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Author:   Neil Willey
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Volume:   23
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.723kg
ISBN:  

9781617376313

ISBN 10:   1617376310
Pages:   478
Publication Date:   19 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Manipulating Phenotypes and Exploiting Biodiversity.- Genetic Engineering of Plants for Phytoremediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls.- Increasing Plant Tolerance to Metals in the Environment.- Using Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis to Select Plants for Altered Radionuclide Accumulation.- Detoxification of Soil Phenolic Pollutants by Plant Secretory Enzyme.- Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Quantify Gene Expression in Plants Exposed to Radioactivity.- Plant Phylogeny and the Remediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants.- Producing Mycorrhizal Inoculum for Phytoremediation.- Implementing Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons.- Uptake, Assimilation, and Novel Metabolism of Nitrogen Dioxide in Plants.- Manipulating Contaminant Availability and Developing Research Tools.- Testing the Manipulation of Soil Availability of Metals.- Testing Amendments for Increasing Soil Availability of Radionuclides.- Using Electrodics to Aid Mobilization of Lead in Soil.- Stable Isotope Methods for Estimating the Labile Metal Content of Soils.- In Vitro Hairy Root Cultures as a Tool for Phytoremediation Research.- Sectored Planters for Phytoremdiation Studies.- Phytoremediation With Living Aquatic Plants.- Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy.- Current Research Topics in Phytoremediation.- Using Hydroponic Bioreactors to Assess Phytoremediation Potential of Perchlorate.- Using Plant Phylogeny to Predict Detoxification of Triazine Herbicides.- Exploiting Plant Metabolism for the Phytoremediation of Organic Xenobiotics.- Searching for Genes Involved in Metal Tolerance, Uptake, and Transport.- Manipulating Soil Metal Availability Using EDTA and Low-Molecular-Weight Organic Acids.- Soils Contaminated With Radionuclides.- Assessing Plants for Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Soils.- Contexts and Utilization of Phytoremediation.- Phytoremediation in China.- Phytoremediation in China.- Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Soil in China.- Phytoremediation in Portugal.- Phytoremediation in Russia.- Phytoremediation in India.- Phytoremediation in New Zealand and Australia.

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"""...an excellent resource for fundamental research on the topic."" -Journal of Hazardous Materials  "

...an excellent resource for fundamental research on the topic. -Journal of Hazardous Materials

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