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Amendment-enhanced phytoextraction of soil contaminants / A. Johnson and N. Singhal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, A. (Anthea)
- Series:
- Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Extraction (Chemistry).
- Phytoremediation.
- Plant-soil relationships.
- Soil amendments.
- Soil remediation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (89 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text presents an overview of plant physiology and the routes of contaminant uptake as well as the potential benefits and limitations of using soil amendments to enhance phytoextraction.
- Contents:
- ""AMENDMENT-ENHANCED PHYTOEXTRACTION OF SOIL CONTAMINANTS""; ""AMENDMENT-ENHANCED PHYTOEXTRACTION OF SOIL CONTAMINANTS""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Contaminant Uptake Mechanisms in Plants""; ""Plant Physiology""; ""Metals""; ""Sorption""; ""Uptake to Cytoplasm""; ""Transport""; ""Chelation""; ""Sequestration""; ""Organic Substances""; ""Diffusion""; ""Partitioning""; ""Degradation""; ""Soil Amendments""; ""Chelating Agents""; ""Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)""; ""N-Hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetic Acid (HEDTA)""; ""Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid (DTPA)""
- ""Cyclohexadiaminetetraacetic Acid (CDTA)""""Ethylenediaminedisuccinic Acid (EDDS)""; ""Glycoletherdiaminetetraacetic Acid (EDGA)""; ""Ethylenediaminedi(o-hydroxyphenylacetic) Acid (EDDHA)""; ""Nitrilotriacetic Acid (NTA)""; ""Drawbacks of Aminopolycarboxylic Acid Chelating Agents for Phytoextraction""; ""Organic Acids""; ""Citric Acid""; ""Humic Acids (HA)""; ""Drawbacks of Organic Acids for Phytoextraction""; ""Amino Acids""; ""Histidine""; ""Nicotianamine (NA)""; ""Surfactants""; ""Biosurfactants""; ""Phytohormones""; ""Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA)""; ""Root Exudates""
- ""Inorganic Amendments""""Sulfur""; ""Phosphates""; ""Lime""; ""Bulk Amendments""; ""Zeolite""; ""Biological Byproducts""; ""Acid Mine Tailings""; ""Bioaugmentation""; ""Influence on Contaminant Availability""; ""Influence on Plant Growth""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-5361-1355-7
- 1-61942-849-0
- 1-61668-708-8
- OCLC:
- 923654282
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