Phytoremediation technologies use living plants to clean up soil, air and water contaminated with hazardous contaminants.[1] It is defined as “the use of green plants and the associated microorganisms, along with proper soil amendments and agronomic techniques to either contain, remove or render toxic environmental contaminants harmless”.[2] The term is an amalgam of the Greek phyto (plant) and Latin remedium (restoring balance). Although attractive […]