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Phytoremediation of Chromium-Polluted Soil Using Plants in Conjunction with Microbes

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Chromium is a heavy metal that is found naturally in land and water bodies in small quantities, maybe due to the corrosion of rocks and weathering. However it is also an essential compound for humans in minute quantities. So Cr has gained biological and environmental prominence in past decades as its high deposition in Earth’s crust has become a potential threat to the environment and all life forms. Cr exists in many oxidation states and their concentration varies in a particular environment. However, its toxic form is Cr VI that is soluble in water and permeable through biological membranes, and its deposition in the body may lead to serious neurological and physiological damage to the human body and may cause carcinomas. From past decades the researchers are using hyperaccumulator plants to remediate the Cr-polluted environment. The phytoremediation depends upon the Cr species, type of soil, type of plant, and physicochemical properties of soil. Although there is a space for more research, phytoremediation is a hope to clean our environment biologically.

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    Ayesha Siddiqa & Muhammad Faisal

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  1. Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    Abid A. Ansari

  2. Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India

    Sarvajeet Singh Gill

  3. Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India

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  4. College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA

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    Lee Newman

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Siddiqa, A., Faisal, M. (2018). Phytoremediation of Chromium-Polluted Soil Using Plants in Conjunction with Microbes. In: Ansari, A., Gill, S., Gill, R., R. Lanza, G., Newman, L. (eds) Phytoremediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99651-6_10

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