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Résumé :
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The past several decades have witnessed the perturbation of water and the environment from emerging contaminants, such as heavy metals, volatile organic carbons, pesticides, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, organics, NPs, and pathogenic microbes. These pollutants emanate from several human activities, and therefore should be of obvious interest and attraction to readers. Further, to understand the plant-based technologies for ameliorating water pollution from these emerging environmental contaminants, particularly heavy metals, a detailed analysis of phytoremediation, as well as its mechanisms and applied aspects, is presented. Moreover, a critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of phytoremediation technology imposes constraints that need to be addressed. This book details up-to-date progress in wetland science and phytoremediation all across the globe. It includes case studies of interest to people from both temperate and tropical countries. In one place, readers can find complete global research on wetlands, with case studies from both developing and developed countries across different continents. This design guide and methodology for water quality monitoring should be of interest to young students who are pursuing a future in water or wetland research. Finally, a concise description of the future prospects (genetic engineering, green chemistry, and nanoparticles [NPs]) is provided.
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