Remediation of contaminated soils by biotechnology with nanomaterials: bio-behavior, applications, and perspectives

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 455-468

  Gong, Xiaomin ^a   Huang, Danlian ^a   Liu, Yunguo ^a   Peng, Zhiwei ^a   Zeng, Guangming ^a   Xu, Piao ^a   Cheng, Min ^a   Wang, Rongzhong ^a   Wan, Jia ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

heavy metals; micro remediation; nanotechnology; organic contaminants; phytoremediation; Soil remediation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS;

CONTAMINATED SOILS; HOT RESEARCH TOPICS; INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REPAIR CAPACITIES; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

ANAMMOX BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETOXIFICATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROCEDURES; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 85029527078     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1368446     Document Type: Review

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