Abstract:In recent years, the remediation of polluted river sediment is getting more attention. The plant method has the advantages of low cost, good effect, less damage to the ecological environment and no secondary pollution, which becomes the research focus and hotspot for polluted river sediment today. Aiming at the different types of polluted sediment, the remediation characteristics of N and P nutrient contaminated sediment, organic matter contaminated sediment and heavy metal contaminated sediment are summarized and sorted out. In practical applications, it is necessary to adapt to local conditions, take into account multiple factors, select suitable plants and propose the directions required to be studied in the future.