Phytoremediation
Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 4
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Introduction
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, organic compounds and various other contaminants. Each chapter highlights and compares the beneficial and economical alternatives of phytoremediation to currently practiced soil removal and burial practices.
Keywords
Microbial Community Phytoengineering Phytoremediation Soil Pollution Soil Remediation
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41811-7
- Copyright Information Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
- Publisher Name Springer, Cham
- eBook Packages Biomedical and Life Sciences
- Print ISBN 978-3-319-41810-0
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