Soil Remediation -- Contents -- Preface -- Novel Approaches to the Remediation of Building Materials (Wood and Concrete) Contaminated with Chemicals -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Environmental Decision Support Systems for Soil Pollution Control and Prevention -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. EDSS For Soil Pollution Control: State of the Art -- 3. Industrial Pollution: Real-Time Prevention, Monitoring, Control and Risk Evaluation -- 4. Land Use Planning and Management: Impacts of Agriculture and Dairy Farming -- 5. Optimal Planning for Groundwater Quality Preservation and Optimal Control of Pumping Wells -- The Overall Objective Function -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Influence of Non-Symbiotic Ground Fungi on the Solubility of (Heavy) Metals in Metalliferous Soil and on their Uptake by Chinese Cabbage (brassica chinensis L.) and Natural Plant Covers -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- 6. References -- Plants Indigenous to Esteiro De Estarreja - Potential for Heavy Metal Phytoremediation -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Metal Accumulation By P. Australia, R. Ulmifolius and S. Nigrum -- Effect of Different Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Zn Accumulation in Solanum Nigrum Grownin Contaminated Sand and Contaminated Soil -- Chelate-Enhanced Zn Accumulation by Mycorrhizal Solanium Nigrum -- Phytostabilisation of Zn Contaminated Soils by Mycorrhizal Solanum Nigrum -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Biodegradation of Lindane in Soils Using a Dechlorinase Produced by an Actinomycete Strain -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Effect of Lindane Concentrations on Streptomyces Sp. M7 Growth in Sterile Soil Samples and Removal of the Pesticide.

2. Effect of Inoculum Size on the Growth of Streptomyces Sp. M7 in Sterile Soil Samples and Removal of the Pesticide -- 3. Bioremediation of Lindane-Contaminated Soil Samples by Streptomyces Sp. M7 -- 4. Effect of Temperature, pH and Ctions on Dechlorinase Activity from Streptomyces Sp. M7 -- 5. Differential Protein Expression in SDS-Page and Maldi-Tof -- 6. Lindane and Metabolites Determination in Cell-Free Extract by GC-Mass Spectrometry Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Oil Mobility in Water-Saturated Granular Media and Emergency Action for Containment -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Oil Mobility -- Oil Mobility in Porous Media with Stagnant Water Ca=0. Experimental Results -- Combined Effect of Bond and Capillary Number -- Column Experiments -- Basin Experiments -- Phenomenology for the Oil/Aquifer System -- Criteria for Setting Emergency Action -- Emergency Remedial Action -- Gelled Polymer Technology for Containing Spills -- Rheological Properties of Xanthan Solutions -- Ease of Injection -- Xanthan Gum Gelled by Cr(III) -- Gel Formation and Gelation Time -- Xanthan Gum Gelled by Sodium Aluminate -- Chemical Resistance of the Gel -- Xanthan Gum Gelled by Aluminum Chloride -- Xanthan Gum Gelled by Naalo2/CO2 -- Conclusion -- Nomenclature -- Greek Symbols -- Operators -- References -- Hybrid Membrane Operations in the Removal and/or Recovery of Metal Ions and Water Recycling from Washing Solutions of Contaminated Soil -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Electrically Driven Membrane Processes: Electrodialytic Soil Remediation -- Soil Washing Coupled with Membrane Techniques -- Reverse Osmosis Coupled with Nanofiltration in Soil Washing -- Complexation-Ultrafiltration Coupled with Soil Washing -- Conclusion -- References -- Soil Bioremediation of Cr(VI) Using Wild Type Actinomycete Strains -- Abstract -- Introduction.

Cr(VI)-Resistant Actinomycetes -- Bioremediation of Cr(VI)-Contaminated Soil by Streptomyces Sp. MC1 -- Conclusion -- References -- Applying Crop Residues for Soil Improvement and Climate Change Mitigation in Northern Thailand: Exploring the Potential of Schools and Schoolchildren to Act as Local Catalysts -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study Region and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussions -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Relationship Between a Different Cadmium Bioavailability and the Root Architectural Response of Maize Seedlings -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Metal Polluted Soil Remediation Using Inexpensive Amendments -- Material -- Conclusions -- References -- Phytostabilization of Soils in Mining Areas: Case Studies from Portugal -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Phytostabilization -- Portugese Mine Activity - Historical View -- Portugese Abandoned Mines Remediation -- Phytostabilization - Study Cases From Portugal -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Human Health Implications of Trace Metals Found in Parts of Maize (Zea Mays L.), Cultivated Along Highways in Nigeria's Guinea Savanna -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Metal Analysis: -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Human Health Implications of Trace Metals Found in Parts of Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp.) Cultivated Along Highways in Nigeria's Guinea Savanna -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Sample Collection -- Preparation of Samples -- Analytical Technique: Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Dynamics of Phytoremediation of Soils, Contaminated with Oil -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References.

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