Trace elements in the environment : biogeochemistry, biotechnology, and bioremediation /: biogeochemistry, biotechnology, and bioremediation. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by M.N.V. Prasad, Kenneth S. Sajwan, Ravi Naidu.
• Other Names: Prasad, M. N. V (Majeti Narasimha Vara), 1953-; Sajwan, Kenneth S; Naidu, R
• Contents: Front Cover; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Table of Contents; 1. Coal Fly Ash Application to Soils and its Effect on Boron Availability to Plants; 2. Bioavailability of Trace Elements in Relation to Root Modification in the Rhizosphere; 3. Availability of Heavy Metals Applied to Soil through Sewage Sludge; 4. Influence of Fly Ash Application on Heavy Metal Forms and Their Availability; 5. Arsenic Concentration and Bioavailability in Soils as a Function of Soil Properties: a Florida Case Study. 6. Solubility, Mobility, and Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements: Abiotic Processes in the Rhizosphere7. Appraisal of Fluoride Contamination of Groundwater through Multivariate Analysis: Case Study; 8. Geochemical Processes Governing Trace Elements in CBNG-Produced Water; 9. Temporal Trends of Inorganic Elements in Kentucky Lake Sediments; 10. Chemical Association of Trace Elements in Soils Amended with Biosolids: Comparison of Two Biosolids; 11. Microbial Genomics as an Integrated Tool for Developing Biosensors for Toxic Trace Elements in the Environment. 12. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Heavy Metals: Tolerance Mechanisms and Potential Use in Bioremediation13. Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Associated Microorganisms in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Polluted Sites; 14. Plant Metallothionein Genes and Genetic Engineering for the Cleanup of Toxic Trace Elements; 15. "Metallomics" -- a Multidisciplinary Metal-Assisted Functional Biogeochemistry: Scope and Limitations; 16. Detoxification/Defense Mechanisms in Metal-Exposed Plants; 17. Bacterial Biosorption of Trace Elements. 18. Electroremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils-Processes and Applications19. Application of Novel Nanoporous Sorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metals, Metalloids, and Radionuclides; 20. Phytoremediation Technologies Using Trees; 21. Stabilization, Remediation, and Integrated Management of Metal-Contaminated Ecosystems by Grasses (Poaceae); 22. Physiology of Lead Accumulation and Tolerance in a Lead-Accumulating Plant (Sesbania drummondii); 23. Temperate Weeds in Russia: Sentinels for Monitoring Trace Element Pollution and Possible Application in Phytoremediation. 24. Biogeochemical Cycling of Trace Elements by Aquatic and Wetland Plants: Relevance to Phytoremediation25. Metal-Tolerant Plants: Biodiversity Prospecting for Phytoremediation Technology; 26. Trace Elements in Plants and Soils of Abandoned Mines in Portugal: Significance for Phytomanagement and Biogeochemical Prospecting; 27. Plants That Accumulate and/or Exclude Toxic Trace Elements Play an Important Role in Phytoremediation; 28. Phytoremediation of Trace Element Contaminated Soil with Cereal Crops: Role of Fertilizers and Bacteria on Bioavailability.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor and Francis
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (726 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 628.5; Trace elements -- Environmental aspects; Trace Elements -- pharmacokinetics; Biodegradation, Environmental; Plants -- metabolism; Soil Pollutants -- pharmacokinetics; Water Pollutants -- pharmacokinetics; Trace elements -- Environmental aspects; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General; Trace elements -- Environmental aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420032046; 9781420032048; 9781566706858; 1566706858
• Related ISBNs: 1566706858
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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