Halophytes are plants that
can tolerate and grow on soils
having high salt concentration.
These plants have been suggested
to be more effective in phytoextraction
of heavy metals from the
contaminated soils compared to
the conventional crop plants
.This give an offer for a greater
potential of phytoremediation
research on decontamination of
heavy metal polluted soils.
Screen house experiment was
conducted out to study the accumulation
of heavy metals by
three halophyte species: Atriplex
amnicola, A. undulate and A. lentiformis
.Significant differences
were found between the studied
species in heavy metals concentration
(Cd, Pb and Ni) and
transport from the roots to the
shoots. Atriplex lentiformis could
be more effective in the phytextraction
of Cd from the contaminated
soils.