Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Morel, Jean-Louis (Editor), Echevarria, Guillaume (Editor), Goncharova, Nadezhda (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: NATO Science Series, 68
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Science.; Biotechnology.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Ecotoxicology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental engineering.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Science, general.

Phytoremediation, the use of plants to remediate environmental media, is being pursued as a new approach for the cleanup of contaminated soils and waters, including groundwater. Plant-assisted bioremediation, sometimes referred to as a type of phytoremediation, involves the interaction of plant root...