Aquatic Macrophytes and Pollutants: Interactions, Indicator Role, and Phytoremediation Possibilities
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 May 2024) | Viewed by 1663
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aquatic plants; trace metals; microplastics; bioindication; aquatic pollution; ecotoxicology
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Interests: macrophytes; bioindication; environmental parameters; rivers; lakes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aquatic pollution is amongst the most pressing global issues today. Aquatic macrophytes can survive in polluted habitats to a certain extent and respond to different pollutants in various ways. They constitute the largest amount of biomass in aquatic ecosystems and are often the first organisms affected by pollution as well as being responsible for introducing toxic substances into the food chain. The species with bioaccumulation abilities are useful phytoremediation agents, while those that exhibit a proportional dose–response have applications in biomonitoring and bioindication.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform to promote, share, and discuss new scientific evidence on the interactions between aquatic macrophytes and pollutants, their environmental consequences, and possible applications. We welcome papers addressing topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Impacts of pollution and water quality on the performance of aquatic plants;
- Uptake, sorption mechanisms and accumulation of pollutants in macrohydrophytes;
- Distribution of pollutants in aquatic plant tissues and communities;
- The application of aquatic plants in biomonitoring, bioindication, and phytoremediation.
Dr. Ludmiła Polechońska
Prof. Dr. Mateja Germ
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquatic plants
- primary producers
- environmental contamination
- metals
- organic pollutants
- microplastics
- bioaccumulation
- remediation
- biomonitoring
- bioindication
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