ABSTRACT
Plants arc significant producers of a broad variety of biochemicals, many of them being significant drugs for medical purposes and other applications. The powerful metabolism of plants, however, is not restricted to producing countless primary and secondary metabolites. During the last two decades many plant organisms have also been shown to eliminate various chemical pollutants from soil and water by several strategies:
I. Plants produce enzymes that are able to degrade/transform a broad spectrum of chemicals by using solar energy as the driving force.
