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It is clear now that still we are far away from having a safe, specific and effective
chelating agent for the treatment of metal poisoning. Several factors must be con-
sidered in order to accomplish a high performance of remediation result. Phytore-
mediation is the most thriving way to remediate arsenic contaminated environment,
as it has many advantages as compared to other conventional technologies.
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