About the Book
CONTENTS
Section 1 - Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminants
1. Phytoremediation of Mining Areas: An Overview of Application in Lead and Zinc Contaminated Soils
Tiziana Lai, Giovanna Cappai, and Alessandra Carucci
2. Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals by Fast-Growing Trees: A Review
Slobodanka Pajevic, Milan Borisev, Natasa Nikolic, Danijela D. Arsenov, Milan Zupunski, and Sasa Orlovic
3. Biological Approaches for Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Sites
A.P. Pinto, A. de Varennes, M. E. Lopes, and D. Martins Teixeira
4. Biosorption of Heavy Metal from Aqueous Solutions
Prayad Pokethitiyook and Toemthip Poolpak
5. Aquatic Macrophytes for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Coal Mining Effluent
Virendra Kumar Mishra and Reetika Shukla
6. Heavy Metals Accumulation Ability of Wild Grass Species From Industrial Areas of Kazakhstan
Saule Atabayeva 7. Bio-Based Methods for Waste Water Treatment: Green Sorbents
Alaa El Din Mahmoud and Manal Fawzy 8. Metal Hyper-Accumulators: Mechanisms of Hyper-Accumulation and Metal Tolerance
Abdul Razaque Memon
9. Current Technical Perspective and Application of Aquatic Weeds in Phytoremediation
Anand Mohan, S. M. Bhatt, Madhuri Girdhar, Geetanshu Goyal, Abid A. Ansari, and Hasibur Rehman
10. Constructed Wetlands: Role in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals
Syed Shakeel Ahmad, Zafar A. Reshi, Manzoor A. Shah, and Irfan Rashid
11. Phytofiltration of Metal(loid)-Contaminated Water: The Potential of Native Aquatic Plants
Paulo J. C. Favas, João Pratas, Manoj S. Paul, Santosh Kumar Sarkar, and M.N.V. Prasad
12. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils Through Transgenic Plants Neerja Srivastava
13. Role of Phytochelatins in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils
Neerja Srivastava 14. Role of Biochar in Remediating Heavy Metals in Soil
Amina Hayyat, Maryam Javed, Iqra Rasheed, Shafaqat Ali, Munazzam Jawad Shahid, Muhammad Rizwan, M. Tariq Javed, and Qasim Ali 15. Heavy Metal Uptake and Tolerance Mechanisms of Serpentine Flora: Implications for Phytoremediation
Mihiri Seneviratne, Sumedha Madawala, and Meththika Vithanage
16.Phytoremediation: Uptake and Role of Metal Transporters in Some Members of Brassicaceae
Ritu Chaturvedi, Mayank Varun, and Manoj S. Paul
17. Phytoremediation of Shooting Range Soils Tharanga Bandara and Meththika Vithanage
Section 2 - Phytoremediation of Metalloid Contaminants 18. Potential Promising Set of Plant-Microbe Interactions for the Revegetation of Open-Pit Mining and Smelting Areas in Brazil
Wesley de Melo Rangel, Jerusa Schneider, Cláudio Roberto Fonsêca Sousa Soares, Rafael Dutra de Armas, Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira, Admir José Giachini, José Oswaldo Siqueira, and Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira 19. Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Soils Using Arsenic Hyperaccumulating Fer
About the Author: Dr. Abid A Ansari, M.Sc., Ph.DDepartment of Biology, University of TabukTabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Sarvajeet Singh Gill, M.Sc. (Gold medal), M.Phil., Ph.D, Dr. Ritu Gill, Ph.DStress Physiology and Molecular Biology Lab, Centre for Biotechnology, MD University, Rohtak 124 001, Haryana, India
Dr. Guy R. Lanza, Ph.D.College of Environmental Science and ForestryState University of New York (SUNY)Syracuse, NY 13210-2778
Dr. Lee Newman, Ph.DCollege of Environmental Science and ForestryState University of New York (SUNY) Syracuse, NY 13210-2778
