Fiber Crop-Based Phytoremediation

Dr. Pooja Mahajan is Assistant Professor, Centre for Water Sciences, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. Her research focuses on Phytoremediation of contaminated sites, Waste Water Treatment, Drinking water purification, Dye Removal, Heavy Metal Removal, etc. She has published several research articles and review articles in peer –review international journal having good impact factor. Dr. Mahajan is a reviewer of several reputed national and international journals. She also credited 6 patents in her profile. Dr. Purabi Saikia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, India. Her research focuses on phytosociology, population and regeneration ecology, plant–soil interactions, invasive species, ecological niche modelling, forest ecosystems, and conservation biology. She has led research projects funded by agencies including DST, DBT, SERB, MoEFCC, and UGC, with work related to vegetation dynamics and biodiversity conservation in India. Dr. Saikia has published research articles, contributed book chapters, and authored academic books in the fields of ecology and environmental science. She has supervised doctoral research scholars and continues to mentor students and early-career researchers. She is also associated with international initiatives including the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI). Dr. Ashish Praveen completed his Ph.D. from Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India. He has trained in research work at CSIR-NBRI. His research area is wide as phytoremediation of arsenic, ecotoxicology of arsenic, bioindicators of arsenic, climate change, soil and water pollution. Now, he is working as assistant professor in department of Botany at Markham College of Commerce (Vinoba Bhawe University), Hazaribag, India. Dr. Praveen has published many research and review article in reputed international journals that having good impact factor. Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist of phyto- and phycoremediation at Chandigarh University, India. He obtained his PhD from Dr. RML Avadh University and conducted post-doctoral research at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India. Dr. Pandey’s research focuses on the remediation and management of polluted sites using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants and algae. His work focuses strongly on restoring ecosystem services and developing a bio-based economy in support of the UN SDGs. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is the author and editor of several books, including Elsevier’s Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities, Bioremediation of Pollutants, and more.

• 1. Phytoremediation: Progress, potential, and prospects2. Bast fiber crops in phytoremediation3. Grass fiber crops in phytoremediation4. Woody fiber crops in phytoremediation5. Sustainability of fiber crop production from polluted land6. Transgenic fiber crops in phytoremediation7. Multipurpose uses of fiber crops—Societal, economic, and environmental development