Contents
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Their Potential
in Environmental Management: Constraints, Prospects, and
Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gaurav Saxena, Roop Kishor, Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale,
and Ram Naresh Bharagava
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Advances in Bioremediation of Toxic Heavy Metals and
Radionuclides in Contaminated Soil and Aquatic Systems . . . . . . . 21
Evans M. Nkhalambayausi-Chirwa, Pulane Elsie Molokwane,
Tshilidzi Bridget Lutsinge, Tony Ebuka Igboamalu,
and Zainab S. Birungi
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Phycoremediation: Algae as Eco-friendly Tools for
the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Shamshad Ahmad, Arya Pandey, Vinayak Vandan Pathak,
Vineet Veer Tyagi, and Richa Kothari
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Recent Advances in Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals from
Contaminated Sites: A Road Map to a Safer Environment . . . . . . . 77
Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Di Guo, Sanjeev Kumar Awasthi,
Quan Wang, Hongyu Chen, Tao Liu, Yumin Duan,
Parimala Gnana Soundari, and Zengqiang Zhang
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Emerging and Ecofriendly Technologies for the Removal
of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Industrial
Wastewaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Gaurav Saxena, Surya Pratap Goutam, Akash Mishra,
Sikandar I. Mulla, and Ram Naresh Bharagava
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Constructed Wetlands: A Clean-Green Technology
for Degradation and Detoxification of Industrial Wastewaters . . . . 127
Sardar Khan, Javed Nawab, and Muhammad Waqas
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