Phytolink Australia Pty Ltd was  formed  in 2000 to facilitate  the development, adaptation and commercial implementation in Australia of the emerging clean up technology phytoremediation.

 

Phytoremediation is a bio-engineering technology that uses selected trees and other plants to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater.This cost-effective technology has been used widely in the USA for landfill leachate control and stabilisation, for decontamination of toxic plumes in groundwater and for remediation of former industrial sites that are contaminated by heavy metals and organics. Success in these applications has led to phytoremediation becoming the preferred technology over more traditional engineering approaches for a range of major environmental problems.Phytoremediation is attractive because of its comparative effectiveness, lower cost , wider environmental benefits and higher level of public approval.