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Plasma Irradiation May Promote Phytoremediation

Takao FUKUYAMA¹⁾, Yuma KUHARA¹⁾, Rio SUGATA¹⁾, Shinji YOSHIMURA²⁾

1)

Faculty of Education, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan

2)

National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Toki 509-5292, Japan

(Received 17 March 2026 / Accepted 7 June 2026 / Published 1 September 2026)

Abstract

Atmospheric pressure plasma jet irradiation on plant leaves causes stomatal opening and promotes transpiration, which consequently enhances the plant’s water uptake. This phenomenon has potential applications in promoting phytoremediation, where plants are used to take up and purify aqueous solutions containing harmful substances.

Copyright (c) 2026 The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research

Keywords

atmospheric pressure plasma jet, phytoremediation, plants, transpiration, water uptake

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1206044

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