What is it about?
Jatropha is able grow well under harsh soil and climatic conditions. This makes the plant a potential candidate to remove heavy metals and other contaminants that pollute soil and water environments. However, there are limited studies that have been conducted to show its suitability for this use.
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Why is it important?
Most studies have been performed under small-scale experimental demonstrations to show the suitability of Jatropha as a phytoremediator. There is need to carry out full-scale demonstrations if this potential is to be commercialized. Future works to be done regarding Jatropha as a potential phytoremediator are highlighted in this review paper.
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I enjoyed every moment in writing this article with my author whom I have written so many papers with him. I have since received so many messages from readers who were interested in the article even before it was fully published. Some of them requesting for my expertise in this area.
Reckson Kamusoko
Chinhoyi University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Utility of Jatropha for Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals and Emerging Contaminants of Water Resources: A Review, CLEAN - Soil Air Water, October 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201700444.
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