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Coupling Phytoremediation Appositeness with Bioenergy Plants: A Sociolegal Perspective

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The humanity has already started to experience the wrath of anthropogenic pollution of environment, primarily due to mindless development based upon non-renewable energy resources. Realising the need to have an environmentally friendly development along with the adoption of natural methods for corrective action to revitalise the environment, scientists are constantly engaged in developing new technologies. Biofuel production and phytoremediation techniques are practical manifestation of such an effort. However, these technologies do bear certain signs of aberration when not applied judiciously. This chapter briefly discusses some of the significant sociolegal concerns connected with the implementation of biofuel programmes and phytoremediation techniques in practical world.

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  1. Centre for Tribal and Customary Law, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 835205, India

    Rashwet Shrinkhal

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Shrinkhal, R. (2017). Coupling Phytoremediation Appositeness with Bioenergy Plants: A Sociolegal Perspective. In: Bauddh, K., Singh, B., Korstad, J. (eds) Phytoremediation Potential of Bioenergy Plants. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3084-0_19

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