Phytoremediation (eBook)

Dr. Abid A Ansari, M.Sc., Ph.D. Department of Biology University of Tabuk Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaDr. Sarvajeet Singh Gill, M.Sc. (Gold medal), M.Phil., Ph.D.  Dr. Ritu Gill, Ph.D. Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Lab Centre for Biotechnology Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak, Haryana, India Dr. Guy R. Lanza, Ph.D. College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York (SUNY) Syracuse, NYDr. Lee Newman, Ph.D. College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York (SUNY) Syracuse, NY 

Section 1: Phytoremediation Using Soil Microorganisms1 Microbial Inoculants Assisted Phytoremediation for Sustainable Soil ManagementElizabeth Temitope Alori and Oluyemisi Bolajoko Fawole2 Phytoremediation of Salt-Impacted Soils and Use of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) to Enhance PhytoremediationKaren E. Gerhardt, Gregory J. MacNeill, Perry D. Gerwing, and Bruce M. Greenberg3 Successful Integrated Bioremediation System of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil at a Former Oil Refinery Using Autochthonous Bacteria and Rhizo-MicrobiotaValentina Spada, Pietro Iavazzo, Rosaria Sciarilllo, and Carmine Guarino4 Phytoremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil in Association with Soil BacteriaPrayad PokethitiyookSection 2: Higher Plants in Biomonitoring and Environmental Bioremediation5 The Use of Higher Plants in Biomonitoring and Environmental Bioremediation. Possibilities of Woody Plants Use in Biomonitoring and BioremediationSvetlana Vladimirovna Gorelova, Marina Vladimirovna Frontasyeva, and Elena Mikhailovna Volkova6 Phytoremediation Applications for Metal Contaminated Soils Using Terrestrial Plants in VietnamBui Thi Kim Anh, Ngyuen Thi Hoang Ha, Luu Thai Danh, Vo Van Minh, and Dang Dinh Kim7 Essential Elements and Toxic Metals in Some Crops, Medicinal Plants and TreesElena Masarovičová and Katarina KráľováSection 3: Phytoremediation of Aquatic Ecosystems8 Phytoremidiaion Using Aquatic MacrophytesAmtul Bari Tabinda Akhtar, Abdullah Yasar, Rabia Ali, and Rabia Irfan9 Remediation of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Constructed Wetlands–Applicability and New PerspectivesAna Rita Ferreira, Alexandra Ribeiro, and Nazaré Couto10 Floating Wetlands for the Improvement of Water Quality and Provision of Ecosystem Services in Urban Eutrophic LakesEugenia J. Olguín and Gloria Sánchez-Galván11 Green Aquaculture: Designing and Developing Aquaculture Systems Integrated with Phytoremediation Treatment OptionsGuy R. Lanza, Keith M. Wilda, Sushera Bunluesin, and Thanawan Panich-PatSection 4: Special Applications of Phytoremediation12 Modeling the Phytoremediation: Concepts, Models and ApproachesEdita Baltrėnaitė, Pranas Baltrėnas, and Arvydas Lietuvninkas13 Genetic Control of Metal Sequestration in Hyperaccumulator PlantsShahida Shaheen, Qaisar Mahmood, Mahnoor Asif, and Rafiq Ahmad14 Engineered Nanomaterials for Phytoremediation of Metal/Metalloids Contaminated Soils: Implications for Plant PhysiologyDomingo Martínez-Fernández, Martina Vítková, Zuzana Michálková, and Michael Komárek15 Phytoremediation Application: Plants as Biosorbent for Metal Removal in Soil and WaterRasha H. Mahmoud and Amal Hassanein Mohammed Hamza16 Nutrient Management Strategies for Coping with Climate Change in Irrigated Smallholder Cropping Systems in Southern AfricaDavie M. Kadyampakeni, Isaac R. Fandika, and Lawrent L. M. Pungulani17 Phytoremediation of Landfill LeachatesS. M. P. R. Kumarathilaka, Hasintha Wijesekara, Nanthi S. Bolan, Anitha Kunhikrishnan, and Meththika Vithanage18 Phytomining of Rare and Valuable MetalsLuís A. B. Novo, Paula M. L. Castro, Paula Alvarenga, and Eduardo Ferreira da Silva19 Air PhytoremediationStanislaw W. Gawronski and Helena Gawronska