Recent studies have focused on enhancing the effectiveness of phytoremediation through various strategies. One review highlights the mechanisms by which plants can detoxify heavy metals ...

Now Purdue University researchers are prodding them to take the cleanup a step further, to become phytoremediators -- plants that collect heavy metals and radioactive waste from polluted water and ...

A new spinout, RemePhy, aims to revolutionise the way we address soil contamination, one of the world's most critical environmental ...

Wetlands are dynamic ecosystems where soil remains saturated with water, either seasonally or permanently. Constructed wetlands, inspired by these natural syste ...