Handbook of phytoremediation / Ivan A. Golubev, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Golubev, Ivan A.

Series:

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phytoremediation.

Bioremediation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (841 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Phytoremediation is the use of green plants and their associated microbiota, soil amendments, and agronomic techniques to remove, contain, or render harmless environmental contaminants. It is an emerging technology which offers a potentially cost-effective and environmentally sound alternative to the environmentally destructive physical methods which are currently practised for the cleanup of contaminated groundwater, terrestrial soil, sediments, and sludge. This handbook presents current research from around the globe in the study of Phytoremediation including such topics as the application of Phytoremediation technologies for water decontamination from persistent organic pollutants; Phytoremediation of uranium contaminated soils; Phytoremediation using constructed mangrove wetlands; the phytoextraction capability of maize and sunflowers; and, the phytoremediative processes occurring in salt marshes.

Contents:

""HANDBOOK OF PHYTOREMEDIATION ""; ""HANDBOOK OF PHYTOREMEDIATION ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""PHYTOREMEDIATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS: RECENT ADVANCES AND PERSPECTIVES ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS: CHARACTERISTICS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND TOXICITY ""; ""2. PHENOLICS TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES ""; ""2.1. Physico-Chemical Methods ""; ""2.2. Biological Methods ""; ""2.2.1. Bioremediation and Biosorption ""; ""2.2.2. Phytoremediation as a Promising Alternative Technology ""; ""3. UPTAKE, METABOLISM AND DEGRADATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS BY PLANTS ""

""3.1. Uptake of Phenol and its Derivatives """"3.2. Translocation and Distribution ""; ""3.3. Metabolism of Hazardous Phenolic Compounds in Plants ""; ""3.3.1. Phenolic Compounds Metabolism and the Green Liver Model ""; ""3.3.2. Transformation (Phase I) ""; ""3.3.3. Conjugation (Phase II) ""; ""3.3.4. Compartmentation (Phase III) ""; ""4. USE OF ENZYMES FOR PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS REMOVAL ""; ""4.1. Peroxidases ""; ""4.1.1.Horseradish Peroxidases (HRP) ""; ""4.1.2. Soybean Peroxidases (SBP) ""; ""4.1.2. Other Sources of Peroxidases ""; ""4.2. Laccases ""; ""4.3. Tyrosinases ""

""5. TRANSGENIC PLANTS FOR REMEDIATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS """"6. OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS FOR PHENOLICS PHYTOREMEDIATION ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""PHYTOREMEDIATION: AN OPTION FOR REMOVAL OF ORGANIC XENOBIOTICS FROM WATER ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS ""; ""a) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons""; ""b) Petroleum Hydrocarbons ""; ""c) Chlorinated Solvents ""; ""d) Explosives ""; ""e) Pesticides ""; ""2.1. Pharmaceutical Compounds ""

""2.1.1. Human Pharmaceuticals Sources, Fate and Effects in the Environment """"2.1.2. Human Pharmaceutical Occurrence in the Environment ""; ""2.1.3. Pharmaceutical Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants ""; ""3. PHYTOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES ""; ""4. CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS SYSTEMS ""; ""4.1. Organic Xenobiotics Removal in CWS ""; ""4.1.1. Main Removal Processes in CWS ""; ""a) Abiotic Processes ""; ""b) Biotic Processes ""; ""4.1.2. Pharmaceutical Removal in CWS ""; ""4.2. The Role of Plants in Organic Xenobiotics Removal ""

""4.2.1. What Happens to Organic Xenobiotics Once Taken Up by the Plant? """"4.2.2. Plant Detoxification Processes ""; ""4.2.3. Phytotoxicity of Organic Xenobiotics ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""PHYTOREMEDIATION OF URANIUM CONTAMINATED SOILS ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION: ""; ""1. URANIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT - CHARACTERISTICS, SOURCES, CONSEQUENCES ""; ""1.1. Characteristics and Occurrence of Uranium in the Environment ""; ""1.2. Global Cycle of Uranium in Nature ""; ""1.2.1. Distribution of Uranium in Function of Chemical and Physical-Chemical Processes ""

""2. URANIUM REMOVAL AND SOIL REMEDIATION ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-142-9