Phytoremediation using Constructed Mangrove Wetlands: Mechanisms and Application Potential
( Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology )
Publication series ：Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology
Author： Lin Ke (South China University of Technology Guangzhou China) Nora F.Y. Tam (City University of Hong Kong China)
Publisher： Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: 9781611221039
Subject： X173 environmental botany
Keyword： Environment
Language： ENG
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Description
Phytoremediation is the use of green plants and their associated microbiota, soil amendments, and agronomic techniques to remove, contain, or render harmless environmental contaminants. It is an emerging technology which offers a potentially cost-effective and environmentally sound alternative to the environmentally destructive physical methods which are currently practiced for the cleanup of contaminated groundwater, terrestrial soil, sediments, and sludge. Mangrove wetlands are an important buffer for adjacent marine ecosystems. They are vital for healthy coastal ecosystems, which not only offer a nursery ground for a number of commercially or ecologically important aquatic organisms, but also provide prime nesting and migratory sites for birds and wildlife. This book summarizes the recent progress in the research on the feasibility and potential of phytoremediation using constructed mangrove wetlands for wastewater and contaminated sediments.