An eco-sustainable green approach for heavy metals management: Two case studies of developing industrial region

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 421-448

  Rai, Prabhat Kumar ^a  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Eco sustainable technology; Green chemicals; Heavy metals; Phytoremediation; Sustainable development; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC PLANTS; CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; CONTAMINATED WASTEWATER; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMBRYONIC STAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GENE MANIPULATION; GREEN CHEMICALS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS; MESOCOSMS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; PERI-URBAN AREAS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY; POLICY MAKERS; TOXIC METALS; WETLAND PLANTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENES; HEAVY METALS; METALS; PLANNING; POLLUTION; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WETLANDS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CHEMICAL METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METAL; PERIURBAN AREA; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS, HEAVY; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 82255186579     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1978-x     Document Type: Article

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