Plants used for soil decontamination in Colombia: A systematic review
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Colombia, phytoremediation, soil pollution, wildlifeAbstract
Soil is the habitat of different kinds of vegetation and wildlife, as well as being used for various anthropogenic activities, such as the extraction of fossil fuels, agriculture, and mining, among others, which can contaminate the soil. The use of plants for soil decontamination has begun to be used as a bioremediation strategy to return the contaminated area to conditions similar to the original ones. In the following Systematic Review (SR) of scientific literature without a time limit, the plants used in Colombian soils are described. Four databases were used: ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Scopus and Scielo through thirteen search paths. By evaluating various inclusion and exclusion criteria, the search retrieved a total of seven original articles. In the SR, it was found that the most studied contaminants in phytoremediation in Colombian soils are heavy metals and hydrocarbons. It was concluded that the implementation of plants in the soil allows a considerable reduction in contamination.
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