of heavy metal pollution.

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2016-12-23

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Talukder, A. H., Mahmud, S., Shaon, S. M., Tanvir, R. Z., Saha, M. K., Imran, A. A., & Islam, M. S. (2016). Arsenic detoxification by phytoremediation. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 4(5), 822–846. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20150853

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