ABSTRACT
Some phytotechnology applications could be primary methods of cleaning up or stabilizing contamination while others will supplement primary remedies. Phytotechnologies may potentially clean up moderate to low levels of selected elemental and organic contaminants over large areas, maintain sites by treating residual contamination after completion of a cleanup, act as a buffer against potential waste releases, aid voluntary cleanup efforts, facilitate nonpoint source pollution control, and offer a more active form of monitored natural attenuation (McCutcheon and Schnoor 2003; Oboh et al. 2011). All phytotechnologies are dependent on the development of healthy and extensive root systems. Phytotechnology promotes a broader understanding of the importance of plants and their bene—cial role within both societal and natural systems.
