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Contents

1 Phytoremediation Protocols: An Overview ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 1
Soumya Chatterjee, Anindita Mitra, Sibnarayan Datta, and Vijay Veer
2 Protocols for Applying Phytotechnologies in Metal-Contaminated
Soils ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... . 19
Meri Barbafieri, Jan Japenga, Paul Romkens, Gianniantonio Petruzzelli,
and Francesca Pedron
3 Metal/Metalloid Phytoremediation: Ideas and Future . ........ . 39
Mirosław Mleczek, Aneta Piechalak, Barbara Tomaszewska,
Kinga Drzewiecka, and Przemysław Nuc
4 Remediation Mechanisms of Tropical Plants for
Lead-Contaminated Environment ....... ................... 59
Olabisi Peter Abioye, Udeme Joshua Josiah Ijah, and
Sesan Abiodun Aransiola
5 Impact of Metal/Metalloid-Contaminated Areas on
Plant Growth ...... ....... ........ ....... ........ ...... 79
Mirosław Mleczek, Andrzej Mocek, Zuzanna Magdziak,
Monika Gasecka, and Agnieszka Mocek-Pło ´ciniak
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6 Metal Remediation via In Vitro Root Cultures ...... ......... . 101
Marı ´a del Socorro Santos-Dı ´az

7 Use of Wetland Plants in Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals .. .. .. 117
Soumya Chatterjee, Sibnarayan Datta, Priyanka Halder Mallick,
Anindita Mitra, Vijay Veer, and Subhra Kumar Mukhopadhyay

8 A Multi-disciplinary Challenge for Phytoremediation of
Metal-Polluted Pyrite Waste ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. . 141
Teofilo Vamerali, Marianna Bandiera, and Giuliano Mosca
9 Phyto-transport and Assimilation of Selenium ................ 159
Xiao-Zhang Yu and Ji-Dong Gu

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