Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater [recurso electrónico] Historical Foundation, Hydrologic Control, and Contaminant Remediation

This Book Provides The Reader With The Comprehensive View Necessary To Understand And Critically Evaluate The Design, Implementation, And Monitoring Of Phytoremediation At Sites Characterized By Contaminated Groundwater. Part I Presents The Historical Foundation Of The Interaction Between Plants And Groundwater, Introduces Fundamental Groundwater Concepts For Plant Physiologists, And Introduces Basic Plant Physiology For Hydrogeologists. Part Ii Presents Information On How To Assess, Design, Implement, And Monitor Phytoremediation Projects For Hydrologic Control. Part Iii Presents How Plants Take Up And Detoxify A Wide Range Of Organic Xenobiotics In Contaminated Groundwater Systems, And Provides Various Approaches On How This Can Be Assessed And Monitored. Throughout, Concepts Are Emphasized With Numerous Case Studies, Illustrations And Pertinent Literature Citations. This Book Will Be Of Interest To Those Professionals Dealing With Environmental Contamination, Hydrology, Plant Physiology, Toxicology, Microbiology, And Resource Economics. From The Contents: Part I: Overview Of Plants, Groundwater And Their Interaction: Historical Foundation Of Plant And Groundwater Interactions -- Integration Of Plant And Groundwater Interactions -- Fundamentals Of Plant Anatomy And Physiology Related To Water Use -- Fundamentals Of Groundwater Hydrogeology -- Plant And Groundwater Interactions Under Pristine Conditions -- Part Ii: Plant And Groundwater Interactions For Hydrologic Control -- Site Assessment And Characterization -- Plant Selection, Installation, And Management To Affect Groundwater Systems -- Conceptual Frameworks For Phytoremediation To Achieve Hydrologic Goals -- Monitoring Plant And Groundwater Interactions -- Economic And Regulatory Factors That Affect The Phytoremediation Of Contaminated Groundwater -- Part Iii: Plant And Groundwater Interactions For Contaminant Remediation -- Plant Interactions With Biogeochemical Environments -- Chemical And Physical Properties That Affect The Interaction Between Plants And Contaminated Groundwater (…).-index. By James E. Landmeyer. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Historical Foundation of Plant and Groundwater Interactions....Pages 3-25 Integration of Plant and Groundwater Interactions....Pages 27-42 Fundamentals of Plant Anatomy and Physiology Related to Water Use....Pages 43-93 Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrogeology....Pages 95-114 Plant and Groundwater Interactions Under Pristine Conditions....Pages 115-127 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Site Assessment and Characterization....Pages 131-154 Plant Selection, Installation, and Management to Affect Groundwater....Pages 155-188 Conceptual Frameworks for Phytoremediation to Achieve Hydrologic Goals....Pages 189-208 Monitoring Plant and Groundwater Interactions....Pages 209-232 Economic and Regulatory Factors That Affect the Phytoremediation of Groundwater....Pages 233-241 Front Matter....Pages 243-243 Plant Interactions with Biogeochemical Environments....Pages 245-274 Chemical and Physical Properties That Affect the Interaction Between Plants and Contaminated Groundwater....Pages 275-305 Plant Control on the Fate of Common Groundwater Contaminants....Pages 307-340 Conceptual Frameworks for the Phytoremediation of Groundwater Contamination....Pages 341-349 Monitoring for Phytoremediation of Groundwater Contamination....Pages 351-364 Economic and Regulatory Factors That Affect the Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater....Pages 365-374 Epilogue....Pages 375-377 Back Matter....Pages 379-415 pt. 1. Overview of plants, groundwater, and their interaction pt. 2. Plant and groundwater interactions for hydrologic control pt. 3. Contaminant interaction, partitioning, uptake, transformation, metabolism, and loss.