Table of Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Phytoremediation of Phenolic Compounds: Recent Advances and Perspectives Elizabeth Agostini Melina A. Talano Paola S. Gonzalez Ana L. Wevar Oiler Maria I. Medina 1
Chapter 2 Phytoremediation: An Option for Removal of Organic Xenobiotics from Water Ana Dordio A. J. Palace Carvalho 51
Chapter 3 Phytoremediation of Uranium Contaminated Soils Mirjana D. Stojanovic Jelena V. Milojkovic 93
Chapter 4 A Decade of Research on Phytoremediation in North-East Italy: Lessons Learned and Future Directions Luca Marchiol Guido Fellet Filip Pos cic Giuseppe Zerbi 137
Chapter 5 Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils ? Plant Stress Assessment Jana Kaditkova Jana Kavulicova 185
Chapter 6 Reviews on Soil Pollution, Risks, Sources and Phytoremediation Involving Metal Contaminants Yan-Ju Liu Qing-Jun Liu Hid Ding 223
Chapter 7 Phyotoremediation: A Promising Technology of Bioremediation for the Removal of Heavy Metal and Organic Pollutants from the Soil SutapaBose Vivek Rai Subarna Bhattacharya Punarbasu Chaudhuri A. K. Bhattacharyya 263
Chapter 8 Looking for Native Hyperaccumulator Species Useful in Phytoremediation R. Fernández I. Carballo H. Nava R. Sánchez-Tamés A. Bertrand A. González 297
Chapter 9 Use of X-Ray Fluorescence-Based Analytical Techniques in Phytoremediation Marijan Necemer Peter Kump Katarina Vogel-Mikus 331
Chapter 10 Sustaining Remediation of Secondary Saline and/or Sodic Soils in Conjunction with Field Management Fa Hit Li Pei Ling Yang Jin Rong Guo 359
Chapter 11 Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Using Poplars (Populus Spp): A Glimpse of the Plant Responses to Copper, Cadmium and Zinc Stress. Fernando Guerra Felipe Gainza Ramón Pérez Francisco Zamudio 387
Chapter 12 Phytoremediation Using Constructed Mangrove Wetlands: Mechanisms and Application Potential Lin Ke Nora F. Y. Tarn 415
Chapter 13 Use of Legume-Microbe Symbioses for Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Polluted Soils: Advantages and Potential Problems V. I. Safronova G. Piluzza S. Bullitta A. A. Belimov 443
Chapter 14 Phytoremediation Technologies for the Removal of Textile Dyes - An Overview and Future Prospects Sanjay P. Govindwar Anuradha N. Kagalkar 471
Chapter 15 Analytical Strategies towards the Study of Metallophytes Plants Growing in Cu-Ni Mining Areas in Botswana Dikabo Mogopodi Kabo Mosetiha Bonang Nkoane Edward Mmatli Nelson Torto Berhana Abegaz 495
Chapter 16 Phytoremediation of Cd, Pb and Cr by Woody Plants Alex-Alan F. de Almeida Marcelo S. Mielke Fábio P. Gomes Luana Mahé C. Gomes Pedro A. O. Mangdbeira Raúl R. Valle 529
Chapter 17 Impact of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Pseudomonas in Phytoremediation Process T. V. Siunova T. O. Anokhina O. I. Sizova V. V. Kochetkov A. M. Boronin 551
Chapter 18 Arsenic in the Environment: Phytoremediation Using Aquatic Macrophytes M. Azizar Rahman M. Mahfuzur Rahman Ismail M. M. Rahman Hiroshi Hasegawa 573
Chapter 19 Hairy Root Studies in Phytoremediation and Phytonrining Pauline M. Doran 591
Chapter 20 Application of Phytoremediation from Experimental Stage to Practical Stage: Comparative Study in the Southern Part and the Northern Part of the European Region Ryunosnke Kikuchi Tamara T. Gorbacheva Romeu Gerardo 613
Chapter 21 Genetic Biodiversity of Maize and Sunflower Commercial Cultivars, and their Phytoextraction Capability of a Multi-Metal Artificially Polluted Soil Daniela Baldantoni Angela Cicatelli Stefano Castiglione 631
Chapter 22 Ecological Aspects of Selenium Phytoremediation Colin F. Quinn Stormy D. Lindblom Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits 651
Chapter 23 Experimental Systems in Agrochemicals-Contaminated Soils Phytoremediation Research L. J. Merini V. Cuadrado A. M. Giulietti 667
Chapter 24 Silver Nanoparticles Produced by Living Plants and by Using Plant Extracts Richard G. Haverkamp 691
Chapter 25 Eco-Environmental Consequences Associated with Chelant-Assisted Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soil Ismail M. M. Rahman M. Mosharraf Hossain Zinnat A. Begum M. Azizur Rahman Hiroshi Hasegawa 709
Chapter 26 Salt Marshes: An Interesting Ecosystem to Study Phytoremediation I. Caqador B. Duarte 723
Chapter 27 Prior to a Successful Phytoextraction: Pot Experiments and Field Scale Studies on the Total Removal Capacity by Garden Flowers Grown in Cadmium-Contaminated Soils in Taiwan Hung-Yu La Ziteng-Sang Chen 737
Chapter 28 The Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Phytostabilization and Phytoextraction of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils Mehdi Zarei Jamal Sheikhi 751
Chapter 29 Bacterial ACC Deaminase and IAA: Interactions and Consequences for Plant Growth in Polluted Environments Elisa Gamalero Bernard R. Glick 763
Chapter 30 Considerations on Chemically-Enhanced Phytoextraction of Pb Using EDTA under Field Conditions Reinhard W. Neugschwandtner Pavel Tlustos Michael Komárek Jirina Száková Lucie Jakoubková 775
Chapter 31 Field-Scale Rhyzoremediation of a Contaminated Soil with Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Isomers: The Potential of Poplars for Environmental Restoration and Economical Sustainability D. Bianconi M.R. De Paolis A.C. Agnello D. Lippi F. Pietrini M. Zacchini C. Polcaro E.Donati P. Paris S. Spina A. Massacci 783
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