ABSTRACT
Phytoremediation is a new technology that uses specially selected metal-accumulating plants to remediate soil contaminated with heavy metals and radionuclides. Phytoremediation offers an attractive and economical alternative to currently practiced soil removal and burial methods. The integration of specially selected metal-accumulating crop plants (e.g., Brassica juncea) with innovative soil amendments allows plants to achieve high biomass and metal accumulation rates from soils.
