Enhancements in phytoremediation technology: Environmental assessment including different options of biomass disposal and comparison with a consolidated approach

Vocciante, Marco; Caretta, Antonio; Bua, Letizia; Bagatin, Roberto; Franchi, Elisabetta; Petruzzelli, Gianniantonio; Ferro, Sergio

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.104

Enhancements in phytoremediation technology: Environmental assessment including different options of biomass disposal and comparison with a consolidated approach

Phytoremediation represents a solution for treating soils contaminated by heavy metals, provided that appropriate plant species are selected and the proper strategy chosen. When dealing with soil contaminated with arsenic and/or lead, which are non-essential elements for plants but also among the…