Call for authors on phytoremediation: I am an environmental scientist who does tech transfer and application assessment consulting on biotechnology plants and phytoremediation. I have been asked by Dr. Chittaranjan Kole to serve as an editor for a Springer-Nature series on Advanced Concepts and Strategies in Plant Science. The volume I was asked to edit is on phytoremediation. It was a great experience writing for him in the past and you can see a sample of a related plant sciences book at: https://books.google.com/books?isbn=3642048129.
There are no fees to submit for publishing; this is a good opportunity to promote your research, publish your work presented at a conference, or put a part of your dissertation work in print. Your work will be peer reviewed. The proposed topics in the phytoremediation book are: * Basic Principles of Phytoremediation * History of Phytoremediation * Phytoremediation using Crop plants * Phytoremediation using Trees * Phytoremediation using Native Plants * Phytoremediation using Aquatic Plants * Phytoremediation using Algae * Phytoremediation of Metals * Phytoremediation of Organic Pollutants * Phytoremediation of Wastewater * Phytoremediation of Agricultural Pollutants * Phytoremediation of Radioactive Wastes * Phytoremediation of Munitions * Exploiting the Rhizosphere for Phytoremediation Enhancement * Growing Role of Biotechnology in Phytoremediation I am soliciting authors for the following chapters: * Basic Principles of Phytoremediation * History of Phytoremediation * Phytoremediation using Crop plants * Phytoremediation using Native Plants * Phytoremediation using Aquatic Plants * Phytoremediation using Algae * Phytoremediation of Wastewater * Phytoremediation of Radioactive Wastes * Phytoremediation of Munitions * Exploiting the Rhizosphere for Phytoremediation Enhancement * Growing Role of Biotechnology in Phytoremediation Thank you. Reply with your interest in a particular topic to [email protected]. Manuscript guidelines will be sent upon request. ------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Brian R. Shmaefsky Professor of Biology & Environmental Science Chair, LSCS IRB Lone Star College - Kingwood HSB 202V 20000 Kingwood Drive Kingwood, TX 77339-3801 USA Voice: 281-312-1609 Fax: 281-312-1653 [email protected] Past-President (2013 - 2015) Society for College Science Teachers http://www.scst.org
