TY - BOOK ID - 8206318 TI - Phytoremediation : Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 3 AU - Ansari, Abid Ali. AU - Gill, Sarvajeet Singh. AU - Gill, Ritu. AU - Lanza, Guy R. AU - Newman, Lee. PY - 2016 SN - 3319401467 3319401483 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Life sciences. KW - Plant biochemistry. KW - Plant ecology. KW - Plant physiology. KW - Environmental chemistry. KW - Soil science. KW - Soil conservation. KW - Pollution. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Plant Biochemistry. KW - Plant Ecology. KW - Plant Physiology. KW - Soil Science & Conservation. KW - Environmental Chemistry. KW - Pollution, general. KW - Phytoremediation. KW - Vegetation-based remediation KW - Vegetative bioremediation KW - Bioremediation KW - Biochemistry. KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental quality KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Pollutants KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Chemistry, Environmental KW - Chemistry KW - Ecology KW - Conservation of soil KW - Erosion control, Soil KW - Soil erosion KW - Soil erosion control KW - Soils KW - Agricultural conservation KW - Soil management KW - Botany KW - Plants KW - Physiology KW - Biological chemistry KW - Chemical composition of organisms KW - Organisms KW - Physiological chemistry KW - Biology KW - Medical sciences KW - Environmental aspects KW - Control KW - Prevention KW - Conservation KW - Composition KW - Phytoecology KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Pedology (Soil science) KW - Agriculture KW - Earth sciences KW - Phytochemistry KW - Plant biochemistry KW - Plant chemistry KW - Biochemistry KW - Phytochemicals KW - Plant biochemical genetics KW - Floristic ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8206318 AB - This book details the plant-assisted remediation method, "phytoremediation," which involves the interaction of plant roots and associated rhizospheric microorganisms for the remediation of soil contaminated with high levels of metals, pesticides, solvents, radionuclides, explosives, crude oil, organic compounds and various other contaminants. Each chapter highlights and compares the beneficial and economical alternatives of phytoremediation to currently practiced soil removal and burial practices. ER -