Phytoremediation Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 4 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ansari, Abid A. (Editor), Gill, Sarvajeet Singh (Editor), Gill, Ritu (Editor), Lanza, Guy R. (Editor), Newman, Lee (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant ecology.; Plant physiology.; Environmental chemistry.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Pollution.; Life Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Physiology.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Chemistry.; Pollution, general.

This text 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, organ...