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Foreword II |
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Preface |
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Contributors |
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Section I Contaminants, Contaminated Sites, and Remediation |
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Chapter 2 Heavy Metals in the Environment: Current Status, Toxic Effects on Plants and Phytoremediation |
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Chapter 3 Phytotechnology---Remediation of Inorganic Contaminants |
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Chapter 4 Potential of Constructed Wetland Phytotechnology for Tannery Wastewater Treatment |
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Chapter 5 Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon--Contaminated Soils in Venezuela |
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Ismael Hernandez-Valencia |
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Chapter 6 Fate and Transport Issues Associated with Contaminants and Contaminant By-Products in Phytotechnology |
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Section II Genus Brassica and Contaminants' Remediation |
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Chapter 7 Metals and Metalloids Accumulation Variability in Brassica Species: A Review |
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Chapter 8 Oilseed Brassica napus and Phytoremediation of Lead |
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Chapter 9 Potential for Metal Phytoextraction of Brassica Oilseed Species |
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Chapter 10 Phytoremediation Capacity of Brown- and Yellow-Seeded Brassica carinata |
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Chapter 11 Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals and the Involvement of Brassica Species |
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Section III Other Plant Species and Contaminants' Remediation |
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Chapter 12 Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals, Metalloids, and Radioactive Materials Using Vetiver Grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides |
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Section IV Enhancing Contaminants' Remediation |
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Chapter 13 Effects of Biotic and Abiotic Amendments on Phytoremediation Efficiency Applied to Metal-Polluted Soils |
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Chapter 14 Phytoremediation: Strategies to Enhance the Potential for Toxic Metal Remediation of Brassica Oilseed Species |
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Chapter 15 Enhanced Phytoextraction Using Brassica Oilseeds: Role of Chelates |
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Chapter 16 Organic Acid--Assisted Phytoremediation in Salt Marshes: From Hydroponics to Field Mesocosm Trials |
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Chapter 17 Plant--Microbe Enabled Contaminant Removal in the Rhizosphere |
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Chapter 18 Brassica Oilseeds--Microbe Interactions and Toxic Metals Remediation |
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Chapter 19 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria and Metals Phytoremediation |
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Chapter 20 Plant Growth Regulators and Improvements in Phytoremediation Process Efficiency: Studies on Metal Contaminated Soils |
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Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey |
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Chapter 21 Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants: Role of Bacteria |
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Chapter 22 Using Endophytes to Enhance Phytoremediation |
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Chapter 23 Genetically Modified Plants Designed for Phytoremediation of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants |
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Section V Plants' Contaminants Tolerance |
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Chapter 24 Utilization of Different Aspects Associated with Cadmium Tolerance in Plants to Compare Sensitive and Bioindicator Species |
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Chapter 25 Analytical Tools for Exploring Metal Accumulation and Tolerance in Plants |
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Chapter 26 Metals and Metalloids Detoxification Mechanisms in Plants: Physiological and Biochemical Aspects |
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Chapter 27 Studies on Phytoextraction Processes and Some Plants' Reactions to Uptake and Hyperaccumulation of Substances |
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Andrew Agbontalor Erakhrumen |
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Chapter 28 Uptake and Metabolism of Pharmaceuticals and Other Emerging Contaminants by Plants |
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Index |
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