emerging-contaminants
Emerging contaminants are pollutants—including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and agricultural chemicals—that are increasingly detected in aquatic and terrestrial environments but remain largely unregulated. For plant scientists, these compounds are of growing concern because wetland and riparian vegetation is often directly exposed to contaminated water and sediments, potentially affecting plant physiology, growth, and ecological function. Understanding how plants absorb, accumulate, or metabolize these substances is also critical for evaluating the role of vegetation in natural and engineered phytoremediation systems.
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