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Phytoremediation

Methods and Reviews

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  • Phytoremediation in different geographical contexts
  • Explotation of biodiversity for phytoremediation
  • Application of phytoremediation technology to inorganic and organic contaminants
  • Manipulation of pollutant degradation, uptake, and tolerance by plants

Part of the book series: Methods in Biotechnology (MIBT, volume 23)

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Table of contents (31 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Manipulating Phenotypes and Exploiting Biodiversity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Genetic Engineering of Plants for Phytoremediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls

      • Shigenori Sonoki, Satoru Fujihiro, Shin Hisamatsu
      Pages 3-13
    3. Increasing Plant Tolerance to Metals in the Environment

      • Jennifer C. Stearns, Saleh Shah, Bernard R. Glick
      Pages 15-26
    4. Using Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis to Select Plants for Altered Radionuclide Accumulation

      • Katharine A. Payne, Helen C. Bowen, John P. Hammond, Corrina R. Hampton, Philip J. White, Martin R. Broadley
      Pages 27-47
    5. Uptake, Assimilation, and Novel Metabolism of Nitrogen Dioxide in Plants

      • Misa Takahashi, Toshiyuki Matsubara, Atsushi Sakamoto, Hiromichi Morikawa
      Pages 109-118
  3. Manipulating Contaminant Availability and Developing Research Tools

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
    2. Testing the Manipulation of Soil Availability of Metals

      • Fernando Madrid Diaz, M. B. Kirkham
      Pages 121-129
    3. Using Electrodics to Aid Mobilization of Lead in Soil

      • David J. Butcher, Jae-Min Lim
      Pages 139-147
    4. In Vitro Hairy Root Cultures as a Tool for Phytoremediation Research

      • Cecilia G. Flocco, Ana M. Giulietti
      Pages 161-173
    5. Sectored Planters for Phytoremdiation Studies

      • Chung-Shih Tang
      Pages 175-183
    6. Phytoremediation With Living Aquatic Plants

      • Steven P. K. Sternberg
      Pages 185-203
    7. Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

      • Rafael Font, Mercedes del Río-Celestino, Antonio de Haro-Bailón
      Pages 205-217

About this book

Phytoremediation: Methods and Reviews presents the most innovative recent methodological developments in phytoremediation research, and outlines a variety of the contexts in which phytoremediation has begun to be applied. A significant portion of this volume is devoted to groundbreaking methods for the production of plants that are able to degrade, take up, or tolerate the effects of pollutants. Phytoremediation: Methods and Reviews adopts a multidisciplinary approach to the examination of principles and practices of phytoremediation, from molecular manipulation to field application.

Parts I and II discuss detailed protocols for achieving several different goals of phytoremediation, including enhancing contaminant degradation, uptake, and tolerance by plants; exploiting plant diversity for phytoremedation; modifying contaminant availability; and experimentally analyzing phytoremediation potential. Parts III and IV examine a variety of progressive techniques for phytoremediation and explore their implementation and success on a global scale. This cutting-edge volume highlights the myriad of contexts in which phytoremediation can be applied, and energizes new research by describing ways in which barriers to success have been recently overcome.

Reviews

"...an excellent resource for fundamental research on the topic." -Journal of Hazardous Materials

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Research in Plant Science, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Neil Willey

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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