Edible Plants:The Magic Wand for Inhibition of Oxidation of Organic Compounds,Remediators of TNT and Adsorbents for Heavy Metals

作     者：Lovell Agwaramgbo Protiti Khan Jailen Doyle Christopher O.Alisa Kendall Wise 

作者机构：Chemistry DepartmentDillard University New OrleansLouisiana 70127USA University of ManitobaWinnipegManitoba R3T 2N2Canada Federal University of TechnologyOwerriNigeria 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering(A)》 (环境科学与工程（A）)

年 卷 期：2023年第12卷第2期

页      面：68-76页

学科分类：08[工学] 080502[工学-材料学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Phytoremediation antioxidation heavy metal remediation TNT remediation. 

摘      要：Phytoremediation is a viable,effective,and economically attractive technology that uses plants to remove chemical contaminants from soil and groundwater.A major munitions contaminant,TNT(2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene)can be remediated by several plants such as Myriophyllum aquaticum(Parrot Feather),and Catharanthus *** study focuses on screening plants that have natural antioxidant phytochemicals for their ability to remediate TNT,and heavy metals from contaminated water sources,groundwater and *** kinds of bell peppers,Capsicum frutescens(green,red,and yellow),which contain both the antioxidant phytochemicals(carotene and vitamin C)and tomato,which also contains vitamin C,were tested to confirm their antioxidizing and remediation abilities *** for remediation abilities were analyzed by HPLC(High Performance Liquid Chromatography).Results also suggested that plants which had antioxidant properties were also able to remediate TNT and heavy metals effectively,thereby suggesting a possible correlation between antioxidant and phytoremediation abilities of the plants studied.