Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 1 by Abid A. Ansari
English | PDF | 2015 | 348 Pages | ISBN : 3319103946 | 9.9 MB
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 and water contaminated with high levels of metals, pesticides, solvents, radionuclides, explosives, nutrients, crude oil, organic compounds and various other contaminants. Each chapter highlights and compares the beneficial and economical alternatives of phytoremediation to currently practiced soil and water removal and burial practices.