Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
Open Access

Review Article

Heavy Metal Uptake Potential of Aquatic Plants through Phytoremediation Technique - A Review

Rifat Ara Wani¹, Bashir Ahmad Ganai^2*, Manzoor Ahmad Shah³ and Baba Uqab¹

¹Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India

²Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India

³Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India

*Corresponding Author:

Bashir Ahmad Ganai
Centre of Research for Development University of Kashmir
Kashmir, India
Tel: +919797247851
E-mail: bbcganai@gmail.com

Received Date: June 29, 2017; Accepted Date: July 24, 2017; Published Date: July 26, 2017

Citation: Wani RA, Ganai BA, Shah MA, Uqab B (2017) Heavy Metal Uptake Potential of Aquatic Plants through Phytoremediation Technique - A Review. J Bioremediat Biodegrad 8:404. doi: 10.4172/2155-6199.1000404

Copyright: © 2017 Wani RA, et al. This is an open-a ccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Bioremediation means using biological agents to clean environment. Heavy metal pollution being the core all over the word needs immediate attention so that our degrading environments will be remediated. Phytoremediation is an ecofriendly that has shown promising results for the contaminants like heavy metals. The basic fundamental elements in phytoremediation are plants whether terrestrial or aquatic which play key role for remediation of heavy metal affected environments. Phytoremediation has also been a solution for various emerging problems.

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