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Phytoextraction of toxic metals: a central role for glutathione by SETH, C. S., REMANS, T., KEUNEN, E., JOZEFCZAK, M., GIELEN, H., OPDENAKKER, K., WEYENS, N., VANGRONSVELD, J., CUYPERS, A.

“…ABSTRACT Phytoextraction has a promising potential as an environmentally friendly clean‐up method for soils contaminated with toxic metals. To improve the…”
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Changes in the population of seed bacteria of transgenerationally Cd-exposed Arabidopsis thaliana by Truyens, S., Weyens, N., Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J.

“…Plant-associated bacteria can have beneficial effects on the growth and health of their host. Nevertheless, the role of endophytic bacteria present in seeds…”
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Brownfields to green fields: Realising wider benefits from practical contaminant phytomanagement strategies by Cundy, A.B., Bardos, R.P., Puschenreiter, M., Mench, M., Bert, V., Friesl-Hanl, W., Müller, I., Li, X.N., Weyens, N., Witters, N., Vangronsveld, J.

“…Gentle remediation options (GROs) are risk management strategies or technologies involving plant (phyto-), fungi (myco-), and/or bacteria-based methods that…”
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Exploiting plant–microbe partnerships to improve biomass production and remediation by Weyens, Nele, van der Lelie, Daniel, Taghavi, Safiyh, Newman, Lee, Vangronsveld, Jaco

“…Although many plant-associated bacteria have beneficial effects on their host, their importance during plant growth and development is still underestimated. A…”
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Optimization of isolation and cultivation of bacterial endophytes through addition of plant extract to nutrient media by Eevers, N., Gielen, M., Sánchez‐López, A., Jaspers, S., White, J. C., Vangronsveld, J., Weyens, N.

“…Summary Many endophytes have beneficial effects on plants and can be exploited in biotechnological applications. Studies hypothesize that only 0.001–1% of all…”
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Role of assisted natural remediation in environmental cleanup by Adriano, D.C., Wenzel, W.W., Vangronsveld, J., Bolan, N.S.

“…Metals are common contaminants worldwide. Long-term deposition of metals in soils can lead to accumulation, transport and biotoxicity/zootoxicity caused by…”
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Developing principles of sustainability and stakeholder engagement for “gentle” remediation approaches: The European context by Cundy, A.B., Bardos, R.P., Church, A., Puschenreiter, M., Friesl-Hanl, W., Müller, I., Neu, S., Mench, M., Witters, N., Vangronsveld, J.

“…Gentle Remediation Options (GRO) are risk management strategies or techniques for contaminated sites that result in no gross reduction in soil functionality…”
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The use of bio-energy crops ( Zea mays) for ‘phytoattenuation’ of heavy metals on moderately contaminated soils: A field experiment by Meers, E., Van Slycken, S., Adriaensen, K., Ruttens, A., Vangronsveld, J., Du Laing, G., Witters, N., Thewys, T., Tack, F.M.G.

“…Worldwide there are numerous regions where conventional agriculture is affected by the presence of elevated amounts of plant-available trace elements, causing…”
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Phytoremediation, a sustainable remediation technology? Conclusions from a case study. I: Energy production and carbon dioxide abatement by Witters, N., Mendelsohn, R.O., Van Slycken, S., Weyens, N., Schreurs, E., Meers, E., Tack, F., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J.

“…This study examines the renewable energy production of crops used for phytoremediation. Our analysis is based on a case study in the Campine region (Belgium…”
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Imazamox detoxification and recovery of plants after application of imazamox to an imidazolinone resistant sunflower hybrid by BALABANOVA, D., REMANS, T., CUYPERS, A., VANGRONSVELD, J., VASSILEV, A.

“…Imidazolinone herbicides combined with imidazolinone resistant (IMI-R) crops provide a tool for solving the important problem of the occurrence of weeds during…”
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Study of the potential valorisation of heavy metal contaminated biomass via phytoremediation by fast pyrolysis: Part I. Influence of temperature, biomass species and solid heat carrier on the behaviour of heavy metals by Lievens, C., Yperman, J., Vangronsveld, J., Carleer, R.

“…Presently, little or no information of implementing fast pyrolysis for looking into the potential valorisation of heavy metal contaminated biomass is…”
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Long-term sustainability of metal immobilization by soil amendments: Cyclonic ashes versus lime addition by Ruttens, A., Adriaensen, K., Meers, E., De Vocht, A., Geebelen, W., Carleer, R., Mench, M., Vangronsveld, J.

“…A soil column leaching experiment was used to gain insight into the long-term metal immobilization capacity of cyclonic ashes (CAH) compared to lime (LIME)…”
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Exposure of Cucurbita pepo to DDE-contamination alters the endophytic community: A cultivation dependent vs a cultivation independent approach by Eevers, N., Hawthorne, J.R., White, J.C., Vangronsveld, J., Weyens, N.

“…2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloro-ethylene (DDE) is the most abundant and persistent degradation product of the pesticide…”
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Phytostabilization of Pb and Cd polluted soils using Helianthus petiolaris as pioneer aromatic plant species by Saran, A., Fernandez, L., Cora, F., Savio, M., Thijs, S., Vangronsveld, J., Merini, L. J.

“…The area of soils polluted with heavy metals is increasing due to industrialization and globalization. Aromatic plant species can be a suitable alternative way…”
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Cadmium-induced and trans-generational changes in the cultivable and total seed endophytic community of Arabidopsis thaliana by Truyens, S., Beckers, B., Thijs, S., Weyens, N., Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J.

“…Trans-generational adaptation is important to respond rapidly to environmental challenges and increase overall plant fitness. Besides well-known mechanisms…”
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Phytoremediation of soils co-contaminated by organic compounds and heavy metals: Bioassays with Lupinus luteus L. and associated endophytic bacteria by Gutiérrez-Ginés, M.J., Hernández, A.J., Pérez-Leblic, M.I., Pastor, J., Vangronsveld, J.

“…In the central part of the Iberian Peninsula there are old sealed landfills containing soils co-contaminated by several heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Ni, As,…”
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Importance of crown architecture for leaf area index of different Populus genotypes in a high-density plantation by Broeckx, L S, Verlinden, M S, Vangronsveld, J, Ceulemans, R

“…Crown architecture is an important determinant of biomass production and yield of any bio-energy plantation since it determines leaf area display and hence…”
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Phytostabilization of a metal contaminated sandy soil. I: Influence of compost and/or inorganic metal immobilizing soil amendments on phytotoxicity and plant availability of metals by Ruttens, A., Mench, M., Colpaert, J.V., Boisson, J., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J.

“…In a lysimeter set-up, compost addition to an industrial contaminated soil slightly reduced phytotoxicity to bean seedlings. The “Phytotoxicity Index” (on a…”
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Microbial community structure and activity in trace element-contaminated soils phytomanaged by Gentle Remediation Options (GRO) by Touceda-González, M., Prieto-Fernández, Á., Renella, G., Giagnoni, L., Sessitsch, A., Brader, G., Kumpiene, J., Dimitriou, I., Eriksson, J., Friesl-Hanl, W., Galazka, R., Janssen, J., Mench, M., Müller, I., Neu, S., Puschenreiter, M., Siebielec, G., Vangronsveld, J., Kidd, P.S.

“…Gentle remediation options (GRO) are based on the combined use of plants, associated microorganisms and soil amendments, which can potentially restore soil…”
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Endophyte-enhanced phytoremediation of DDE-contaminated using Cucurbita pepo: A field trial by Eevers, N, Hawthorne, J R, White, J C, Vangronsveld, J, Weyens, N

“…Although the use of the pesticide 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane (DDT) was banned from the mid-1970s, its most abundant and recalcitrant…”
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