McGrath SP (1998) Phytoextraction for soil remediation. In: Brooks RR (ed) Plants that
hyperaccumulate heavy metals: their role in phytoremediation, microbiology, archaeology,
mineral exploration and phytomining. CAB International, New York, pp 261–287
McGrath SP, Zhao FJ (2003) Phytoextraction of metals and metalloids from contaminated soils.
Curr Opin Biotechnol 14:277–282
Mendez MO, Maier RM (2008) Phytoremediation of mine tailings in temperate and arid environments. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 7:47–59
Moore JW (1990) Inorganic contaminants of surface water. Springer, New York
Orji FA, Abiye AI, Dike EN (2012) Laboratory scale bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon -
polluted mangrove swamps in the Niger Delta using cow dung. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 8(4):219–228
Pedron F, Petruzzelli G, Barbafieri M, Tassi E (2009) Strategies to use phytoextraction in very
acidic soil contaminated by heavy metals. Chemosphere 75:808–814
Perfumo A, Banat IM, Marchant R, Vezzulli L (2007) Thermally enhanced approaches for
bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. Chemosphere 66(1):179–184
Piehler MF, Swistak JG, Pinckney JL, Paerl HW (1999) Stimulation of diesel fuel biodegradation
by indigenous nitrogen fixing bacterial consortia. Microb Ecol 38:69–78
Pilon-Smits EAH, LeDuc DL (2009) Phytoremediation of selenium using transgenic plants. Curr
Opin Biotechnol 20:207–212
Pilon-Smits E, Pilon M (2000) Breeding mercury-breathing plants for environmental cleanup.
Trends Plant Sci 5(6):235–236
Poschenrieder CH, Barceló J (2004) Estrés por metales pesados. In: Reigosa MJ, Pedrol N, Sánchez
A (eds) La ecofisiologia vegetal: Una ciencia de síntesis. Thomson, Madrid, pp 413–442
Prasad MNV (2004) Phytoremediation of metals and radionuclides in the environment: the case for
natural hyperaccumulators, metal transporters, soil-amending chelators and transgenic plants.
In: Prasad MNV (ed) Heavy metal stress in plants: from biomolecules to ecosystems, 2nd edn.
Springer, Berlin, pp 345–391
Prasad MNV, Freitas HMO (2003) Metal hyperaccumulation in plants – biodiversity prospecting
for phytoremediation technology. Electron J Biotechnol 6(3):285–321
Rhykerd RL, Crews B, McInnes KJ, Weaver RW (1999) Impact of bulking agents, forced aeration
and tillage on remediation of oil-contaminated soil. Bioresour Technol 67:279–285
Ruiz ON, Daniell H (2009) Genetic engineering to enhance mercury phytoremediation. Curr Opin
Biotechnol 20:213–219
Rylott EL, Bruce NC (2008) Plants disarm soil: engineering plants for the phytoremediation of
explosives. Trends Biotechnol 27(2):73–81
Schnoor JL, Licht LA, McCutcheon SC, Wolfe NL, Carreira LH (1995) Phytoremediation of
organic and nutrient contaminants. Environ Sci Technol 29:318A–323A
Shanahan P (2004) Bioremediation. In: Waste containment and remediation technology. Spring
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Open Course Ware
Shannon MJ, Unterman R (1993) Evaluating bioremediation: distinguishing fact from fiction. Annu
Rev Microbiol 47:715
Sharma PD (2016) Environmental microbiology. Rastogi Publications, Meerut, India
Smith E, Thavamani P, Ramadass K, Naidu R, Srivastava P, Megharaj M (2015) Remediation trials
for hydrocarbon-contaminated soils in arid environments: evaluation of bioslurry and biopiling
techniques. Int Biodeterior Biodegradation 101:56–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.03.
029
Strong PJ, Burgess JE (2008) Treatment methods for wine-related ad distillery wastewaters: a
review. Biorem J 12(2):70–87
Sui H, Li X (2011) Modeling for volatilization and bioremediation of toluene-contaminated soil by
bioventing. Chin J Chem Eng 19:340–348. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1004-9541(11)60174-2
US Microbics (2003) Annual report FY-2003
Van der Ent A, Baker AJM, Reeves RD, Pollard AJ, Schat H (2013) Hyperaccumulators of metal
and metalloid trace elements: facts and fiction. Plant Soil 362:319–334
Verma JP, Jaiswal DK (2016) Book review: Advances in biodegradation and bioremediation of
industrial waste. Front Microbiol 6:1–2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01555
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hyperaccumulate heavy metals: their role in phytoremediation, microbiology, archaeology,
mineral exploration and phytomining. CAB International, New York, pp 261–287
McGrath SP, Zhao FJ (2003) Phytoextraction of metals and metalloids from contaminated soils.
Curr Opin Biotechnol 14:277–282
Mendez MO, Maier RM (2008) Phytoremediation of mine tailings in temperate and arid environments. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 7:47–59
Moore JW (1990) Inorganic contaminants of surface water. Springer, New York
Orji FA, Abiye AI, Dike EN (2012) Laboratory scale bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon -
polluted mangrove swamps in the Niger Delta using cow dung. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 8(4):219–228
Pedron F, Petruzzelli G, Barbafieri M, Tassi E (2009) Strategies to use phytoextraction in very
acidic soil contaminated by heavy metals. Chemosphere 75:808–814
Perfumo A, Banat IM, Marchant R, Vezzulli L (2007) Thermally enhanced approaches for
bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. Chemosphere 66(1):179–184
Piehler MF, Swistak JG, Pinckney JL, Paerl HW (1999) Stimulation of diesel fuel biodegradation
by indigenous nitrogen fixing bacterial consortia. Microb Ecol 38:69–78
Pilon-Smits EAH, LeDuc DL (2009) Phytoremediation of selenium using transgenic plants. Curr
Opin Biotechnol 20:207–212
Pilon-Smits E, Pilon M (2000) Breeding mercury-breathing plants for environmental cleanup.
Trends Plant Sci 5(6):235–236
Poschenrieder CH, Barceló J (2004) Estrés por metales pesados. In: Reigosa MJ, Pedrol N, Sánchez
A (eds) La ecofisiologia vegetal: Una ciencia de síntesis. Thomson, Madrid, pp 413–442
Prasad MNV (2004) Phytoremediation of metals and radionuclides in the environment: the case for
natural hyperaccumulators, metal transporters, soil-amending chelators and transgenic plants.
In: Prasad MNV (ed) Heavy metal stress in plants: from biomolecules to ecosystems, 2nd edn.
Springer, Berlin, pp 345–391
Prasad MNV, Freitas HMO (2003) Metal hyperaccumulation in plants – biodiversity prospecting
for phytoremediation technology. Electron J Biotechnol 6(3):285–321
Rhykerd RL, Crews B, McInnes KJ, Weaver RW (1999) Impact of bulking agents, forced aeration
and tillage on remediation of oil-contaminated soil. Bioresour Technol 67:279–285
Ruiz ON, Daniell H (2009) Genetic engineering to enhance mercury phytoremediation. Curr Opin
Biotechnol 20:213–219
Rylott EL, Bruce NC (2008) Plants disarm soil: engineering plants for the phytoremediation of
explosives. Trends Biotechnol 27(2):73–81
Schnoor JL, Licht LA, McCutcheon SC, Wolfe NL, Carreira LH (1995) Phytoremediation of
organic and nutrient contaminants. Environ Sci Technol 29:318A–323A
Shanahan P (2004) Bioremediation. In: Waste containment and remediation technology. Spring
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Open Course Ware
Shannon MJ, Unterman R (1993) Evaluating bioremediation: distinguishing fact from fiction. Annu
Rev Microbiol 47:715
Sharma PD (2016) Environmental microbiology. Rastogi Publications, Meerut, India
Smith E, Thavamani P, Ramadass K, Naidu R, Srivastava P, Megharaj M (2015) Remediation trials
for hydrocarbon-contaminated soils in arid environments: evaluation of bioslurry and biopiling
techniques. Int Biodeterior Biodegradation 101:56–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.03.
029
Strong PJ, Burgess JE (2008) Treatment methods for wine-related ad distillery wastewaters: a
review. Biorem J 12(2):70–87
Sui H, Li X (2011) Modeling for volatilization and bioremediation of toluene-contaminated soil by
bioventing. Chin J Chem Eng 19:340–348. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1004-9541(11)60174-2
US Microbics (2003) Annual report FY-2003
Van der Ent A, Baker AJM, Reeves RD, Pollard AJ, Schat H (2013) Hyperaccumulators of metal
and metalloid trace elements: facts and fiction. Plant Soil 362:319–334
Verma JP, Jaiswal DK (2016) Book review: Advances in biodegradation and bioremediation of
industrial waste. Front Microbiol 6:1–2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01555
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