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Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites: Market Opportunities in Sustainable Phytoremediation brings together recent and established knowledge on different aspects of phytoremediation, providing this information in a single source that offers a cutting-edge synthesis of scientific and experiential knowledge on industrially contaminated site restoration that is useful for both practitioners and scientists. The book gives interested groups, both non-profit and for-profit, methods to manage dumpsites and other contaminated areas, including tactics on how to mitigate costs and even profit from ecological restoration.

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Author:   Vimal Chandra Pandey (Research Scientist, University Center for Research and Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India) ,  Kuldeep Bauddh (Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   1.270kg
ISBN:  

9780128139127

ISBN 10:   0128139129
Pages:   626
Publication Date:   06 December 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Phytoremediation: From theory towards practices 2. Market opportunities in sustainable phytoremediation 3. Ecological Restoration of Coal Mine Degraded Lands – Topsoil Management, Pedogenesis, Carbon Sequestration and Mine Pit Limnology 4. Ecorestoration of fly ash deposits by native plant species at thermal power stations (Serbia) 5. Ecorestoration of polluted aquatic ecosystems through rhizofiltration 6. Floral species in pollution remediation and augmentation of micrometeorological conditions and microclimate: An integrated approach 7. Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants: Prospects and Challenges 8. A review of phytoremediation prospects of arsenic contaminated water and soil 9. Aromatic crops in phytoremediation: From contaminated to waste dump sites 10. Rehabilitation of uranium contaminated sites by phytoremediation and natural attenuation 11. A sustainable phytoremediation strategies for river water rejuvenation 12. Restoration of pesticide contaminated sites through plants 13. Adaption mechanisms in plants under heavy metal stress conditions during phytoremediation 14. Application of soil quality indicators for phytorestoration of mine spoil 15. Rhizoremediation of polluted sites: harnessing plant-microbe interactions 16. Phytoremediation of red mud deposits through natural succession 17. Eco-restoration potential of vegetation for contaminated water bodies 18. Phytomanagement of chromium contaminated brown fields 19. Techno-economics perspectives of bioremediation of wastewater, dewatering and biofuel production from microalgae 20. Exploring the potential and opportunities of recent tools for removal of hazardous materials from environments 21. Recent advances, challenges and opportunities in bioremediation of hazardous materials 22. Economics, Technology and Environmental Protection: A Critical Analysis of Phytomanagement Technologies

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Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist of phyto- and phycoremediation at Chandigarh University, India. He obtained his PhD from Dr. RML Avadh University and conducted post-doctoral research at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India. Dr. Pandey’s research focuses on the remediation and management of polluted sites using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants and algae. His work focuses strongly on restoring ecosystem services and developing a bio-based economy in support of the UN SDGs. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is the author and editor of several books, including Elsevier’s Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities, Bioremediation of Pollutants, and more. Dr. Kuldeep Bauddh is currently an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at the Centre for Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India. Dr. Bauddh is currently engaged in teaching in key areas of environmental sciences like Environmental Pollution and Management, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology, Soil Science, and Hazardous Waste Management. He is also an Associate Editor of the journal “Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability” as well as the co-editor of the magazine “Kahaar”. His main research areas are phytoremediation, ecological restoration and slow release fertilizers.

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