Handbook of phytoremediation /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Golubev, Ivan A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2011.
Colección:Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
Temas:
Phytoremediation.
Biodegradation, Environmental
Phytorestauration.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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