Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals
Using Plants to Clean Up the Environment

Ilya Raskin (Edited by), I Raskin (Author), Burt D. Ensley (Edited by)

9780471192541, Wiley

Hardback, published 30 November 1999

320 pages
24.5 x 16.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.592 kg

"For those who have an interest in the domain of plant adaptation to environmental constraints...this book has undoubtedly to be on the shelf, and for those who simply have some scientific and technologic curiosity, the book will give them a clear overview..." (Plant Science, Vol. 160, No. 5, 2001)
"This collection of technical papers explores various aspects of phytoremediation: the use of plants to remove contaminants from the soil." (Industry and Environment, Vol. 23, no. 1-2, January-June 2000)
"Fifteen contributions survey efforts in the use of plants to treat soil and water contaminated with such metals as lead, cadmium, chromium, and radionuclides." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2000)
"..a good contribution to the raising literature on phytoremediation"(Ecotoxicology, Vol 9, 2000)
"...a useful introduction to this technology...I strongly recommend this volume to scientists interested in alternatives to energy-intensive engineering processes for the remediation of water and soil." (Microchemical Journal, Vol. 69, 2001)

Seitdem man entdeckte, daß sich in manchen Pflanzen bestimmte Metalle anreichern, sucht man nach Wegen, solche Pflanzen gezielt zur Dekontamination metallverseuchter Böden einzusetzen. Diese sogenannte Phytoremediation erlaubt die schadstoffarme, strukturschonende und zudem preiswerte Entgiftung von Geländen, die mit anderen Methoden nicht behandelt werden können. Dieses Buch diskutiert den Weg des Verfahrens vom Labor auf das Feld sowie verschiedene einzelne Prozeßschritte. (01/00)

Why Use Phytoremediation? (B. Ensley).

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND GREEN PLANTS.

Phytoremediation's Economic Potential (D. Glass).

Phytoremediation and Public Acceptance (R. Tucker & J. Shaw).

Regulatory Considerations for Phytoremediation (S. Rock & P. Sayre).

TECHNOLOGIES FOR METAL PHYTOREMEDIATION.

Phytoextraction of Metals (M. Baylock & J. Huang).

Phytostabilization of Metals (S. Cunningham & W. Berti).

Phytofiltration of Metals (Y. Kapulnik & S. Dushenkov).

The Use of Plants for the Treatment of Radionuclide (M. Negri & R. Hinchman).

Photostabilization of Metals Using Hybrid Poplar Trees (J. Schnoor).

Phytoreduction of Environmental Mercury Pollution (C. Rugh, et al.).

The Physiology and Biochemistry of Selenium Volatilization By Plants (M. de Souza, et al.).

BIOLOGY OF METAL PHYTOREMEDIATION.

Metal Accumulating Plants (R. Reeves & A. Baker).

Mechanisms of Metal Hyperaccumulation in Plants (D. Salt & U. Kramer).

Mechanisms of Metal Resistance: Phytochelatins and Metalothioneins (C. Cobbett & P. Goldsborough).

Molecular Mechanisms of Ion Transport in Plant Cells (M. Guerinot).

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]