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Journal Article 
SYMBIOSIS IN THE ENVIRONMENT BIOMANAGEMENT OF SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS 
Pavel, VL; Sobariu, DL; Fertu, IDT; Statescu, F; Gavrilescu, M 
2013 
9 
4 
211-224 
WOS:000321473300017 
Anthropogenic activities have considerably altered the composition and functions of the soil. Remediation of contaminated soils using plants, microbes and other biological systems to degrade/convert environmental pollutants under controlled conditions to a level up to which they are harmless and their concentrations get below the concentration limit set by regulatory authorities is an ongoing challenge for researchers and authorities regulators in domain. This paper analyses bioremediation techniques and their biomanagement for the rehabilitation of soils contaminated with heavy metals, which could offer sustainable alternatives for ecological reconstruction of contaminated soils, feasible and economically sustainable. In this context it was shown that a number of biological agents that include both microbial communities and plants with different origins can be applied. Both biological systems can play a significant role in the management of soils polluted with metals. 
bioavailability; bioremediation; decontamination; phytoremediation; toxicity