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About the Editors |
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Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Phytoremediation: From Theory Toward Practice |
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1.1 Introduction to Phytoremediation |
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1.2 Contaminant Uptake Mechanisms |
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1.3 Phytoremediation Strategies |
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11 | (1) |
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1.5 Phytoremediation---Theoretical Aspects |
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12 | (4) |
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1.6 Phytoremediation in Action---Practices |
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16 | (8) |
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1.7 Phytoremediation With Multiple Benefits: From Ecological to Socioeconomic |
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24 | (5) |
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1.8 Promotion of Economically Valuable Nonedible Crops in Phytoremediation |
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29 | (1) |
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1.9 Phytomanagement: A New Paradigm |
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30 | (5) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (16) |
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2 Market Opportunities in Sustainable Phytoremediation |
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2.1 Introduction to Phytoremediation |
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51 | (2) |
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2.2 Bringing Sustainability Into Phytoremediation |
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53 | (4) |
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2.3 Commercial Opportunities for Sustainable Phytoremediation |
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57 | (14) |
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2.4 Limiting Factors on Phytoremediation |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (6) |
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82 | (1) |
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3 Ecological Restoration of Coal Mine Degraded Lands: Topsoil Management, Pedogenesis, Carbon Sequestration, and Mine Pit Limnology |
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3.1 Coal Mining and Land Degradation |
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83 | (1) |
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3.2 Surface Coal Mining Process and Generation of Mine Spoils |
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84 | (7) |
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3.3 Reclamation to Ecological Restoration---A Changing Approach |
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91 | (6) |
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3.4 Re vegetation Planning During Ecological Restoration |
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97 | (2) |
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3.5 Integration of Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services During Restoration |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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3.7 Criteria of Ecological Restoration Success |
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102 | (2) |
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3.8 Carbon Sequestration in Ecologically Restored Sites |
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104 | (2) |
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3.9 Monitoring and Aftercare of Restored Site |
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106 | (1) |
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3.10 Relevant Issues of Ecological Restoration in India |
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106 | (1) |
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3.11 Summary and Conclusions |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (4) |
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111 | (2) |
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4 Ecorestoration of Fly Ash Deposits by Native Plant Species at Thermal Power Stations in Serbia |
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113 | (5) |
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4.2 Fly Ash Characterizations and Environmental Hazards |
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118 | (4) |
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4.3 Limiting Factors for Plant Growth on Fly Ash Landfills |
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122 | (5) |
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4.4 Ecorestoration of Fly Ash Landfills |
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127 | (22) |
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149 | (12) |
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4.6 Adaptive Response of Native Plants Growing on Fly Ash Landfills |
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161 | (5) |
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4.7 Conclusion and Future Prospect |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (11) |
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5 Ecorestoration of Polluted Aquatic Ecosystems Through Rhizofiltration |
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179 | (1) |
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5.2 Causes of Aquatic Ecosystem Contamination |
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180 | (1) |
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5.3 Green Techniques for the Restoration of Contaminated Sites |
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181 | (1) |
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5.4 Rhizofiltration: A Natural and Solar Energy Driven Tool |
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182 | (12) |
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5.5 Effect of Rhizofiltration on Overall Ecology of Aquatic Ecosystem |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (6) |
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201 | (2) |
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6 Floral Species in Pollution Remediation and Augmentation of Micrometeorological Conditions and Microclimate: An Integrated Approach |
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203 | (3) |
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6.2 Floral Species and Environment |
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206 | (1) |
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6.3 Plants and Pollution Mitigation |
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207 | (4) |
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6.4 Plants and Enhancement of Micrometeorological Conditions |
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211 | (3) |
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6.5 Plants and Microclimate Management |
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214 | (2) |
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6.6 Plants and Ecosystem Services |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (2) |
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7 Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants: Prospects and Challenges |
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221 | (2) |
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7.2 Air Pollution: Sources, Heterogeneity, and Climate Implications |
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223 | (1) |
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7.3 Phytoremediation of Air Pollution: Mechanisms |
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224 | (3) |
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7.4 Phytoremediation of Outdoor Air Pollution |
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227 | (5) |
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7.5 Phytoremediation of Indoor Air Pollution |
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232 | (4) |
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7.6 Conclusions and Future Prospects |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (6) |
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8 A Review of Phytoremediation Prospects for Arsenic Contaminated Water and Soil |
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243 | (1) |
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8.2 Arsenic Contamination |
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244 | (1) |
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8.3 Phytoremediation: A Promising Tool |
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245 | (1) |
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8.4 Strategies of Phytoremediation |
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246 | (1) |
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8.5 Assisted Phytoremediation |
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247 | (2) |
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8.6 Aquatic Plants for As Remediation |
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249 | (1) |
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8.7 Terrestrial Plants for As Remediation |
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249 | (1) |
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8.8 Successful Phytoremediation Stories |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (3) |
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9 Aromatic Crops in Phytoremediation: From Contaminated to Waste Dumpsites |
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255 | (1) |
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9.2 Polluted Sites and Their Hazards |
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256 | (1) |
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9.3 The Challenges of Polluted Sites and Their Remediation Approaches |
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257 | (1) |
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9.4 Why Aromatic Crop Cultivation in Phytoremediation |
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258 | (3) |
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9.5 Appropriate Aromatic Crops for Phytoremediation |
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261 | (8) |
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9.6 Multiple Benefits of Using Aromatic Crops in Phytoremediation |
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269 | (1) |
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9.7 Promotion of Aromatic Crop-Based Phytoremediation |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (2) |
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10 Remediation of Uranium-Contaminated Sites by Phytoremediation and Natural Attenuation |
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Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad |
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277 | (1) |
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10.2 Uranium in Stream Waters, Sediments, and Soil |
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278 | (1) |
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10.3 Phytotechnologies and the Natural Attenuation of Contamination |
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279 | (5) |
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10.4 Natural Attenuation and Phytoremediation of Uranium-Contaminated Sites |
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284 | (8) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (8) |
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11 Sustainable Phytoremediation Strategies for River Water Rejuvenation |
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301 | (1) |
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11.2 Constructed Wetlands |
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302 | (1) |
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11.3 Designing Constructed Wetlands |
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302 | (2) |
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11.4 Wetland Construction: Criteria for Subsurface Flow in Constructed Wetlands |
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304 | (1) |
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11.5 Phytoremediation Strategies |
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305 | (1) |
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11.6 Mechanisms to Remove Pollutants From Constructed Wetlands |
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305 | (4) |
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11.7 Conclusions and Future Prospects |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (2) |
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12 Restoration of Pesticide-Contaminated Sites Through Plants |
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313 | (1) |
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12.2 Classification of Pesticides |
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314 | (2) |
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12.3 Potential Health Risks Associated With Pesticides |
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316 | (1) |
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12.4 Pesticide Remediation Methods |
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316 | (6) |
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12.5 Factors Affecting the Phytoremediation of Pesticides |
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322 | (2) |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (2) |
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13 Adaption Mechanisms in Plants Under Heavy Metal Stress Conditions During Phytoremediation |
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329 | (2) |
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13.2 Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil and Their Remediation Using Hyperaccumulator Plants |
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331 | (2) |
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13.3 Mechanism of Heavy Metal Accumulation and Tolerance in Hyperaccumulator Plants |
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333 | (10) |
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13.4 Potential Genes to Enhance the Phytoremediation Capability of Plants |
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343 | (7) |
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13.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (9) |
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359 | (2) |
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14 Application of Soil Quality Indicators for the Phytorestoration of Mine Spoil Dumps |
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361 | (1) |
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14.2 Dominant Vegetation on Coal Mine Spoils |
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362 | (1) |
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14.3 Indicator Parameters for Reclaimed Mine Soil Quality |
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363 | (10) |
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14.4 Development of Soil Quality Indices |
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373 | (2) |
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14.5 Applications of a Soil Quality Index |
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375 | (10) |
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385 | (1) |
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385 | (4) |
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15 Rhizoremediation of Polluted Sites: Harnessing Plant---Microbe Interactions |
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389 | (2) |
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391 | (2) |
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15.3 Types of Sites Remediated Through Rhizoremediation |
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393 | (3) |
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15.4 Limiting Factors on Successful Rhizoremediation |
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396 | (1) |
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15.5 Beneficial Plant---Microbe Interaction |
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396 | (1) |
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15.6 Engineering in Rhizoremediation |
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397 | (1) |
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15.7 Appropriate Plants for Rhizoremediation |
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398 | (1) |
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15.8 Role of Plants in Rhizoremediation |
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399 | (2) |
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15.9 Conclusion and Future Prospects |
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401 | (1) |
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401 | (6) |
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407 | (2) |
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16 Phytoremediation of Red Mud Deposits Through Natural Succession |
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409 | (2) |
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16.2 Red Mud Characterizations and Environmental Hazards |
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411 | (2) |
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16.3 Phytoremediation of Red Mud Deposits |
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413 | (1) |
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16.4 Description of Plant Species |
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414 | (3) |
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16.5 Metal Concentrations in Naturally Growing Plant Species |
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417 | (1) |
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16.6 Phytoremediation Potential of Naturally Growing Species |
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418 | (2) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (4) |
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17 Eco-Restoration Potential of Vegetation for Contaminated Water Bodies |
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17.1 Introduction to the Contamination of Water Bodies |
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425 | (4) |
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17.2 Conventional Methods of Restoration and Their Limitations |
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429 | (7) |
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17.3 Various Approaches of Vegetative Restoration |
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436 | (7) |
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443 | (3) |
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446 | (1) |
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18 Phytomanagement of Chromium Contaminated Brown Fields |
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447 | (1) |
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18.2 Chromium and its Contamination in Soils |
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448 | (1) |
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18.3 Methods to Prevent Soil Pollution |
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449 | (5) |
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18.4 Chromium Uptake by Plants |
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454 | (5) |
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18.5 Effects of Chromium on Plants |
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459 | (1) |
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18.6 Plants Bringing Chromium Remediation |
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459 | (1) |
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18.7 Mechanisms Involved in Phytoremediation of Chromium |
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460 | (1) |
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18.8 Genotoxicity Due to Chromium |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (3) |
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464 | (1) |
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19 Techno-Economic Perspectives of Bioremediation of Wastewater, Dewatering, and Biofuel Production From Microalgae: An Overview |
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471 | (1) |
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19.2 Wastewater Treatment by Microalgae |
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472 | (2) |
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19.3 Techno-Economic Challenges of Microalgae Harvesting |
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474 | (7) |
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19.4 Techno-Economic Challenges of Pretreatment of Microalgal Biomass for Biofuels |
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481 | (4) |
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19.5 Techno-Economic Challenges of Biofuel Production From Microalgae |
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485 | (6) |
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19.6 Biorefinery Concept of Microalgae |
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491 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (5) |
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497 | (4) |
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20 Exploring the Potential and Opportunities of Current Tools for Removal of Hazardous Materials From Environments |
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501 | (2) |
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503 | (5) |
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20.3 Current Advanced Tools and Technologies |
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508 | (3) |
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20.4 Conclusion and Future Remarks |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (1) |
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512 | (4) |
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516 | (1) |
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21 Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities in Bioremediation of Hazardous Materials |
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517 | (1) |
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21.2 Environmental Pollutions and Their Risk |
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518 | (2) |
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21.3 Composition of Hazardous Materials |
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520 | (7) |
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21.4 Conventional Approach for Bioremediation |
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527 | (22) |
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21.5 Advanced Molecular Approach for Bioremediation |
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549 | (12) |
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21.6 Conclusion, Challenges, and Future Remarks |
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561 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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562 | (5) |
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567 | (2) |
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22 Economics, Technology, and Environmental Protection: A Critical Analysis of Phytomanagement |
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569 | (1) |
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22.2 Economic Approaches in Addressing Environmental Issues |
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569 | (5) |
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22.3 Phytomanagement Technologies |
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574 | (4) |
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578 | (1) |
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