Phytoremediation: Role of Aquatic Plants in Environmental Clean-Up

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dhir, Bhupinder (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: India : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Ecology.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Ecotoxicology.; Pollution.; Water pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Pollution, general.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Sciences.

Contamination of the different components of environment through industrial and anthropogenic activities have guided new eras of research. This has lead to development of strategies/methodologies to curtail/minimize environmental contamination. Research studies conducted all over the globe establish...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Contaminants in aquatic environment
• Wastewater treatment methods
• Bioremediation
• Phytoremediation technology
• Plant species used in phytoremediation technology
• Aquatic plant species and removal of contaminants
• Contaminants removed by aquatic plants
• Major plant species
• Other aquatic plant species
• Mechanism of removal of contaminants by aquatic plants
• Inorganic contaminants
• Organic contaminants. Role of Wetlands
• Constructed wetlands
• Mechanism of contaminant removal
• Contaminants removed by wetlands
• Limitations
• Future
• Future Prospects
• Biotechnological approach
• Limitations
• Cost analysis
• Conclusions and future development.        .