Increasing knowledge about phytoremediation through a practical approach for undergraduate students
- Talano, Melina Andrea
- Ibañez, Sabrina Guadalupe
- Sosa Alderete, Lucas Gastón
- Wevar Oller, Ana Laura
- Vezza, Mariana Elisa
- Medina, Maria Ines
- Agostini, Elizabeth
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Universities play an important role in society and in providing solutions for its problems. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing the world today. Thus, universities are increasingly including subjects related to the environment and its conservation both in their educational and research programmes. Generally, undergraduate students know many benefits of plants, such as being sources for food and several bioactive compounds, provision of atmospheric oxygen and soil conservation. However, they are less aware of the potential of plants in ‘cleaning’ environmental pollutants. To this end, a useful biochemistry laboratory approach is described that guides students to learn about the applicability of phytoremediation...