Phytoremediation and Biofortification Two Sides of One Coin

Phytoremediation consists of using plants and their associated microbes for environmental cleanup. Over the past 10 years, this treatment has gained recognition as a cost-effective, non-invasive, alternative or complimentary technology to engineering-based remediation methods. Biofortification, on t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yin, Xuebin (Editor), Yuan, Linxi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 03017nmm a2200301 u 4500
001 EB000400915
003 EBX01000000000000000253968
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 130626 ||| eng
020 |a 9789400714397 
100 1 |a Yin, Xuebin  |e [editor] 
245 0 0 |a Phytoremediation and Biofortification  |h Elektronische Ressource  |b Two Sides of One Coin  |c edited by Xuebin Yin, Linxi Yuan 
250 |a 1st ed. 2012 
260 |a Dordrecht  |b Springer Netherlands  |c 2012, 2012 
300 |a XII, 81 p. 9 illus., 7 illus. in color  |b online resource 
505 0 |a Phytoremediation and Biofortification: Two Sides of One Coin (Xuebin Yin, Linxi Yuan, Ying Liu and Zhiqing Lin) -- Selenium in Plants and Soils, and Selenosis in Enshi, China: Implications for Selenium Biofortification (Linxi Yuan, Xuebin Yin, Yuanyuan Zhu, Fei Li, Yang Huang, Ying Liu, Zhiqing Lin) -- Phytoremediation of Zinc-Contaminated Soil and Zinc-Biofortification for Human Nutrition (Li Zhao, Linxi Yuan, Zhangmin Wang, Tianyu Lei, Xuebin Yin) -- Biofortification to Struggle against Iron Deficiency (Yang Huang, Linxi Yuan, Xuebin Yin) -- Phytoremediation of Cadmium and Copper Contaminated Soils (Yuanyuan Zhu, De Bi, Linxi Yuan, Xuebin Yin) 
653 |a Environmental chemistry 
653 |a Chemistry/Food Science, general 
653 |a Environmental Chemistry 
653 |a Chemistry 
700 1 |a Yuan, Linxi  |e [editor] 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b Springer  |a Springer eBooks 2005- 
490 0 |a SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1439-7?nosfx=y  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 540 
520 |a Phytoremediation consists of using plants and their associated microbes for environmental cleanup. Over the past 10 years, this treatment has gained recognition as a cost-effective, non-invasive, alternative or complimentary technology to engineering-based remediation methods. Biofortification, on the other hand, is an agricultural process that increases the uptake and accumulation of mineral nutrients in agricultural products through plant breeding, genetic engineering, or manipulation of agricultural practices. This book shows how, despite having different goals, both phytoremediation and biofortification technologies can be closely connected as they are both based on the phytoextraction process that involves plant uptake, accumulation, and transformation of nutrient elements from soil. More specifically, this brief offers a comprehensive introduction to Phytoremediation and Biofortification of selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), cadium (Cd) and copper (Cu), and illustrates the emerging integration of these two bio-technologies. Phytoremediation and Biofortification: Two Sides of One Coin is a valuable resource to students, technicians, and academics who are interested in the treatment of environmental problems (bioremediation) through the use of plants, and in the field of biofortification