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Yue Zhi¹, Mengyu Zhang¹, Xiongwei Lu¹

¹Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.

Journal of environmental management

|February 25, 2026

Resumen

Las plantas de humedal acumulan eficazmente sustancias per- y polifluoroalquiladas (PFAS), mostrando Cyperus alternifolius la mayor retención. La hidrología influye en la adaptación de las plantas, optimizando las estrategias de remediación de PFAS mediante la cosecha selectiva o el secuestro en las raíces.

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Macrófitos emergentes GenX PFAS Fitorremediación Variaciones del nivel del agua

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