ABSTRACT
Phytoremediation is a green, sustainable, and promising solution to problems of environmental contamination. It entails the use of plants and their associated micoorganisms for uptake, sequestration, detoxification, or volatilization of inorganic and organic pollutants from soils, water, sediments, and possibly air. Although remediation of environmental pollutants through the plant (phytoremediation) is an easily applicable and cost-effective technique, it does have some inherent technical constraints; for example, it is restricted to the site, and the food chain could be adversely affected if these plants are used as food or fodder. This chapter aims to provide a comprehensive review of the emerging issues and challenges of this plant microbe–based remedial strategy for in situ removal of organic chemicals from contaminated sites.
