| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 815 pages) : illustrations |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Phytoremediation.
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Phytoremediation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Golubev, Ivan A
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| ISBN |
9781619421424 |
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1619421429 |
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