Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Historical Foundation, Hydrologic Control, and Contaminant Remediation /

• Main Author: Landmeyer, James E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Subjects: Environment.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Hydrogeology.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Environmental pollution.; Terrestrial Pollution.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Plant Sciences.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Plant Ecology.

This book provides the reader with the comprehensive view necessary to understand and critically evaluate the design, implementation, and monitoring of phytoremediation at sites characterized by contaminated groundwater.   Part I presents the historical foundation of the interaction between plants a...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents: PART I: Overview of Plants, Groundwater and Their Interaction: Historical Foundation of Plant and Groundwater Interactions
• Integration of Plant and Groundwater Interactions
• Fundamentals of Plant Anatomy and Physiology Related to Water Use
• Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrogeology
• Plant and Groundwater Interactions under Pristine Conditions
• PART II: Plant and Groundwater Interactions for Hydrologic Control
• Site Assessment and Characterization
• Plant Selection, Installation, and Management to Affect Groundwater Systems
• Conceptual Frameworks for Phytoremediation to Achieve Hydrologic Goals
• Monitoring Plant and Groundwater Interactions
• Economic and Regulatory Factors That Affect the Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater
• PART III: Plant and Groundwater Interactions for Contaminant Remediation
• Plant Interactions with Biogeochemical Environments
• Chemical and Physical Properties that Affect the Interaction Between Plants and Contaminated Groundwater (…).-Index.