Phytoremediation : management of environmental contaminants: management of environmental contaminants. Volume 6 ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Abid A. Ansari, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Ritu Gill, Guy R. Lanza and Lee Newman.
• Editors: Ansari, Abid A; Gill, Sarvajeet Singh; Gill, Ritu; Lanza, Guy R; Newman, Lee
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Phytoremediation Applications: An Update; Chapter 1: Redesigning Abandoned Gas Stations Through Phytotechnologies; 1.1 Scope and Introduction; 1.2 Method; 1.3 Background; 1.3.1 Benefits of Reclaiming Urban Brownfields into Public Open Space; 1.3.2 Abandoned Gas Stations and Their Contaminants; 1.3.3 Phytotypologies as Phytotechnology Planting Types; 1.3.4 Application of Phytotypologies for Gas Stations and Auto-Repair Shops; 1.3.4.1 Planted Stabilization Mat; 1.3.4.2 Phytoirrigation; 1.3.4.3 Green and Blue Roof; 1.3.4.4 Interception Hedgerow 1.3.4.5 Degradation Bosque1.3.4.6 Degradation Hedge: Living Fence; 1.3.4.7 Degradation Cover; 1.3.4.8 Airflow Buffer; 1.3.4.9 Stormwater Filter; 1.3.5 Plant Selection; 1.4 Application of Phytotypologies at a Former Gas Station in Hadley, MA; 1.4.1 Site Description and Analysis; 1.4.2 Overall Design Description and Considerations; 1.4.3 Selection and Application of Phytotypologies; 1.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2: Microbial-Assisted Phytoremediation: A Convenient Use of Plant and Microbes to Clean Up Soils; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Phytoremediation of Metals Assisted by Fungi 2.3 Phytoremediation of Metals Assisted by Bacteria2.4 Phytoextraction; 2.4.1 Assisted by Fungi; 2.4.2 Assisted by Bacteria; 2.5 Conclusions and Future Prospects; References; Part II: Phytoremediation Applications for Contaminated Soils; Chapter 3: Sorption: Release Processes in Soil-The Basis of Phytoremediation Efficiency; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Soil Sorption and Bioavailability; 3.2.1 Soil Properties; 3.3 Sorption Processes in Soil; 3.3.1 Modeling Soil Sorption; 3.3.1.1 The Langmuir Equation; 3.3.1.2 The Freundlich Equation; 3.3.1.3 Further Equations; 3.3.2 Desorption Processes 3.4 A Case Study: The Relationship Between Desorption Parameters and Plant Uptake at a Pb Contaminated Site3.4.1 The Site; 3.4.2 Experimental Procedure; 3.4.3 Results and Discussion; 3.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: A Survey on the Metal(loid) Accumulation Ability of Spontaneous and Established Plants for the Phytomanagement of an Industrial Landfill in the Venice Lagoon; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Materials and Methods; 4.2.1 Study Area; 4.2.2 Plant, Water, and Soil Sampling; 4.2.3 Sample Preparation for Soil Characterization and Metal(loid) Analysis in the Matrices 4.2.4 Soil and Groundwater Properties and Chemical Analysis4.2.5 Heavy Metal and Metalloid Concentration Analysis; 4.2.6 Data Analyses; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 Characterization of Soil and Groundwater; 4.3.2 Characterization of the Plant Community; 4.3.3 Metal(loid) Concentrations in Plants; 4.3.4 Bioconcentration Factor (BCF); 4.4 Discussion; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Part III: Phytoremediation Applications for Contaminated Waters; Chapter 5: Role of PGPR in the Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals and Crop Growth Under Municipal Wastewater Irrigation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Phytoremediation
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.5; Phytoremediation; Pollutants; Environmental management; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319996516; 3319996517
• Related ISBNs: 9783319996509
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 10, 2019).
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