The potential of magnetite-based nanocomposites in nanophytoremediation of soils polluted by polyethylene

Abstract

Due to the lack of efficient chemical and physical methods for destroying plastics in soil, the attention has recently been directed towards developing biological degradation techniques, including the ones based on application of phytoremediation and nano-phytoremediation. However, the potential of these techniques in the cases of soil pollution by LDPE is understudied. The aim of this work was to estimate the potential of the magnetite-based nanocomposites in the nano-phytoremediation of soils contaminated by LDPE.