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Phytoremediation

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. David T. Tsao

    1. Business Unit, Hydrocarbon and Environmental Management Group Global Environmental Management, Naperville, USA

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  • This review series covers trends in modern biotechnology
  • All aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science, are treated
  • Electronic version available at http://link.springer.de/series/abe/

Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology (ABE, volume 78)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Overview of Phytotechnologies

    • David T. Tsao
    Pages 1-50

  3. Soil Plant Microbe Interactions in Phytoremediation

    • R. Karthikeyan, P. A. Kulakow
    Pages 52-74

  4. The Effect of Plants on the Degradation and Toxicity of Petroleum Contaminants in Soil: A Field Assessment

    • M. K. Banks, P. Schwab, B. Liu, P. A. Kulakow, J. S. Smith, R. Kim
    Pages 75-96

  5. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals from Soils

    • Terry McIntyre
    Pages 97-123

  6. Maintaining Hydraulic Control Using Deep Rooted Tree Systems

    • A. Ferro, M. Gefell, R. Kjelgren, D. S. Lipson, N. Zollinger, S. Jackson
    Pages 125-156

  7. Vegetative Covers for Waste Containment

    • Steven A. Rock
    Pages 157-170

  8. Regulatory Evaluation and Acceptance Issues for Phytotechnology Projects

    • Felix W. Flechas, Marisa Latady
    Pages 171-185

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 187-206
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The environmental clean up industry has been estimated as having an annual turnover of $50 billion globally. With new regulations being written on addi tional chemicals that are just, now, becoming understood from a toxicological and environmental risk standpoint, this industry could expand even further. This is particularly true as more nations become industrialized. Typical conta minants that are of concern include agricultural byproducts, municipal wastes, industrial solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals, pesticides, radioac tive wastes, munitions, and other man made products. In order to treat and remediate these contaminants, practioners have several "tools" in the remediation "toolbox" including physical, chemical, and biological methods. One relatively new biological method that has been applied to address various environmental concerns is phytotechnologies. The method is defined as the use of vegetation to contain, sequester, remove, or degrade inorganic and organic contaminants in soils, sediments, surface waters, and groundwater. Although its roots were developed from other disciplines such as agronomy, agricultural engineering, chemical engineering, forestry, horticulture, hydroge ology, and microbiology, this set of technologies has grown substantially on its own in understanding of and application in the environmental clean up indus try around the world.

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  • Business Unit, Hydrocarbon and Environmental Management Group Global Environmental Management, Naperville, USA

    David T. Tsao

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