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Hydrophytes as a Sustainable Tool for Bioremediation of Heavy Metals in Wetland Ecosystems
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Author(s): Richa Arora (JIS University, India), Ishita Mitra (JIS University, India), Suparna Ghosh (JIS University, India)and Dibyarupa Pal (JIS University, India)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 30
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Hydrophyte Strategies for Heavy Metal Stress Mitigation
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mansi Sharma (Sharda University, India), Priyanka Mahajan (Chandigarh University, India)and Har Mohan Singh (Sharda University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-4037-1.ch005
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Abstract
Wetlands are essential for preserving biodiversity, ecological balance, and water quality. Increasing human activity has resulted in serious heavy metal contamination from several avenues. They are hazardous, persistent, and bioaccumulative, pose major threats to the environment and human. Bypassing expensive conventional remediation approaches, natural hydrophyte-based phytoremediation absorb, stabilize, or transform pollutants, provides a sustainable and economical substitute. Their heavy metal uptake and detoxification capabilities are done by root systems, high biomass, and symbiotic relationships with rhizospheric microorganisms. Challenges, include seasonal growth fluctuations, invasive potential, metal saturation, and safe biomass disposal, despite benefits like cheap operating costs, biodiversity support, and biomass valorization. In accordance with sustainable development objectives, hydrophyte-based remediation provides an effective strategy to restore polluted wetlands, fostering ecological resilience.
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