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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH  2014, Vol. 34 Issue (5): 1329-1336    DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2013.00438
    
Research Progress on Phytoremediation to Polluted Environments by Mine Tailings in Arid Regions
He Mingzhu1, Hu Tianguang2, Cheng Binrang2, Chen Xiaohong2, Nie Kaihua2, Zhang Liuyi2, Cheng Shaoyi2
1. Shapotou Desert Research & Experiment Station, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
2. Jinchuan Group LTD., Jinchang 737100, Gansu, China
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Abstract  In arid regions, the ecological restoration process of mine land (in particular tailings and polluted environments) is, to a large extent, hampered by various natural disadvantages, such as water shortages, infertile soil, salinization and the relative scarcity of plant resources. Based on the relative studies carried out in polluted environments at home and abroad, this paper present a preliminary review of the theory and technology to phytoremediation which focused on comparative analysis of plant extracts and plant stable technologies and provided an analysis of typical application examples, and previewed the research and technology to pollution control in arid regions.
Key words:  arid areas      phytoextraction      phytostabilization      tolerant plants to heavy metal     
Received:  09 July 2013      Published:  20 September 2014
ZTFLH:  X171.5  

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He Mingzhu, Hu Tianguang, Cheng Binrang, Chen Xiaohong, Nie Kaihua, Zhang Liuyi, Cheng Shaoyi. Research Progress on Phytoremediation to Polluted Environments by Mine Tailings in Arid Regions. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2014, 34(5): 1329-1336.

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