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Editorial
. 2024 Jan 26;13(3):366.
doi: 10.3390/plants13030366.

Phytomonitoring and Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants

Maria Cristina Sorrentino  1 , Simonetta Giordano  2 , Valeria Spagnuolo  2
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Editorial

Phytomonitoring and Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants

Maria Cristina Sorrentino et al. Plants (Basel). .

Abstract

Since 1973, with the activation of the Environmental Action Program (EAP), the European Union has produced a substantial body of legislative packages aimed at improving the environmental quality; as a result, air, water, and soil pollution have significantly been reduced, as stated by the European Commission in the EAP 2020 [...].

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