_1574513617 1574513617 Hamid Shirkhanloo sahar.zi67@gmail.com Hamid Shirkhanloo Analytical Methods in Environmental Chemistry Journal AMECJournal 2645-5382 2645-5552 09 25 2019 2 03 10.24200/amecj.v2.i03 http://journal.amecj.com/index.php/AMECJ-01/issue/view/9 Isiuku Beniah Obinna *Enyoh Christian Ebere Heavy metals and organic pollutants are ubiquitous environmental pollutants affecting the quality of soil, water and air. Over the past 5 decades, many strategies have been developed for the remediation of polluted water. Strategies involving aquatic plant use are preferable to conventional methods. In this study, an attempt was made to provide a brief review on recent progresses in research and practical applications of phytoremediation for water resources with the following objectives: (1) to discuss the toxicity of toxic chemicals pollution in water to plant, animals and human health (2) to summarise the physicochemical factors affecting  removal of toxic chemicals such as heavy metals and organic contaminants in aqueous solutions by aquatic plants; (3) to summarise and compare the removal rates of heavy metals and organic contaminants in aqueous solutions by diverse aquatic plants; and (4) to summaries chemometric models for testing aquatic plant performance. 09 24 2019 5 38 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 10.24200/amecj.v2.i03.66 http://journal.amecj.com/index.php/AMECJ-01/article/view/66 http://journal.amecj.com/index.php/AMECJ-01/article/download/66/118 http://journal.amecj.com/index.php/AMECJ-01/article/download/66/118 http://journal.amecj.com/index.php/AMECJ-01/article/download/66/128