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Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants: A Review

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Environmental Bioremediation Technologies

8. Conclusion

Thus, there are several plant, edaphic and environmental factors which regulate plant resistance to air pollution. Suitability of plants for the pollution abatement depends on how fast they are able to absorb pollutants from the atmosphere and metabolise or detoxify them at cellular levels. However, the plants with pollutant avoidance mechanism may not be recommended for mitigating air pollution level in urban or industrial areas. This makes crystal clear that effectiveness of avenue trees in urban areas, and greenbelts in and around industrial units largely depends on the selection of suitable plant species and its number.

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Singh, S., Verma, A. (2007). Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants: A Review. In: Singh, S.N., Tripathi, R.D. (eds) Environmental Bioremediation Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34793-4_13

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