Environmental Biotechnology - Theory and Application

144 Environmental Biotechnology One of the major advantages of phytotechnological interventions is their almost universal approv ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 145 In effect, phytoremediation may be defined as the directin situuse of living green plants ...

146 Environmental Biotechnology Hyperaccumulation Hyperaccumulation itself is a curious phenomenon and raises a number of fun- d ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 147 been subject to diffuse contamination, or former mines where further traditional methods ...

148 Environmental Biotechnology adsorption onto, or precipitation around, the roots of plants. On first inspection, the differen ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 149 on the direct uptake of contaminants from soil water and the accumulation of resultant me ...

150 Environmental Biotechnology volatilise it. The advantages of this approach are clear, given that the current best available ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 151 Figure 7.1 Schematic hydraulic containment contaminants in the soil is termed hydraulic c ...

152 Environmental Biotechnology plant at lower concentration than they are foundin situ, in part due to membrane barriers at the ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 153 having a secondary role in trapping wind-blown particulates. Depending on the individual ...

154 Environmental Biotechnology successfully used on some sites may simply serve to complicate matters on others. One such appro ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 155 other wastewaters have already been covered in the previous chapter and so will not be re ...

156 Environmental Biotechnology Figure 7.2 Diagrammatic macrophyte treatment system (MaTS) held within a containment layer, with ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 157 in nature. Moreover, much of the biological pollutant abatement potential of the system e ...

158 Environmental Biotechnology spp., for example, can increase their biomass by 10 g/m^2 /day under optimum conditions, which r ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 159 remediating organisms are ultimately solar powered, either directly or indirectly, via th ...

160 Environmental Biotechnology be equally damaging, disturbing the established equilibrium of the wetland and pushing contamina ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 161 Engineered reed beds are probably the most familiar of all macrophyte treat- ment systems ...

162 Environmental Biotechnology mains sewerage. At its heart is the ability of reeds, often established as mono- cultures of ind ...

Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 163 Algal Treatment Systems (ATS) Algae have principally been employed to remove nitrogen and ...