Exploring the significance of nanomaterials and organic amendments - Prospect for phytoremediation of contaminated agroecosystem

Emerging micro-pollutants have rapidly contaminated the agro-ecosystem, posing serious challenges to a sustainable future. The vast majority of them have infiltrated the soil and damaged agricultural fields and crops after being released from industry. These pollutants and their transformed products are also transported in vast quantities which further exacerbate the damage. Sustainable remediation techniques are warranted for such large amounts of contaminants. As aforementioned, many of them have been detected at very high concentrations in soil and water which adversely affect crop physiology by disrupting different metabolic processes. To combat this situation, nanomaterials and other organic amendments assisted phytoremediation ware considered as a viable alternative. It is a potent synergistic activity between the biological system and the supplied organic or nanomaterial material to eliminate emerging contaminants and micmpollutants from crop fields. This can be effectively be applied to degraded crop fields and could potentially embody a green technology for sustainable agriculture.

Automated summary

Emerging micro-pollutants have caused significant contamination to the agro-ecosystem, demanding sustainable remediation techniques. Nanomaterials and organic amendments assisted phytoremediation are considered as a viable alternative to eliminate emerging contaminants and micro-pollutants from crop fields.