Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- PART I: Overview of Plants, Groundwater and Their Interaction: Historical Foundation of Plant and Groundwater Interactions.- Integration of Plant and Groundwater Interactions.- Fundamentals of Plant Anatomy and Physiology Related to Water Use.- Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrogeology.- Plant and Groundwater Interactions under Pristine Conditions.- PART II: Plant and Groundwater Interactions for Hydrologic Control.- Site Assessment and Characterization.- Plant Selection, Installation, and Management to Affect Groundwater Systems.- Conceptual Frameworks for Phytoremediation to Achieve Hydrologic Goals.- Monitoring Plant and Groundwater Interactions.- Economic and Regulatory Factors That Affect the Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater.- PART III: Plant and Groundwater Interactions for Contaminant Remediation.- Plant Interactions with Biogeochemical Environments.- Chemical and Physical Properties that Affect the Interaction Between Plants and Contaminated Groundwater.- Plant Control on the Fate of Common Groundwater Contaminants.- Conceptual Frameworks for the Phytoremediation of Groundwater Contamination.- Monitoring for Phytoremediation of Groundwater Contamination.- Economic and Regulatory Factors That Affect the Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater.- Epilogue.- References.- Index.