Plants as Pollution Indicators and Pollution Fighters in Water Environments
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2024 | Viewed by 99
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Interests: wastewater treatment; constructed wetland; biofilters; ponds; advanced oxidation technologies; wastewater disinfection
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are valuable bio-indicators of environmental pollution due to their sensitivity to various pollutants present in the air, soil and water. Their morphology, biochemical composition and structure alterations can signify exposure to pollutants. For example, the concentration of heavy metals in plants can provide a time-integrated image of their exposure to those contaminants.
However, plants can also play a remarkable role in environmental restoration via many different phytoremediation processes, including volatilization, complexation or microbial degradation.
Plants can be used as indicators and pollution fighters in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, presenting remediation, environmental monitoring and sustainable ecosystem management approaches. Nutrient pollution, often from wastewater discharge and agricultural runoff, may lead to eutrophication with the associated excessive growth of algae, dissolved oxygen depletion in water and organism death.
The aim of decontamination is to restore the environmental quality by eliminating or minimizing the presence of pollutants. This involves strict regulations, sustainable practices and technological advancements. Restoration aims to restore the ecosystems to their natural state, re-establishing native vegetation, replenishing soil nutrients and promoting overall ecological recovery.
This Special Issue focuses on the role of plants as bio-indicators and pollution remediation for which research articles, case studies or critical reviews are welcome.
Prof. Dr. José Alberto Herrera-Melián
Dr. Dunia Esther Santiago
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plants
- pollution indicators
- pollution fighters
- water contamination
