Soil contamination with copper consist mainly ot natural source and human activities source. The specific adsorption of copper to soil organic matter

Fe/Al oxide is the main factor affecting copper bioavailability in soil. Nowadays

the phytoremediation materials such as Elsholtzia splendens

Cornrnelina communis

Rumex acetosa Linn

and Elsholtzia argyi have been investigated widely in China for the phytoremediation of copper contaminated soil. Solution culture and pot experiment

field experiment have been done to investigate the physiological and biochemical response to copper toxicity

and the phytoremediation of copper from the contaminated soil by E. splendens. E. argyi also show the potential for the phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soil. The disposal of remedial materials after removal of their heavy metals from contaminated soil for the fully utilization of phytoremediated plant materials is particularly important to implementate this innovative environmental biotechnology.