1. Conventional methods for the removal of industrial pollutants, their merits and demerits / Sandhya Mishra and others -- 2. Toxicological aspects of emerging contaminants / Miraji Hossein -- 3. An overview of the potential of bioremediation for contaminated soil from municipal solid waste site / Abhishek Kumar Awasthi and others -- 4. Anammox cultivation in a submerged membrane bioreactor / M. Golam Mostafa -- 5. Toxicity, beneficial aspects and treatment of alcohol industry wastewater / Pankaj Chowdhary and others -- 6. Bioremediation approaches for degradation and detoxification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons / Pavan Kumar Agrawal and others -- 7. Endocrine-disrupting pollutants in industrial wastewater and their degradation and detoxification approaches / Izharul Haq and others -- 8. Arsenic toxicity and its remediation strategies for fighting the environmental threat / Vishvas Hare and others -- 9. Microalgal treatment of alcohol distillery wastewater / Alexei Solovchenko -- 10. Endophytes : emerging tools for the bioremediation of pollutants / Carrie Siew Fang Sim and others -- 11. Textile wastewater dyes : toxicity profile and treatment approaches / Sujata Mani and others -- 12. Pesticide contamination : environmental problems and remediation strategies / Siddharth Boudh and others -- 13. Recent advances in physico-chemical and biological techniques for the management of pulp and paper mill waste / Surabhi Zainith and others -- 14. Role of rhizobacteria in phytoremediation of metal contaminated sites / Reda A.I. Abou-Shanab and others -- 15. Remediation of phenolic compounds from polluted water by immobilized peroxidases / Qayyum Husain -- 16. Nanoparticles : an emerging weapon for mitigation/removal of various environmental pollutants for environmental safety / Gaurav Hitkari and others -- 17. Biphasic treatment system for the removal of toxic and hazardous pollutants from industrial wastewaters / Ali Hussain and others -- 18. Phycotechnological approaches towards wastewater management / Atul Kumar Upadhyay and others.
Rapid industrialization is a serious concern in the context of a healthy environment. With the growth in the number of industries, the waste generated is also growing exponentially. The various chemical processes operating in the manufacturing industry generate a large number of by-products, which are largely harmful and toxic pollutants and are generally discharged into the natural water bodies. Once the pollutants enter the environment, they are taken up by different life forms, and because of bio-magnification, they affect the entire food chain and have severe adverse effects on all life forms, including on human health. Although, various physico-chemical and biological approaches are available for the removal of toxic pollutants, unfortunately these are often ineffective and traditional clean up practices are inefficient. Biological approaches utilizing microorganisms (bacterial/fungi/algae), green plants or their enzymes to degrade or detoxify environmental pollutants such as endocrine disruptors, toxic metals, pesticides, dyes, petroleum hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds, offer eco- friendly approaches. Such eco-friendly approaches are often more effective than traditional practices, and are safe for both industry workers as well as environment. This book provides a comprehensive overview of various toxic environmental pollutants from a variety natural and anthropogenic sources, their toxicological effects on the environment, humans, animals and plants as well as their biodegradation and bioremediation using emerging and eco-friendly approaches (e.g. Anammox technology, advanced oxidation processes, membrane bioreactors, membrane processes, GMOs), microbial degradation (e.g. bacteria, fungi, algae), phytoremediation, biotechnology and nanobiotechnology. Offering fundamental and advanced information on environmental problems, challenges and bioremediation approaches used for the remediation of contaminated sites, it is a valuable resource for students, scientists and researchers engaged in microbiology, biotechnology and environmental sciences.
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Refuse and refuse disposal--Biodegradation. Refuse and refuse disposal--Environmental aspects. Refuse and refuse disposal--Technological innovations.