Phytoremediation

CONTENTS Section 1. Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants 1 Phytoremediation of PCBs and PAHs by Grasses: A Critical Perspective Esmaeil Shahsavari, Arturo Aburto-Medina, Mohamed Taha, and Andrew S. Ball 2 Organic Soil Amendments in the Phytoremediation Process Anna Grobelak 3 Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil using Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers). Budhadev Basumatary and Sabitry Bordoloi 4 A Study on Degradation of Heavy Metals in Crude Oil Contaminated Soil using Cyperus rotundus Sabitry Bordoloi and Budhadev Basumatary 5 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metal Contaminated Sites: Phytoremediation as a Strategy for Addressing the Complexity of Pollution Gianniantonio Petruzzelli, Francesca Pedron, Irene Rosellini, Martina Grifoni, and Meri Barbafieri 6 Phytoremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Urban Atmospheric Deposition Using Bio-retention Systems Lakshika Weerasundara and Meththika Vithanage"/p> Section 2. Wastewater Engineering and Technology 7 Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria: A Good Source for Phytoremediation of Metals Contaminated Soil Iqra Munir and Muhammad Faisal 8 Biotechnological Approaches to Remediate Soil and Water using Plant-Microbe Interactions N. P. Singh, Jitendra Kumar Sharma, and Anita Rani Santal 9 Current and Future Opportunities for Forest Land Application Systems of Wastewater Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols 10 Bio-retention Systems for Storm water Treatment and Management in Urban Systems Lakshika Weerasundara, C.N. Nupearachchi, S.M.P.R. Kumarathilaka, Balaji Seshadri, Nanthi Bolan, and Meththika Vithanage 11 Fungal Laccase Enzyme Applications in Bioremediation of Polluted Wastewater Nil Kilic, Farnoud Nasiri, and Demet Cansaran-Duman Section 3. Natural and Constructed Wetlands for Phytoremediation 12 Phytoremediation Applications for Waste Water and Improved Water Quality Klaudia Borowiak and Jolanta Kanclerz 13 Plants for Constructed Wetlands as an Ecological Engineering Alternative to Road Runoff Desalination Ana de Santiago-Martin, Gaelle Guesdon, and Rosa Galvez 14 Constructed Wetlands for Livestock Wastewater Treatment: Antibiotics Removal and Effects on CWs Performance C. Marisa R. Almeida, Pedro N. Carvalho, Joana P. Fernandes, M. Clara P. Basto, and Ana Paula Mucha 15 Phytoremediation Potential of Selected Mangrove Plants for Trace Metal Contamination in Indian Sundarban Wetland Ranju Chowdhury, Yelena Lyubun, Paulo J. C. Favas, and Santosh Kumar Sarkar 16 Fate of Phenolic Compounds in Constructed Wetlands Treating Contaminated Water Alexandros I. Stefanakis and Martin Thullner 17 Removal of Pathogenic Bacteria in Constructed Wetlands: Mechanisms and Efficiency Stefanakis I. Alexandros and Christos S. Akratos Section 4. Phytoremediation for Reclamation and Restoration 18 Low-Tech Alternatives for the Rehabilitation of Aquatic and Riparian Environments Gabriel Basilico, Laura de Cabo, Ana Faggi, and Sebastian Miguel 19 Proposed Rehabilitation Method of Uncontrolled Landfills in Insular CommunitiesThrough Multi Criteria Analysis Decision Tool Antonis A. Zorpas, Valentina Phinikettou, and Irene Voukkali 20 Suitability of Different Mediterranean Plants for Phytoremediation of Mine Soils Affected with Cadmium Raul Zornoza, Angel Faz, Silvia Martinez-Martinez, Jose A. Acosta, Riccardo Costantini, Maria Gabarron, and Maria Dolores Gomez-Lopez .