Phytoremediation: Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 6

SECTION-1: PHYTOREDIATION APPLICATIONS: AN UPDATE1. Phytoremediation as green infrastructure: an overviewDr. Frank SleegersDepartment of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, 109 Hills North, University of Massachusetts, 111 Thatcher Road , Ofc 1, Amherst, MA 01003-9357E-mail: sleegers@larp.umass.edu
2. Overview of phytoremediation applicationsDr. Fares Khairy KhalifaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaE-mail: fkkhalifa@kau.edu.sa
3. Phyto and bioremedition strategies for soils and wastewatersDr. A.P. PintoUniversidade de Évora, Departamento de Química, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Rua Romão Ramalho, 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal.E-mail: app@uevora.pt
SECTION-2: PHYTOREMEDIATION APPLICATIONS FOR CONTAMINATED SOILS4. Sorption - release processes in soil: the basis of phytoremediation efficiencyDr. G. PetruzzelliInstitute of Ecosystem Study CNR Pisa ItalyEmail: gianniantonio.petruzzelli@ise.cnr.it
5. Assisted phytoremediation technology with soil amendmentsDr. Tiziana LaiDICAAR, Department of Civil-Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi, 09123 Cagliari (Italy)E-mail: lai.tiziana@gmail.com
6. Phytoextraction of metals from contaminated soils.Dr. Luís NovoGeoBioTec Research Center, Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalE-mail: novo@ua.pt
7. Phytoremediation of Boron-Contaminated SoilsDr. Consuelo D.P. RámilaIngeniero en Biotecnología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de ChileE-mail: consueloramila@gmail.com
8. Phytoremediation and necrophytoremediation of petrogenic hydrocarbon-contaminated soils.Dr. Esmaeil ShahsavariSchool of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia E-mails: esmaeil.shahsavari@rmit.edu.au
SECTION-3: PHYTOREMEDIATION APPLICATIONS FOR CONTAMINATED WATERS 9. Phytoremediation of contaminated waterDr. G. AnushaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam-638401, Tamilnadu, IndiaE-mail: anushanivasbit@gmail.com
10. PGPR assisted phytoremediation of heavy metal from municipal waste waterDr. Asghari BanoDepartment of Plant Sciences Quaidi- azam University Islamabad, Pakistan E-mail: banoasghari@gmail.com. 
11. Constructed Wetland technology to treat water contaminated with fuel and oil hydrocarbonsDr. Alexandros I. StefanakisConstructed Wetlands Competence Centre, BAUER, Muscat, Oman, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Engineering, German University of Technology in OmanE-mail: stefanakis.alexandros@gmail.com; alexandros.stefanakis@bauer.de 
12. Phytoremediation of waste and wastewater: On-site and full-scale applicationsDr. G. BasilicoMuseoArgentino de CienciasNaturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" - CONICET, Av. Angel Gallardo 470 - C1405DJR - Buenos Aires - Argentina E-mail: gabrielomarbasilico@hotmail.com
SECTION-4: PHYTOREMEDIATION AND MICROBIAL APPLICATIONS13. Fungi  in the bioremediation of contaminants in water Dr. Demet Cansaran-DUMANAnkara University, Biotechnology Institute, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: dcansaran@yahoo.com
14. Phytoremediation of chromium polluted soil using plants in conjunction with microbesDr. Muhammad FaisalDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, university of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanE-mail: mohdfaysal@yahoo.com
15. Microorganisms in the phytoremediation applicationsDr. Laura. de CaboMuseoArgentino de CienciasNaturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" - ConsejoNacional de Investigaciones Científicasy Técnicas. Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, CABA, Argentina. E-mail: ldecabo@macn.gov.ar
16. Phytoremediation using microbial assemblages in soil and waterDr. Anna GrobelakCzestochowa University of Technology, Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, J.H. Dabrowskiego 71, 42 200 CzestochowaE-mail: agrobelak@is.pcz.czest.pl
17. Microbe assisted enhancement of phytoremediation: ProspectsDr. Paulo J. C. FavasUniversity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, UTAD, School of Life Sciences and the Environment, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.E-mail: pjcf@utad.pt
SECTION-5: PHYTOREMEDIATION APPLICATIONS OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS 18. Phytoremediation of organic pollutants using aquatic and terrestrial plant species Dr. Jesitha KDept. of Chemistry, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, Ernakulam, Kerala, IndiaE-mail: jessysreejith@gmail.com
19. Phytoremediation of landfill leachatesDr. Enrique Javier Pena SalamancaCalle 13 Nº 100 - 00, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.E-mail: enrique.pena@correounivalle.edu.co
20. Nicotine contamination of agricultural crops: sources, risks and solutionsDr. T. AlshaalSoil Ecology, Kafrelsheikh University, EgyptE-mail: alshaaltarek@gmail.com
SECTION-6: SPECIALIZED PLANT SPECIES FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION21. Salix spp. in the phytoextraction of heavy metals.Dr. Milan ZupunskiUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, SerbiaE-mail: milan.zupunski@dbe.uns.ac.rs
22. Brassica spp. in the phytoextraction of heavy metalsDr. Shafaqat AliDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, AllamaIqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, PakistanE-mail: shafaqataligill@yahoo.com23. Dendroremediation - important role of trees in environment decontaminationDr. M. MleczekDept. of Chemistry, PULS, Poznan, PolandE-mail: miroslaw.mleczek@up.poznan.pl

24. The possibility of use of oilseeds plants and grasses for phytoremediation Dr. Saule AtabayevaAl-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, KazakhstanE-mail: sauleat@yandex.kz
25. Woody species in phytoremediation applications for contaminated soilsDr. Elena MasarovicovaDepartment of Soil Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Ilkovicova 6, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovak RepublicE-mail: masarovicova@nic.fns.uniba.sk
SECTION-7: NANO-PHYTOREMEDIATION APPLICATIONS26. Nano-phytoremediation: An updateDr. Xiaoqin NieSouthwest University of Science and Technology, Qinglong Av. 59, Fucheng Dist., Mianyang, Sichuan Pro., P. R. China, 621010 Email: xiaoqin_nie@163.com;niexiaoqin@swust.edu.cnr
27. Impact of engineered nanoparticles on the phytoextraction efficiency of environmental pollutantsDr. Samuel Ma, P.E.Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3136 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-3136Email: xma@civil.tamu.edu
28. Application of nano-phytoremediation technology for the remediation of  soil polluted with pesticide residues and heavy metalsDr. P.S. HarikumarSenior Principal Scientist  and Head, Water Quality Division Centre for Water Resources Development & Management(CWRDM) Calicut (Kozhikode) Kerala, India. E-mail: drpshari@yahoo.co.in, hps@cwrdm.org  
29. Enhanced Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil Using Engineered Nano-MaterialsDr. Weilan Zhang The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong KongE-mail: zhangweilan88@tamu.edu
30. Nano-phytoremediation applications for contaminated watersDr. Madhulika BhatiNational Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, K.S.Krishnan Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110012, India.E-mail:  madhupratya@gmail.com