Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites

Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist internationally recognized for his research in the area of Phytomanagement of polluted sites. He is listed as the World's Top 2% Scientists, announced by Stanford University, California, United States, and published by Elsevier BV, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Dr. Pandey's research focuses mainly on the remediation and management of heavy metal-polluted lands and post-industrial lands, using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants, to regain ecosystem services and support a bio-based economy as phytoproducts. His research interests also lie in fostering phytoremediation for utilizing polluted lands and thereby attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. Pandey's phytoremediation work has led to the extension of phytoremediation beyond its traditional application. He is now engaged in exploring commercial phytoremediation with the least risk, minimum input, and low maintenance for the rehabilitation and revegetation of fly ash dumpsite, red mud dumpsite, coal-mined sites, etc. Dr. Pandey worked at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, and the Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh (CSTUP), Lucknow, India. He is the recipient of several awards/honors/fellowships. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. Dr. Pandey has published over 114 scientific articles/book chapters in peer-reviewed journals/books. He is also the author and editor of several books published by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and CRC Press, with several more forthcoming. Dr. Pandey is Associate Editor/Editor/Academic Editor/Board Member of journals such as Land Degradation and Development; Restoration Ecology; Ecological Processes; Environment, Development, and Sustainability; Ambio; Environmental Management; Discover Sustainability; Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; and PLOS ONE by Wiley/Springer/PLOS. He also worked as a guest editor for many reputed international journals. Dr. Kuldeep Bauddh is currently an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at the Centre for Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India. Dr. Bauddh is currently engaged in teaching in key areas of environmental sciences like Environmental Pollution and Management, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology, Soil Science, and Hazardous Waste Management. He is also an Associate Editor of the journal “Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability” as well as the co-editor of the magazine “Kahaar”. His main research areas are phytoremediation, ecological restoration and slow release fertilizers.

1. Phytoremediation: From theory towards practices 2. Market opportunities in sustainable phytoremediation 3. Ecological Restoration of Coal Mine Degraded Lands – Topsoil Management, Pedogenesis, Carbon Sequestration and Mine Pit Limnology 4. Ecorestoration of fly ash deposits by native plant species at thermal power stations (Serbia) 5. Ecorestoration of polluted aquatic ecosystems through rhizofiltration 6. Floral species in pollution remediation and augmentation of micrometeorological conditions and microclimate: An integrated approach 7. Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants: Prospects and Challenges 8. A review of phytoremediation prospects of arsenic contaminated water and soil 9. Aromatic crops in phytoremediation: From contaminated to waste dump sites 10. Rehabilitation of uranium contaminated sites by phytoremediation and natural attenuation 11. A sustainable phytoremediation strategies for river water rejuvenation 12. Restoration of pesticide contaminated sites through plants 13. Adaption mechanisms in plants under heavy metal stress conditions during phytoremediation 14. Application of soil quality indicators for phytorestoration of mine spoil 15. Rhizoremediation of polluted sites: harnessing plant-microbe interactions 16. Phytoremediation of red mud deposits through natural succession 17. Eco-restoration potential of vegetation for contaminated water bodies 18. Phytomanagement of chromium contaminated brown fields 19. Techno-economics perspectives of bioremediation of wastewater, dewatering and biofuel production from microalgae 20. Exploring the potential and opportunities of recent tools for removal of hazardous materials from environments 21. Recent advances, challenges and opportunities in bioremediation of hazardous materials 22. Economics, Technology and Environmental Protection: A Critical Analysis of Phytomanagement Technologies