| Series |
Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences Ser. |
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Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences.
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| Subject |
Phytoremediation.
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| Alt Name |
Shmaefsky, Brian.
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| Description |
1 online resource (371 pages). |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Principles of Phytoremediation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Origins of Phytoremediation -- 1.1.2 History of Pollution Remediation -- 1.2 Traditional Methods of Removing Contaminants -- 1.2.1 Traditional Soil Remediation -- 1.2.2 Traditional Methods of Removing Water Contaminants -- 1.3 A Survey of Bioremediation -- 1.3.1 History of Bioremediation -- 1.3.2 Mechanisms of Bioremediation -- 1.4 A Survey of Phytoremediation -- 1.4.1 Phytoremediation Defined -- 1.4.2 History of Phytoremediation -- 1.4.3 Mechanisms of Phytoremediation |
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1.5 Genetic Modification and Phytoremediation -- 1.6 The Reality of Phytoremediation -- References -- 2 Phytoremediation of Agricultural Pollutants -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Agricultural Pollutants and Their Sources -- 2.2.1 Major Agricultural Pollutants -- 2.2.2 Mechanism and Sources of Organic and Inorganic Agricultural Pollutants -- 2.3 Strategies for the Removal of Agricultural Pollutants -- 2.4 Phytoremediation of Nitrates and Phosphorus -- 2.4.1 Phytoremediation of Nitrate -- 2.4.2 Phytoremediation of Phosphorus -- 2.5 Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals -- 2.5.1 Pytoextraction of HMs |
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2.5.2 Phytovolatilization of HMs -- 2.5.3 Phytostabilization of HMs -- 2.5.4 Rhizofiltration of HMs -- 2.5.5 Dendroremediation of HMs -- 2.6 Phytoremediation of Pesticides -- 2.6.1 Phytoaccumulation/Phytoextraction of Pesticides -- 2.6.2 Phytodegradation of Pesticides -- 2.6.3 Phytovolatilization of Pesticides -- 2.6.4 Rhizoremediation of Pesticides -- 2.7 Phytoremediation of Other Pollutants -- 2.8 Major Challenges to Phytoremediation -- 2.9 Overcoming the Challenges -- 2.10 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated by Hydrocarbon -- 3.1 Introduction |
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3.2 Contaminated Soil and the Rhizosphere -- 3.2.1 The Role of the Microorganisms and the Rhizosphere in the Degradation of Hydrocarbons -- 3.3 Degradation of Hydrocarbons Through the Combination of Tree Species and Organic Fertilizers -- 3.4 Perspectives and Necessary Research -- 3.5 Conclusions -- Literature Cited -- 4 In Situ Phytoremediation of Metals -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 What is In Situ Phytoremediation? -- 4.3 Mechanisms of In Situ Phytoremediation -- 4.3.1 Phytoextraction -- 4.3.2 Phytostabilization -- 4.3.3 Phytovolatilization -- 4.3.4 Phytodegradation |
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4.4 Advantages of In Situ Phytoremediation -- 4.5 Limitations of In Situ Phytoremediation -- 4.6 In Situ Phytoremediation of Some Important Metals -- 4.6.1 Nickel (Ni) -- 4.6.2 Arsenic (As) -- 4.6.3 Iron (Fe) -- 4.6.4 Cobalt (Co) -- 4.6.5 Copper (Cu) -- 4.6.6 Selenium (Se) -- 4.6.7 Lead (Pb) -- 4.6.8 Cadmium (Cd) -- 4.6.9 Chromium (Cr) -- 4.6.10 Mercury (Hg) -- 4.7 Conclusions and Future Recommendations -- References -- 5 In Situ Phytoremediation of Uranium Contaminated Soils -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Uranium-History, Discovery, Occurrence and Uses -- 5.1.2 Uranium and Human Health |
| Note |
5.1.3 Uranium as Source of Energy |
| ISBN |
9783030000998 (electronic bk.) |
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3030000990 (electronic bk.) |
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9783030000981 |
| OCLC # |
1147285928 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: Shmaefsky, Brian R. Phytoremediation : In-Situ Applications. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020 9783030000981. |
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