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Contaminated soils : sources, properties and impacts / editors, Michaela Dunn.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Air, water and soil pollution science and technologyPublisher: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634854696
  • 1634854691
Uniform titles:
  • Contaminated soils (Dunn)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 628.5/5 23
LOC classification:
  • TD878
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface; Chapter 1; Research Progress in Nanotoxicology; Abstract; Introduction; Mechanisms of Toxicity; 1. The Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity Induced by Nanomaterials; 2. Analysis the Toxicity of Nanomaterials; 2.1. Toxicity in Vitro; 2.2. In Vivo Toxicity; 2.3. The Toxicity of NPs on Microorganisms; 2.4. The Toxicity of NPs on Aquatic Organisms; 2.5. The Toxicity of NPs on Algae; 2.6. The Toxicity of NPs on Plant; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; Compost in Soil Remediation: Immobilization and Mobilization of Heavy Metals
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, PolandAbstract; 1. Heavy Metals in Soil -- Contamination and Mobility; 1.1. Soil Contamination with Heavy Metals; 1.2. Metal Mobility in Soil; 2. Soil Remediation Strategies -; Immobilization and Mobilization; 2.1. Principles of Immobilization; 2.2. Principles of Mobilization; 2.3. Compost in Soil Remediation Strategies; 2.3.1. Types of Composts in Immobilization; 2.3.2. Properties of Compost as a Soil Amendment
Effect of Compost on Selected Physical and Chemical Properties of SoilEffect on Biological Soil Properties; Effect on Metal Immobilization in Soil; 2.3.3. Compost Dosages for Metal Immobilization in Soil; 2.4. Compost as a Source of Humic Substances for Use as Washing Agents to Mobilize Heavy Metals; References; Chapter 3; Investigation of the Genetic Potential of the Winter Wheat Resistance to Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soils for the Development of Clean Growing Technology; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Participants; Objects of Research; Growing Plants
Determination of Heavy Metals ContentDetermination of Vegetative Indicators and Yield in Conditions of Natural Environmental Pollution; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 4; Impact of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Soil Microorganisms of Mining Areas; Abstract; Introduction; 1. Physicochemical Constraints to the Growth of Microbial Populations in Mine Areas Introduction; 1.1. Physical Constrains; 1.2. Chemical Constrains; 2. Microbiological and Biochemical Properties of Mine Soils; 2.1. Microbial Biomass and Microbial Quotient (qmic)
2.2. Soil Basal Respiration and Metabolic Quotient (qCO2)2.3. N and P Mineralization; 2.4. Enzyme Activity; 3. Impact of HM on Bacterial Communities in Mine Areas; 3.1. Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms and Impact in Metal Mobilization/Immobilization -- General Overview; 3.2. Bacterial Structure, Composition and Diversity in Mine Soils -- General Impacts; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5; Heavy Metals Contamination of Soils in the Ural Region, Russia; 1Lomonosov Moscow State University,; Faculty of Soil Science, Moscow, Russia; 2Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Preface; Chapter 1; Research Progress in Nanotoxicology; Abstract; Introduction; Mechanisms of Toxicity; 1. The Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity Induced by Nanomaterials; 2. Analysis the Toxicity of Nanomaterials; 2.1. Toxicity in Vitro; 2.2. In Vivo Toxicity; 2.3. The Toxicity of NPs on Microorganisms; 2.4. The Toxicity of NPs on Aquatic Organisms; 2.5. The Toxicity of NPs on Algae; 2.6. The Toxicity of NPs on Plant; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; Compost in Soil Remediation: Immobilization and Mobilization of Heavy Metals

Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, PolandAbstract; 1. Heavy Metals in Soil -- Contamination and Mobility; 1.1. Soil Contamination with Heavy Metals; 1.2. Metal Mobility in Soil; 2. Soil Remediation Strategies -; Immobilization and Mobilization; 2.1. Principles of Immobilization; 2.2. Principles of Mobilization; 2.3. Compost in Soil Remediation Strategies; 2.3.1. Types of Composts in Immobilization; 2.3.2. Properties of Compost as a Soil Amendment

Effect of Compost on Selected Physical and Chemical Properties of SoilEffect on Biological Soil Properties; Effect on Metal Immobilization in Soil; 2.3.3. Compost Dosages for Metal Immobilization in Soil; 2.4. Compost as a Source of Humic Substances for Use as Washing Agents to Mobilize Heavy Metals; References; Chapter 3; Investigation of the Genetic Potential of the Winter Wheat Resistance to Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soils for the Development of Clean Growing Technology; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Participants; Objects of Research; Growing Plants

Determination of Heavy Metals ContentDetermination of Vegetative Indicators and Yield in Conditions of Natural Environmental Pollution; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 4; Impact of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Soil Microorganisms of Mining Areas; Abstract; Introduction; 1. Physicochemical Constraints to the Growth of Microbial Populations in Mine Areas Introduction; 1.1. Physical Constrains; 1.2. Chemical Constrains; 2. Microbiological and Biochemical Properties of Mine Soils; 2.1. Microbial Biomass and Microbial Quotient (qmic)

2.2. Soil Basal Respiration and Metabolic Quotient (qCO2)2.3. N and P Mineralization; 2.4. Enzyme Activity; 3. Impact of HM on Bacterial Communities in Mine Areas; 3.1. Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms and Impact in Metal Mobilization/Immobilization -- General Overview; 3.2. Bacterial Structure, Composition and Diversity in Mine Soils -- General Impacts; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5; Heavy Metals Contamination of Soils in the Ural Region, Russia; 1Lomonosov Moscow State University,; Faculty of Soil Science, Moscow, Russia; 2Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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