The role of plant-associated bacteria in the phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

Abstract

Soil heavy metal pollution is an important environmental problem threatening people’s health and sustainable economic development. Phytoremediation has become an important technology for the treatment of heavy metal contaminated soil with the characteristics of economy and environmental protection. This paper mainly analyzed the role of microbial community in heavy metal contaminated soil remediation process. Bacterias mainly strengthen the remediation effect of plants on heavy metal contaminated soil in two ways: first, bacterias have adsorption effect on heavy metals and reduce the toxicity of heavy metals to plants in soil; Two is to secrete organic acids and nutrients needed for plant growth to promote the absorption of heavy metals by hyperaccumulators.