Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of ContaminantsPhytormediation is an exciting new method for controlling and cleaning up hazardous wastes using green plants. This book is the first to compile the state of the science and engineering arts in this rapidly advancing field. Phytormediation:
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Page xiv
... evapotranspiration . Sections III , IV , and V cover the spectrum of fundamen- tal investigation to field testing for aromatic and hydrocarbon contaminants , explosives , and chlorinated solvents , respectively . Section VI covers the ...
... evapotranspiration . Sections III , IV , and V cover the spectrum of fundamen- tal investigation to field testing for aromatic and hydrocarbon contaminants , explosives , and chlorinated solvents , respectively . Section VI covers the ...
Page xv
... plant biochemistry approaches , basis of plant tolerance , root ecol- ogy and control , and evapotranspiration . The latest advances available for study include new approaches to treating air pollutants , MTBE Preface XV.
... plant biochemistry approaches , basis of plant tolerance , root ecol- ogy and control , and evapotranspiration . The latest advances available for study include new approaches to treating air pollutants , MTBE Preface XV.
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... evapotranspiration to control hazardous wastes in soil , groundwater , and air . The use of green plants to accumulate metals and radionuclides and to stabilize metals and organic pollutants in soil is covered by Vangronsveld and ...
... evapotranspiration to control hazardous wastes in soil , groundwater , and air . The use of green plants to accumulate metals and radionuclides and to stabilize metals and organic pollutants in soil is covered by Vangronsveld and ...
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... for observations involving nat- ural wetlands formed by beaver dams , seepage wetlands , evapotranspiration of existing vegetation , forest encroachment , and forest and 14 Overview of Phytotransformation and Control of Wastes.
... for observations involving nat- ural wetlands formed by beaver dams , seepage wetlands , evapotranspiration of existing vegetation , forest encroachment , and forest and 14 Overview of Phytotransformation and Control of Wastes.
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... Evapotranspiration refers to the amount of water that is both tran- spired by trees and evaporated from the soil ( see Jordahl et al . this book and Vose et al . this book ) . Once canopy closure occurs , only a negligible amount of ...
... Evapotranspiration refers to the amount of water that is both tran- spired by trees and evaporated from the soil ( see Jordahl et al . this book and Vose et al . this book ) . Once canopy closure occurs , only a negligible amount of ...
Contents
FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYTOTRANSFORMATION AND CONTROL OF CONTAMINANTS | 121 |
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE FOR AROMATIC PHENOLIC AND HYDROCARBON CONTAMINANTS | 283 |
TRANSFORMATION AND CONTROL OF EXPLOSIVES | 387 |
FATE AND CONTROL OF CHLORINATED SOLVENTS AND OTHER HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS | 497 |
MODELING DESIGN AND FIELD PILOT TESTING | 661 |
LATEST ADVANCES | 763 |
Index of Names of Plants | 925 |
Index | 939 |
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Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of Contaminants Steven C. McCutcheon,Jerald L. Schnoor No preview available - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
acid aquifer Army Ammunition Plant aromatic biodegradation biomass bioremediation bound residues Burken carbon centimeters chemicals chlorinated concentration conjugation contaminated soil cyanide degradation Environ enzymes evaluation evapotranspiration explosives feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Figure grams groundwater growing season growth herbicides hybrid poplar Populus hydraulic hydrocarbons hydroponic irrigation kilogram McCutcheon metabolism metabolites meters methyl bromide microbial microorganisms milligrams milligrams of TNT milligrams per liter MTBE Myriophyllum aquaticum nigra nitrogen dioxide nutrient Nzengung organic compounds oxidative PAHs parrot feather Myriophyllum pathway PCBs percent perchlorate phytoremediation phytotransformation plant species plant tissue plantation plume pollutants poplar Populus spp Populus deltoides Populus trichocarpa potential reactors reduced remediation rhizodegradation rhizosphere samples Schnoor sediments solution studies surface Technology tests tion TNT per liter toxic transformation transpiration treatment treatment wetlands trees trichloroethylene trinitrotoluene U.S. Environmental Protection U.S. EPA uptake vegetation volatile wastewater wetland willow Salix spp xenobiotic