Use ofPhragmites australisfor controlling phosphorus contamination in anthropogenic wetland ecosystems

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Assessment of the performance of intermittent planted filters in treating urban wastewater under arid climate

“…The high phosphorus removal efficiency observed in this work can be explained by the Phragmites australis uptake. This finding is in agreement with results obtained by Carricondo et al (2020) who highlighted the significant capacity of Phragmites australis in removing phosphorus from wastewater.…”

“…Over the last decades, several studies on the key role of macrophytes (e.g. Phragmites australis, Saururus cernuus, Eleocharis) in removing pollutants in ISFs or similar systems have been carried out throughout the word: France (Liénard et al 1990); Portugal (Kadam et al 2009); Morocco (Sylla et al 2018); Arabia Saudi (Al-Homaidan et al 2020) and Spain (Carricondo et al 2020). The most important effects of the macrophytes in relation to ISF systems are the physical effects of the plant tissues give rise to filtration and provide of surface area for attached microorganisms.…”

Using eDNA presence/non‐detection data to characterize the abiotic and biotic habitat requirements of a rare, elusive amphibian

“…All three are known to grow rapidly and to tolerate elevated phosphorus levels (e.g., Emery & Perry, 1996;Galal et al, 2021;Salamah et al, 2019). The particularly high tolerance of P. australis ("common reed") to increased nutrient and toxic heavy metal loads, and its capacity to accumulate large amounts of both in its tissue, has led to its extensive use in phytoremediation practices in wetlands, especially for controlling phosphorus concentrations (e.g., Ahmad et al, 2014;Carricondo et al, 2020;Srivastava et al, 2014). The potential of L. stolonifera and L. salicaria to mitigate environmental pollution is likewise being increasingly investigated and acknowledged (e.g., Elifantz & Tel-Or, Galal et al, 2020;Nicholls & Mal, 2003;Saleh et al, 2019;Wang et al, 2012Wang et al, ,2021, although these species appear less suitable for phosphorus removal than P. australis.…”

“…The particularly high tolerance of P . australis (“common reed”) to increased nutrient and toxic heavy metal loads, and its capacity to accumulate large amounts of both in its tissue, has led to its extensive use in phytoremediation practices in wetlands, especially for controlling phosphorus concentrations (e.g., Ahmad et al, 2014; Carricondo et al, 2020; Srivastava et al, 2014). The potential of L .…”

Investigating Phragmites Australis Response to Copper Exposure Using Physiologic，FTIR and Metabolomic Approaches

“…Phragmites has a strong environmental tolerance to resist heavy metals and other pollutants and has been widely used in the pollution remediation of wetlands (Wu et al 2013, Ye et al 2003). In addition, it is believed that Phragmites has strong heavy metal removal capabilities due to features such as rapid growth to form dense vegetation, higher above-ground biomass, typical tissue systems and defense mechanisms in the body, and higher bioaccumulation and heavy metal removal e ciency than other repair plants (Carricondo et al 2020, Samaras,Sicilia and Garcia-Barriocanal 2021, Bonanno 2013.…”