عنوان

Handbook of phytoremediation

(Number (ISBN

1619421429

(Number (ISBN

9781619421424

Number

b620282

Title Proper

Handbook of phytoremediation

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Ivan A. Golubev, editor.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Nova Science Publishers

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2011.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xxiii, 815 pages) : illustrations

Series Title

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Text of Note

HANDBOOK OF PHYTOREMEDIATION --; HANDBOOK OF PHYTOREMEDIATION --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; PHYTOREMEDIATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS: RECENT ADVANCES AND PERSPECTIVES --; ABSTRACT --; 1. PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS: CHARACTERISTICS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND TOXICITY --; 2. PHENOLICS TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES --; 2.1. Physico-Chemical Methods --; 2.2. Biological Methods --; 2.2.1. Bioremediation and Biosorption --; 2.2.2. Phytoremediation as a Promising Alternative Technology --; 3. UPTAKE, METABOLISM AND DEGRADATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS BY PLANTS 3.1. Uptake of Phenol and its Derivatives 3.2. Translocation and Distribution --; 3.3. Metabolism of Hazardous Phenolic Compounds in Plants --; 3.3.1. Phenolic Compounds Metabolism and the Green Liver Model --; 3.3.2. Transformation (Phase I) --; 3.3.3. Conjugation (Phase II) --; 3.3.4. Compartmentation (Phase III) --; 4. USE OF ENZYMES FOR PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS REMOVAL --; 4.1. Peroxidases --; 4.1.1. Horseradish Peroxidases (HRP) --; 4.1.2. Soybean Peroxidases (SBP) --; 4.1.2. Other Sources of Peroxidases --; 4.2. Laccases --; 4.3. Tyrosinases 5. TRANSGENIC PLANTS FOR REMEDIATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS 6. OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS FOR PHENOLICS PHYTOREMEDIATION --; CONCLUSION --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; REFERENCES --; PHYTOREMEDIATION: AN OPTION FOR REMOVAL OF ORGANIC XENOBIOTICS FROM WATER --; ABSTRACT --; 1. INTRODUCTION --; 2. PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS --; a) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons --; b) Petroleum Hydrocarbons --; c) Chlorinated Solvents --; d) Explosives --; e) Pesticides --; 2.1. Pharmaceutical Compounds 2.1.1. Human Pharmaceuticals Sources, Fate and Effects in the Environment 2.1.2. Human Pharmaceutical Occurrence in the Environment --; 2.1.3. Pharmaceutical Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants --; 3. PHYTOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES --; 4. CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS SYSTEMS --; 4.1. Organic Xenobiotics Removal in CWS --; 4.1.1. Main Removal Processes in CWS --; a) Abiotic Processes --; b) Biotic Processes --; 4.1.2. Pharmaceutical Removal in CWS --; 4.2. The Role of Plants in Organic Xenobiotics Removal 4.2.1. What Happens to Organic Xenobiotics Once Taken Up by the Plant? 4.2.2. Plant Detoxification Processes --; 4.2.3. Phytotoxicity of Organic Xenobiotics --; CONCLUSION --; REFERENCES --; PHYTOREMEDIATION OF URANIUM CONTAMINATED SOILS --; ABSTRACT --; INTRODUCTION: --; 1. URANIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT --; CHARACTERISTICS, SOURCES, CONSEQUENCES --; 1.1. Characteristics and Occurrence of Uranium in the Environment --; 1.2. Global Cycle of Uranium in Nature --; 1.2.1. Distribution of Uranium in Function of Chemical and Physical-Chemical Processes

Phytoremediation.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.

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Ivan A. Golubev, editor.

Ivan A Golubev

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