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Phytoremediation for Green Energy

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Editors:
  1. Münir Öztürk

    1. Center for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

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  2. Muhammad Ashraf

    1. NS University of Agricultural Sciences, Multan, Pakistan

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  3. Ahmet Aksoy

    1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

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  4. Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad

    1. Botany Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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  • Covers recent updates on biochemical, metabolic and physiological responses of plants to organic and inorganic pollutants and tolerance mechanisms
  • Summarises approaches for use of phytoremediation as a potential source for amelioration of soils contaminated with petroleum/oil/organic pollutants
  • Provides on-hand information to students and researchers related to Environmental Biology of Plants and Phytoremediation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Energy, Environment and the Future of Mankind

    • Yuan Tseh Lee
    Pages 1-10

  3. Bio-fuels: A Blessing in Disguise

    • O. Surriya, Syeda Sarah Saleem, K. Waqar, A. Gul Kazi, M. Öztürk
    Pages 11-54

  4. Engineered Phyto-Covers as Natural Caps for Containment of Hazardous Mine and Municipal Solid Waste Dump Sites–Possible Energy Sources

    • M. N. V. Prasad
    Pages 55-68

  5. Chromium and Nickel Phytotoxicity and Genotoxicity

    • Agáta Fargašová, Bernd Markert, Karol Mičieta
    Pages 69-78

  6. Physio-Anatomical Responses of Plants to Heavy Metals

    • Riffat Batool, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Sana Fatima
    Pages 79-96

  7. Integration of Different Bioindication Methods for Chemical Elements: The Multi-Markered-Bioindication-Concept (MMBC)

    • Bernd Markert, Agáta Fargašová, Stefan Fraenzle, Simone Wuenschmann
    Pages 97-114

  8. Interaction Between Plants and Biosurfactant Producing Microorganisms in Petroleum Contaminated Absheron Soils

    • Elmira Akhundova, Yamen Atakishiyeva
    Pages 115-122

  9. Phytoremediation of Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil by Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) and the Effect of Oil on its Growth

    • Saeed Minoui, Dariush Minai-Tehrani, Malak Hossein Shahriari
    Pages 123-129

  10. Bioremediation of Petroleum Polluted Soils using Amaranthus retroflexus L. and its Rhizospheral Funji

    • Fariba Mohsenzadeh, Abdolkarim Chehregani Rad
    Pages 131-139

  11. Reciprocal Effects of Oil-contaminated Soil and Festuca (Tall fescue)

    • Dariush Minai-Tehrani, Saeed Minoui, Malak Hossein Shahriari
    Pages 141-148

  12. Fundamentals of Hydrogen Production via Biotechnology (Bio-H2)

    • Nuri Azbar
    Pages 149-173

  13. Evaluation of Senecio glaucus L. and its Root-Associated Fungi for Bioremediation of Crude Oil Polluted Soils

    • Fariba Mohsenzadeh, Abdolkarim Chehregani Rad
    Pages 175-183

  14. Root and Shoot Peroxidase Activity in Festuca arundinacea in Light Oil-Contaminated Soil

    • Zahra Ghaffari, Sahar Shademan, Zahra Sobhani-Damavandifar, Dariush Minai-Tehrani
    Pages 185-191
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Human demand for energy has grown multi-folds in recent years. This is the result of rapidly increasing human population, which, in turn, has resulted in increased organic (petroleum) and inorganic pollution on the biosphere. Due to this, we are now facing a number of challenges to sustain life on earth. For example, the increased organic and inorganic pollution in our environment is leading to loss of biodiversity, degradation of environment and thus ultimately causing food insecurity. In this situation, it is imperative to keep updated ourselves with advances on the effects of pollutants, tolerance mechanisms and the potential of different plants and microbes in removing these pollutants from the environment. For this purpose, we invited a number of scientists worldwide to review the current scenario of the problems, current development, and future prospects of the challenges and their solutions in an International Conference on ‘‘Plants and Environmental Pollution’’ held in KAYSERI, TURKEY from 6-11 July 2009. The output of this conference has been summarized in the form of this book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

    Münir Öztürk

  • NS University of Agricultural Sciences, Multan, Pakistan

    Muhammad Ashraf

  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Ahmet Aksoy

  • Botany Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad

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