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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... pollutants and select inorganic compounds that plant enzymatic processes transform or mineralize . Consistent with this coverage , the term phytoremediation is defined to en- compass the use of green plants , fungi , algae , bacteria ...
... pollutants and select inorganic compounds that plant enzymatic processes transform or mineralize . Consistent with this coverage , the term phytoremediation is defined to en- compass the use of green plants , fungi , algae , bacteria ...
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... pollutants in water , soil , and air . Each chap- ter has a summary of practical implications . Where necessary to define funda- mental principles for broad audiences , a glossary and definitions in the text are judiciously applied ...
... pollutants in water , soil , and air . Each chap- ter has a summary of practical implications . Where necessary to define funda- mental principles for broad audiences , a glossary and definitions in the text are judiciously applied ...
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... pollutants , MTBE , and per- chlorate in groundwater and wastewater , and cyanide in soil , especially from the numerous abandoned town gas sites that was the source for street and home lighting in the late nineteenth and early ...
... pollutants , MTBE , and per- chlorate in groundwater and wastewater , and cyanide in soil , especially from the numerous abandoned town gas sites that was the source for street and home lighting in the late nineteenth and early ...
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... pollutants . In this first decade after realizing that phytoremediation could become a powerful tool in waste management , new applications are being conceived and tested at a rapid pace . Although not yet fully validated ...
... pollutants . In this first decade after realizing that phytoremediation could become a powerful tool in waste management , new applications are being conceived and tested at a rapid pace . Although not yet fully validated ...
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... pollutants from runoff 4. Vegetative capping of wastes ex situ : soil cap plus vegetation designed to ( a ) control or limit infiltration and retard leaching of hazardous wastes from piles of solid wastes , landfills , and other ...
... pollutants from runoff 4. Vegetative capping of wastes ex situ : soil cap plus vegetation designed to ( a ) control or limit infiltration and retard leaching of hazardous wastes from piles of solid wastes , landfills , and other ...
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 |
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Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of Contaminants Steven C. McCutcheon,Jerald L. Schnoor No preview available - 2004 |
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