ABSTRACT
Contamination of soil is a global concern. All inhabited parts of the world have land that is not being used productively because of past activities that have reduced soil quality. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of phytotechnologies as well as reducing the costs of site restoration have value for society as better methods are used for revitalization of the contaminated sites. Great progress in developing phytotechnologies with biomass production has been reported. Miscanthus has been used with good results at many sites because the plant grows well in different marginal and contaminated soils. New knowledge has been developed on actions to take to increase biomass production at contaminated sites. The benefits of harvesting useful products and improving soil health during Miscanthus growth including those with adding amendments positively influenced the economics of land reclamation using phytotechnologies. Increased efforts to apply phytotechnologies with biomass production to improve contaminated sites and processing of harvested Miscanthus to different bioproducts are recommended.
