1st Edition
Phytotechnology with Biomass Production Sustainable Management of Contaminated Sites
1. Introduction
Larry E. Erickson and Valentina Pidlisnyuk
2. Phytotechnologies for Site Remediation
Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, Zeljka Zgorelec, Melissa Prelac, Nikola Bilandžija, Lawrence C. Davis, and Larry E. Erickson
3. Remediation of Sites Contaminated by Organic Compounds
Lawrence C. Davis, Barbara Zeeb, Larry E. Erickson, Aigerim Mamirova, and Valentina Pidlisnyuk
4. Phytomining Applied for Postmining Sites
Hermann Heilmeier
5. Establishing Miscanthus, Production of Biomass, and Application to Contaminated Sites
Lawrence C. Davis, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Aigerim Mamirova, Pavlo Shapoval, and Tatyana Stefanovska
6. Balancing Soil Health and Biomass Production
Larry E. Erickson and Kraig Roozeboom
7. Plant–Microbe Associations in Phytoremediation
Asil Nurzhanova, Aigerim Mamirova, Josef Trögl, Diana Nebeská, and Valentina Pidlisnyuk
8. Plant Feeding Insects and Nematodes Associated with Miscanthus
Tatyana Stefanovska, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, and Andrzej Skwiercz
9. Economics of Phytoremediation with Biomass Production
Larry E. Erickson, Jan Černý, and Valentina Pidlisnyuk
10. Miscanthus Biomass for Alternative Energy Production
Jikai Zhao, Donghai Wang, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, and Larry E. Erickson
11. Miscanthus as Raw Materials for Bio-based Products
Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Larry E. Erickson, Donghai Wang, Jikai Zhao, Tatyana Stefanovska, and John R. Schlup
12. Conclusions and Recommendations
Larry E. Erickson, Valentina Pidlisnyuk, and Lawrence C. Davis
Biography
Larry E. Erickson is professor of chemical engineering at Kansas State University where he has been involved in hazardous substance teaching and research for more than 30 years. He teaches CHE 650 Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar and CHE 670 Sustainability Seminar. He directed the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center from 1989- 2003 and the Center for Hazardous Substance Research from 1985-2018. He has helped to provide leadership for the NATO project New Phytotechnology for Cleaning Contaminated Military Sites. He has published several books and helped as coauthor of over 400 professional publications. His B.S.ChE. and PhD are in chemical engineering from Kansas State University. Valentina Pidlisnyuk is a professor in the Department of Environmental Chemistry and Technology at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University where she teaches classes in environmental chemistry, sustainable management of contaminated sites, and phytoremediation. Her research has a focus on phytoremediation with biomass production including growing miscanthus in contaminated soils. She has provided leadership as director of the NATO SPS project New Phytotechnology for Cleaning Contaminated Military Sites, and has organized workshops on phytoremediation of polluted military sites and environmental analytical chemistry with international participation. She has edited several books and is coauthor of over 350 professional publications. Her M.S. and PhD are in chemistry, and her professorship is in environmental science.
