Phytoremediation: Role of Aquatic Plants in Environmental Clean-Up
Phytoremediation: Role of Aquatic Plants in Environmental Clean-Up

Author: Bhupinder Dhir

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-07-11

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 8132213076

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Contamination of the different components of environment through industrial and anthropogenic activities have guided new eras of research. This has lead to development of strategies/methodologies to curtail/minimize environmental contamination. Research studies conducted all over the globe established that bioremediation play a promising role in minimizing environmental contamination. In the last decade, phytoremediation studies have been conducted on a vast scale. Initial research in this scenario focused on screening terrestrial plant species that remove contaminants from soil and air. Later, scientific community realized that water is a basic necessity for sustaining life on earth and quality of which is getting deteriorated day by day. This initiated studies on phytoremediation using aquatic plants. Role of aquatic plant species in cleaning water bodies was also explored. Many of the aquatic plant species showed potential to treat domestic, municipal and industrial wastewaters and hence their use in constructed wetlands for treating wastewaters was emphasized. The present book contains five chapters. First two chapters provide information about types of contaminants commonly reported in wastewaters and enlists some important and well studied aquatic plant species known for their potential to remove various contaminants from wastewater. Subsequent chapters deal with mechanisms involved in contaminant removal by aquatic plant species, and also provide detailed information about role of aquatic plant species in wetlands. Potential of constructed wetlands in cleaning domestic and industrial wastewaters has also been discussed in detail. The strategy for enhancing phytoremediation capacity of plants by different means and effectiveness of phytoremediation technology in terms of monitory benefits has been discussed in last chapter. Last chapter also emphasizes the future aspects of this technology.

PHYTOREMEDIATION: ROLE OF AQUATIC PLANTS TO TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT
PHYTOREMEDIATION: ROLE OF AQUATIC PLANTS TO TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT

Author: DR. A. K. KUSHWAHA

Publisher: Dr. A.K KUSHWAHA

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13:

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Phytoremediation is an emerging cleanup technology for contaminated soils, groundwater, and wastewater that is both low-tech and low-cost. The cleanup technology is defined as the use of green plants to remove, contain, or render harmless such environmental contaminants as heavy metals, trace elements, organic compounds and radioactive compounds in soil or water. Phytoremediation takes advantage of the unique and selective uptake capabilities of plant root systems together with the translocation, bioaccumulation, and contaminant storage/degradation abilities of the entire plant. In the present study Hydrilla verticillata, Pistia stratiotes and Lemna minor aquatic plants are used as phytoremediation treatment of the physico chemical characteristics of effluent. CONTENTS CHAPTER PARTICULARS Chapter- 1 Introduction Chapter- 2 Review of Literature Chapter- 3 Material and Methods 3.1 SAMPLING OF EFFLUENT : 3.2 WATER ANALYSIS : 3.2.1 pH : 3.2.2 TOTAL SOLIDS : 3.2.3 TOTAL DISSOLVE SOLIDS : 3.2.4 TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS : 3.2.5 BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) : 3.2.6 DISSOLVED OXYGEN : 3.2.7 PHOSPHATE : 3.2.8 SULPHATE : 3.3 CULTURE OF AQUATIC PLANTS : 3.4 FRESH MATTER YIELD : 3.5 DRY MATTER YIELD : 3.6 CHLOROPHYLL : 3.7 PRESENTATION OF RESULTS : 3.8 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS : Chapter- 4 Experimental Findings. 4. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFLUENT TREATED WITH AQUATIC PLANTS AS PHYTOREMEDIATION 4.1 : pH 4.2 : TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS) 4.3 : TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS) 4.4: TOTAL SOLIDS (TS) 4.5: BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) 4.5: DISSOLVED OXYGEN (DO) 4.6: SULPHATE 4.7: PHOSPHATE 5. EFFECT OF EFFLUENT ON GROWTH AND COMPOSITION OF AQUATIC PLANTS 5.1. (a) : Fresh Matter Yield - Hydrilla verticillata 5.1 (b) : Fresh Matter Yield - Pistia stratiotes 5.1 (c) : Fresh Matter Yield - Lemna minor 5.2. (a) : Dry Matter Yield - Hydrilla verticillata 5.2. (b) : Dry Matter Yield - Pistia stratiotes 5.2. (c) : Dry Matter Yield - Lemna minor 5.3 (a) : Chlorophyll - Hydrilla verticillata 5.3 (b) : Chlorophyll - Pistia stratiotes 5.3. (c) : Chlorophyll - Lemna minor Chapter- 5 Discussion Chapter- 6 Summary Bibliography

Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation

Author: Abid Ali Ansari

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-03-03

Total Pages: 760

ISBN-13: 3319109693

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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. This book covers state of the art approaches in Phytoremediation written by leading and eminent scientists from around the globe. Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 1 supplies its readers with a multidisciplinary understanding in the principal and practical approaches of phytoremediation from laboratory research to field application.

Environmental Bioremediation Technologies
Environmental Bioremediation Technologies

Author: S.N. Singh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-02-05

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 3540347933

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Bioremediation is an eco-friendly, cost-effective and natural technology targeted to remove heavy metals, radionuclides, xenobiotic compounds, organic waste, pesticides etc. from contaminated sites or industrial discharges through biological means. Since this technology is used in in-situ conditions, it does not physically disturb the site unlike conventional methods i.e. chemical or mechanical methods.

Contaminants and Clean Technologies
Contaminants and Clean Technologies

Author: Pankaj Chowdhary

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-02-27

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1000030571

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Contaminants and Clean Technologies provides valuable information on environmental contaminants such as industrial pollutants, micropollutants, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, toxins, and hormones. It focuses on the various types of environmental contaminants discharged from various sources; their toxicological effects in environments, humans, animals, and plants; and their removal methods. It also covers, comprehensively, information on the contaminants released by various industries and agricultural practices, which cause severe threats to the environment. Features of the book: Elucidates systematic information on various types of environmental contaminants, and their fate and consequences Discusses contaminants such as endocrine disruptors, pharmaceutical waste, and personal care products Provides an overview of physicochemical and biological treatment technologies for sustainable development Details recent research finding in the area of environmental contaminants and their future challenges

Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation

Author: Abid A. Ansari

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-03-29

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 3319523813

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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. Many chapters highlight and compare the efficiency and economic advantages of phytoremediation to currently practiced soil and water treatment practices. Volume 5 of Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants provides the capstone of the series. Taken together, the five volumes provide a broad–based global synopsis of the current applications of phytoremediation using plants and the microbial communities associated with their roots to decontaminate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation

Author: Abid Ali Ansari

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-23

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 3319401483

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This book 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.

Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation

Author: Brian R. Shmaefsky

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-03-19

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 3030000990

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This book provides in-situ phytoremediation strategies that are particularly well suited for developing nations. Its goal is to promote the use of field-tested phytoremediation methods for removing soil and water pollutants from agricultural, industrial, military, and municipal sources. These strategies include using algae and a variety of aquatic and terrestrial plants. The book subsequently discusses the use of crops and native plants for phytoremediation, and how phytoremediation efforts impact the rhizosphere. After having finished the book, readers will be able to directly adapt the strategies described here for their specific purposes.

Assisted Phytoremediation
Assisted Phytoremediation

Author: Vimal Chandra Pandey

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2021-09-21

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 0128230835

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Assisted Phytoremediaion covers a wide range of uses of plants for remediation of environmental pollutants. It includes coverage of such techniques as root engineering, transgenic plants, increasing the biomass, use of genetic engineering and genome editing technology for rapid phytoremediation of pollutants. In order to improve the efficiency of plant remediation, genetic engineering plays a vital role in the overexpression of genes or gene clusters, which are responsible for degradation and uptake of pollutants. The book presents state-of-the-art techniques of assisted phytoremediation to better manage soil and water pollution in large amounts. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and engineers in environmental science and bioengineering, with case studies and state-of-the-art research from eminent global scientists. This book serves as an excellent basis from which scientific knowledge can grow and widen in the field of environmental remediation. Provides a clear picture of how to design, tune, and implement assisted phytoremediation techniques Offers a comprehensive analysis of current perspective and state-of-the-art applications of assisted phytoremediation Introduces the potential of genetic engineering as a rapid, cost-effective technology for environmental remediation using plants

Phytoremediation Technology for the Removal of Heavy Metals and Other Contaminants from Soil and Water
Phytoremediation Technology for the Removal of Heavy Metals and Other Contaminants from Soil and Water

Author: Vineet Kumar

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2022-02-07

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 0323885489

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Phytoremediation Technology for the Removal of Heavy Metals and Other Contaminants from Soil and Water focuses on the exploitation of plants and their associated microbes as a tool to degrade/detoxify/stabilize toxic and hazardous contaminants and restore the contaminated site. The book introduces various phytoremediation technologies using an array of plants and their associated microbes for environmental cleanup and sustainable development. The book mainly focuses on the remediation of toxic and hazardous environmental contaminants, their phytoremediation mechanisms and strategies, advances and challenges in the current scenario. This book is intended to appeal to students, researchers, scientists and a wide range of professionals responsible for regulating, monitoring and designing industrial waste facilities. Engineering consultants, industrial waste managers and purchasing department managers, government regulators, and graduate students will also find this book invaluable. Provides natural and eco-friendly solutions to deal with the problem of pollution Details underlying mechanisms of phytoremediation of organic and inorganic contaminants with enzymatic roles Describes numerous, successful field studies on the application of phytoremediation for eco-restoration of contaminated sites Presents recent advances and challenges in phytoremediation research and applications for sustainable development Provides authoritative contributions on the diverse aspects of phytoremediation by world leading experts