Description
Phytoremediation Potential of Perennial Grasses provides readers with the knowledge to select specific perennial grass species according to site-specific needs. In addition, it demonstrates the potential opportunities for grass-based phytoremediation to yield phytoproducts, especially biomass-based bioenergy and aromatic essential oils as a green economy while in the process of remediating contaminated sites. The book brings together recent and established knowledge on different aspects of grass-based phytoremediation, providing this information in a single source that offers a cutting-edge synthesis of scientific and experiential knowledge on polluted site restoration that is useful for both practitioners and scientists in environmental science and ecology.
- Provides a holistic approach to grass-based phytoremediation, covering the ecological, economic and social issues related to its management
- Addresses the key role that grass-based phytoremediation plays in maintaining ecosystem services in polluted sites
- Includes strategies to mitigate costs related to the phytoremediation of polluted sites
Table of Contents
1: Perennial grasses in phytoremediation—challenges and opportunities
2: Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash— more than a promising crop in phytoremediation
3: The potential of sewan grass (Lasiurus sindicus henr.) in phytoremediation—an endangered grass species of desert
4: Miscanthus–a perennial energy grass in phytoremediation
5: Phragmites species – promising perennial grasses for phytoremediation and biofuel production
6: Feasibilty of festuca rubra L. native grass in phytoremediation
7: Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.)–Coupling phytoremediation with biofuel production
8: Switchgrass–an asset for phytoremediation and bioenergy production
9: Cymbopogon flexuosus–an essential oil-bearing aromatic grass for phytoremediation
10: Saccharum spp.—potential role in ecorestoration and biomass production
11: Bermuda grass—Its role in ecological restoration and biomass production
12: Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J.Houz.)–One of the most valuable bamboo species for phytoremediation
13: The application of Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth. in phytoremediation technologies
14: Potential of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) for phytoremediation and biofuel production
15: Role of microbes in grass–based phytoremediation
16: Case studies of perennial grasses—Phytoremediation (holistic approach)
