Plant-Based Remediation Processes

By Dharmendra Kumar Gupta

Book Overview

Phytoremediation protocols: An overview.- Protocols for applying phytotechnologies in metal contaminated soils.- Metal/metalloid phytoremediation: Ideas and future.- Remediation mechanisms of tropical plants for lead contaminated environment.- Impact of metal/metalloid contaminated areas on plant growth.- Metal remediation via in vitro root cultures.- Use of wetland plants in bioaccumulation of heavy metals.- A multi-disciplinary challenge for phytoremediation of metal-polluted pyrite waste.- Phyto-transport and assimilation of selenium.- Phytostabilization as soil remediation strategy.- Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as fibre crops for phytoextraction of heavy metals: Biological, agro-technological and economical point of view.- Transgenic approaches to enhance phytoremediation of heavy metal and metalloid polluted soils.- Phytoremediation towards the future: Focus on bioavailable contaminants.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364244265X
• ISBN13: 9783642442650
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"