Phytoremediation Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 4 [Hardcover]

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.

CONTENTS

Section 1. Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants

1              Phytoremediation of PCBs and PAHs by Grasses: A Critical Perspective

Esmaeil Shahsavari, Arturo Aburto-Medina, Mohamed Taha, and Andrew S. Ball

2              Organic Soil Amendments in the Phytoremediation Process

Anna Grobelak

3              Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil using Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers).

Budhadev Basumatary and Sabitry Bordoloi

4              A Study on Degradation of Heavy Metals in Crude Oil Contaminated Soil using Cyperus rotundus

Sabitry Bordoloi and Budhadev Basumatary

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