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Phytoremediation

Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 4

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Editors:
  1. Abid A. Ansari

    1. Department of Biology Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

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  2. Sarvajeet Singh Gill

    1. Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

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  3. Ritu Gill

    1. Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

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  4. Guy R. Lanza

    1. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York, Syracuse, USA

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  5. Lee Newman

    1. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York, Syracuse, USA

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  • Written by the world's leading authorities on phytoremediation
  • Contains the latest case studies and applied techniques of phytoremediation
  • Elucidates ground breaking methods for the production of plants to degrade or absorb the effects of pollutants
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Phytoremediation of PCBs and PAHs by Grasses: A Critical Perspective

      • Esmaeil Shahsavari, Arturo Aburto-Medina, Mohamed Taha, Andrew S. Ball
      Pages 3-19

    3. Organic Soil Amendments in the Phytoremediation Process

      • Anna Grobelak
      Pages 21-39

    4. Phytoremediation of Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil Using Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

      • Budhadev Basumatary, Sabitry Bordoloi
      Pages 41-51

    5. A Study on Degradation of Heavy Metals in Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil Using Cyperus rotundus

      • Sabitry Bordoloi, Budhadev Basumatary
      Pages 53-60

    6. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metal Contaminated Sites: Phytoremediation as a Strategy for Addressing the Complexity of Pollution

      • Gianniantonio Petruzzelli, Francesca Pedron, Irene Rosellini, Martina Grifoni, Meri Barbafieri
      Pages 61-90

    7. Phytoremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Urban Atmospheric Deposition Using Bio-retention Systems

      • Lakshika Weerasundara, Meththika Vithanage
      Pages 91-115

  3. Wastewater Engineering and Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria: A Good Source for Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soil

      • Iqra Munir, Muhammad Faisal
      Pages 119-129

    3. Biotechnological Approaches to Remediate Soil and Water Using Plant–Microbe Interactions

      • N. P. Singh, Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Anita Rani Santal
      Pages 131-152

    4. Current and Future Opportunities for Forest Land Application Systems of Wastewater

      • Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols
      Pages 153-173

    5. Bio-retention Systems for Storm Water Treatment and Management in Urban Systems

      • Lakshika Weerasundara, C. N. Nupearachchi, Prasanna Kumarathilaka, Balaji Seshadri, Nanthi Bolan, Meththika Vithanage
      Pages 175-200

    6. Fungal Laccase Enzyme Applications in Bioremediation of Polluted Wastewater

      • Nil Kılıç, Farnoud Nasiri, Demet Cansaran-Duman
      Pages 201-209

  4. Natural and Constructed Wetlands for Phytoremediation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. Phytoremediation Applications for Waste Water and Improved Water Quality

      • Klaudia Borowiak, Jolanta Kanclerz
      Pages 213-232

    3. Plants for Constructed Wetlands as an Ecological Engineering Alternative to Road Runoff Desalination

      • Ana de Santiago-Martín, Gaëlle Guesdon, Rosa Galvez
      Pages 233-266

    4. Constructed Wetlands for Livestock Wastewater Treatment: Antibiotics Removal and Effects on CWs Performance

      • C. Marisa R. Almeida, Pedro N. Carvalho, Joana P. Fernandes, M. Clara P. Basto, Ana Paula Mucha
      Pages 267-281

    5. Phytoremediation Potential of Selected Mangrove Plants for Trace Metal Contamination in Indian Sundarban Wetland

      • Ranju Chowdhury, Yelena Lyubun, Paulo J. C. Favas, Santosh Kumar Sarkar
      Pages 283-310

    6. Fate of Phenolic Compounds in Constructed Wetlands Treating Contaminated Water

      • Alexandros I. Stefanakis, Martin Thullner
      Pages 311-325
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About this book

This text details the plant-assisted remediation method, “phytoremediation," which involves the interaction of plant roots and associated rhizospheric microorganisms for the remediation of soil contaminated with high levels of metals, pesticides, solvents, radionuclides, explosives, crude oil, organic compounds and various other contaminants. Each chapter highlights and compares the beneficial and economical alternatives of phytoremediation to currently practiced soil removal and burial practices.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    Abid A. Ansari

  • Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

    Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Ritu Gill

  • Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York, Syracuse, USA

    Guy R. Lanza, Lee Newman

About the editors

Dr. Abid A Ansari, M.Sc., Ph.DDepartment of Biology, University of Tabuk
Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


Dr. Sarvajeet Singh Gill, M.Sc. (Gold medal), M.Phil., Ph.D 


Dr. Ritu Gill, Ph.D
Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Lab, 
Centre for Biotechnology,
MD University, 
Rohtak 124 001, Haryana, 

India

Dr. Guy R. Lanza, Ph.D.
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
State University of New York (SUNY)
Syracuse, NY 13210-2778
USA


Dr. Lee Newman, Ph.D
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
State University of New York (SUNY) 
Syracuse, NY 13210-2778

USA

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