Monitoring of heavy metals in the Kuilsriver and potential use of macrophytes in heavy metal remediation

Abstract

Water and soil pollution is one of the major concerns all over the world due to various activities such industrialization and urbanization. This is a problem because water is a vital resource for human survival and economic development; as populations and economies grow, water shortages increase. Phytoremediation is one of the promising techniques that can help to remove heavy metals from polluted and contaminated water and soil by using plants to clean up.