Review Article
Role of Phytoremediation in Reducing Cadmium Toxicity in Soil and Water
Table 1
Hyperaccumulators reported for phytoremediation of heavy metals.
| Heavy metal | Plant | Mechanism | Medium | References |
| As | Pteris vittata | Phytoextraction | Soil | [15] | Piricum sativum | Phytostabilization | Soil | [16] |
| Cd | Oryza sativa | Phytoextraction | Soil | [17] | Vetiver grass | Phytostabilization | Soil | [18] | Lemna minor | Rhizofiltration | Water | [19] | Allium sativum | Phytoextraction | Hydroponic solution | [20] | Lemna minor | Rhizofiltration | Water | [19] |
| Cr | Brassica juncea | Phytoextraction | Soil | [21] | Rhizofiltration | Water | [22] |
| Hg | Marrubium vulgare | Phytoextraction | Soil | [23] | Pistia stratiotes | Rhizofiltration | Water | [24] |
| Ni | Alyssum lesbiacum | Phytoextraction | Soil | [25] | Agropyron elongatum | Phytostabilization | Soil | [26] | Rhizofiltration | Water | [27] |
| Pb | Chenopodium album | Phytoextraction | Soil | [28] | Vetiveria zizanioides | Phytostabilization | Soil | [29] | Hemidesmus indicus | Rhizofiltration | Water | [30] |
| Se | Brassica rapa L. | Phytoextraction | Soil | [31] | Lemna minor | Rhizofiltration | Water | [32] | Brassica spp. | Phytovolatization | Water | [33] |
| U | Lolium perenne | Phytoextraction | Soil | [34] |
| Zn | Cynodon dactylon | Phytoextraction | Soil | [28] | Brassica juncea | Rhizofiltration | Water | [35] |
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