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fa Ceratophyllum demersum: An aquatic macrophyte for the phytormediation of water pollutants تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Water bodişies all over the World are at risk due to continuous contamination from different resources. Water contamination is affecting the environment by the continuous transfer of pollutants from one source to another including living organisms. Water pollution can be minimized or reduced by using different techniques including phytoremediation using plants. Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and sustainable way of overcoming the issue of contamination. However, the selection of proper plants in accordance with pollutants is highly significant. Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum-L) is a submerged, aquatic macrophyte of fresh water bodies. The plant is well-known aquarium plant and can reach 1-3 m tall and exhibits a large bushy mass. C. demersum is a hyperaccumulator plant used for the phytoremediation of a broad range of pollutants ranging from heavy metals to radioactive elements, organic and inorganic compıunds and elements. In recent years, extensive studies on the phytoremediation of heavy metals like Cd, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Co, Pb, etc have been documented. In this study, the potential of C. demersum plants for phytoremediation of different pollutants has been summarized and discussed. In this regard, collection of plant material, pollutants type, and conecntration, exposure time, methodologies used for detection of pollutants have been discussed.      Aquatic, Macrophytes, Phytoremediation, Pollutants 7 13 http://injbir.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-13&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 M. Aasim Yes Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas, Turkey M. Azhar Nadeem No Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas, Turkey