IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 2239: Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation from Livestock Wastewater and Exploitation of Exhausted Biomass

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 2239: Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation from Livestock Wastewater and Exploitation of Exhausted Biomass International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052239 Authors: Hejna Onelli Moscatelli Bellotto Cristiani Stroppa Rossi Sustainable agriculture is aimed at long-term crop and livestock production with a minimal impact on the environment. However, agricultural practices from animal production can contribute to global pollution due to heavy metals from the feed additives that are used to ensure the nutritional requirements and also promote animal health and optimize production. The bioavailability of essential mineral sources is limited; thus, the metals are widely found in the manure. Via the manure, metallic ions can contaminate livestock wastewater, drastically reducing its potential recycling for irrigation. Phytoremediation, which is an efficient and cost-effective cleanup technique, could be implemented to reduce the wastewater pollution from livestock production, in order to maintain the water conservation. Plants use various strategies for the absorption and translocation of heavy metals, and they have been widely used to remediate livestock wastewater. In addition, the pollutants concentrated in the plants can be exhausted and used as heat to enhance plant growth and further concentrate the metals, making recycling a possible option. The biomass of the plants can also be used for bio...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research