Wastewater treatment: willows and reeds for phytoremediation of organic and pharmaceutical pollutants
(WorldNews Italy)

The study published in the international journal `Environmental Science and Pollution Research` assessed the ability to remove micro-pollutants from wastewater using herbaceous species (Phragmites australis L.) and trees (Salix matsudana Koidz.) in constructed wetland (CW) systems. Researchers of the Biology Department at the University of Pisa and Sant`Anna School Institute of Life Sciences demonstrated the phytoremediation potential of willows and reeds to remove...