Use of Biostimulants as a New Approach for the Improvement of Phytoremediation Performance—A Review

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 15; p. 1946
• Main Authors: Bartucca, Maria Luce, Cerri, Martina, Del Buono, Daniele, Forni, Cinzia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 27.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Algae; Amino acids; Bioavailability; Biological activity; Bioremediation; biostimulants; Crop production; Economic growth; Effectiveness; energy; Energy consumption; Energy costs; Environmental cleanup; Environmental economics; Enzymes; Hazardous materials; Heavy metals; Humic substances; Hydrolysates; Inorganic salts; macroalgae; Microorganisms; PCB; Pesticides; Physiology; Phytoremediation; Plant extracts; Plant species; plant stress; Pollutants; Polluted environments; Pollution; Pollution effects; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Review; Salts; Seaweeds; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Xenobiotics

Environmental pollution is one of the most pressing global issues, and it requires priority attention. Environmental remediation techniques have been developed over the years and can be applied to polluted sites, but they can have limited effectiveness and high energy consumption and costs. Bioremed...