Screening native plants for the sustainable phytoremediation of heavy metals in industrial areas of Bangladesh
Mehedi Hasan, Farjana Ashraphy, Sunjida Akhter, Shaifa Abrarin, Jannatul Tazrin, Md Atikul Islam, Md Ahedul Akbor, Md Al-Amin, Md Salim Khan, Md Abu Bakar Siddique · 2026
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Mehedi Hasan and nine colleagues screened wild plants growing in an industrial district of Bangladesh for species that can pull heavy metals out of polluted ground. Factories in Gazipur release lead, cadmium, chromium, and other metals that persist in soil and water. The team measured metals in soil and plant samples with atomic absorption instruments, then scored each plant by how much metal it gathered and how much it moved from roots to shoots.
One grass species moved nearly every metal upward with striking efficiency, a strong trait for harvesting contamination out of a site. Two other species concentrated lead heavily, one in its tissues and one by transport, while a chickweed gathered chromium best. Two more plants took up cadmium readily. The authors present the winners as candidates for planted cleanup schemes matched to each site's metal mix.
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| CREATOR | Mehedi Hasan, Farjana Ashraphy, Sunjida Akhter, Shaifa Abrarin, Jannatul Tazrin, Md Atikul Islam, Md Ahedul Akbor, Md Al-Amin, Md Salim Khan, Md Abu Bakar Siddique |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |