The Use of Some Sub-mersed and Free floating Aquatic Macrophytes in the Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Pollution

The dramatic increase in industrialization and urbanization has led to an increase in the discharge rate of wasterwaters including heavy metals which in turn caused significant alterations in aquatic ecosystems. Bioremediation of aquatic ecosystems polluted with heavy metals has been favaoured in the recent years due to ecofriendly applications and lower costs. Thus, there is an increase in the use of aquatic macrophytes for the remediation of wastewater and natural water bodies polluted with heavy metals. In this review paper, the recent research focusing on the frequently used some sub-mersed and free floating aquatic macophytes and their remediation capacity is reviewed