Phytoremediation Potential of Fast-Growing Energy Plants: Challenges and Perspectives - a Review

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/101621" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/101621</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/101621" target="_blank" >10.15244/pjoes/101621</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Phytoremediation Potential of Fast-Growing Energy Plants: Challenges and Perspectives - a Review

Original language description

Contamination of soil by toxic elements is a global issue of growing importance due to the increased anthropogenic impact on the natural environment. Conventional methods of soil decontamination possess disadvantages in forms of environmental and financial burdens. This fact leads to the search for alternative approaches of remediation of contaminated sites. One such approach includes phytoremediation. Phytoremediation advantages consist of low costs and small environmental impact. Several fast-growing energy plant species are suitable for phytoremediation purposes. Our article focuses on the phytoremediation potential of energy woody crops of Salix and Populus, and energy grasses Miscanthus and Arundo, which are grown primarily for biomass production. This approach links the environmentally friendly and economically less demanding remediation approach with the production of the local sustainable form of energy that decreases dependency on external energy supplies. Energy plants are able to provide high biomass yields in a short period of time, they are resistant against abiotic stress conditions and have the ability to accumulate toxic substances, thus helping to restore the desirable soil properties. The phytoremediation research is very interdisciplinary in its nature. In order to implement phytoremediation practices together with bioenergy successfully, it is crucial to involve site owners, local people, farmers, technology providers and consultants, remediation experts, sustainability assessors, regulatory agencies and certification bodies, biorefineries, financial sponsors, NGOs and other voluntary organizations. Some disadvantages and challenges of phytoremediation are also indicated.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40104 - Soil science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

ISSN

1230-1485

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

505-516

UT code for WoS article

000501486900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85078296948