Phytotechnologies: Remediation of Environmental Contaminants highlights the use of natural and inherent traits of plants and associated microbes to exclude, accumulate, or metabolize a variety of contaminants, with the goal of efficiently and sustainably decontaminating the biosphere from unwanted hazardous compounds. Contributed by an internationa

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2012

eBook ISBN

9781439875193

Edition

Topic

Biological Sciences

Subtopic

Botany

Index

Biological Sciences

Front Cover
Contents
Foreword
Foreword II
Preface
Contributors
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Heavy Metals in the Environment: Current Status, Toxic Effects on Plants and Phytoremediation
Chapter 3 - Phytotechnology—Remediation of Inorganic Contaminants
Chapter 4 - Potential of Constructed Wetland Phytotechnology for Tannery Wastewater Treatment
Chapter 5 - Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon–Contaminated Soils in Venezuela
Chapter 6 - Fate and Transport Issues Associated with Contaminants and Contaminant By-Products in Phytotechnology
Chapter 7 - Metals and Metalloids Accumulation Variability in Brassica Species:: A Review
Chapter 8 - Oilseed Brassica napus and Phytoremediation of Lead
Chapter 9 - Potential for Metal Phytoextraction of Brassica Oilseed Species
Chapter 10 - Phytoremediation Capacity of Brown- and Yellow-Seeded Brassica carinata
Chapter 11 - Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals and the Involvement of Brassica Species
Chapter 12 - Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals, Metalloids, and Radioactive Materials Using Vetiver Grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides
Chapter 13 - Effects of Biotic and Abiotic Amendments on Phytoremediation Efficiency Applied to Metal-Polluted Soils
Chapter 14 - Phytoremediation: Strategies to Enhance the Potential for Toxic Metal Remediation of Brassica Oilseed Species
Chapter 15 - Enhanced Phytoextraction Using Brassica Oilseeds: Role of Chelates
Chapter 16 - Organic Acid–Assisted Phytoremediation in Salt Marshes: From Hydroponics to Field Mesocosm Trials
Chapter 17 - Plant–Microbe Enabled Contaminant Removal in the Rhizosphere
Chapter 18 - Brassica Oilseeds–Microbe Interactions and Toxic Metals Remediation
Chapter 19 - Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria and Metals Phytoremediation
Chapter 20 - Plant Growth Regulators and Improvements in Phytoremediation Process Efficiency: Studies on Metal Contaminated Soils
Chapter 21 - Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants: Role of Bacteria
Chapter 22 - Using Endophytes to Enhance Phytoremediation
Chapter 23 - Genetically Modified Plants Designed for Phytoremediation of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants
Chapter 24 - Utilization of Different Aspects Associated with Cadmium Tolerance in Plants to Compare Sensitive and Bioindicator Species
Chapter 25 - Analytical Tools for Exploring Metal Accumulation and Tolerance in Plants
Chapter 26 - Metals and Metalloids Detoxification Mechanisms in Plants: Physiological and Biochemical Aspects
Chapter 27 - Studies on Phytoextraction Processes and Some Plants’ Reactions to Uptake and Hyperaccumulation of Substances
Chapter 28 - Uptake and Metabolism of Pharmaceuticals and Other Emerging Contaminants by Plants
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