Abatement of Environmental Pollutants: Trends and Strategies

by Pardeep Singh (Editor), Ajay Kumar Ph.D. (Editor), Anwesha Borthakur (Editor)

Overview

Abatement of Environmental Pollutants: Trends and Strategies addresses new technologies and provides strategies for environmental scientists, microbiologists and biotechnologists to help solve problems associated with the treatment of industrial wastewater. The book helps readers solve pollution challenges using microorganisms in bioremediation technologies, including discussions on global technologies that have been adopted for the treatment of industrial wastewater and sections on the lack of proper management. Moreover, limited space, more stringent waste disposal regulations and public consciousness have made the present techniques expensive and impractical.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop sustainable management technologies for industries and municipalities. To remove the damaging effect of organic pollutants on the environment, various new technologies for their degradation have been recently discovered.

• Covers bioremediation of petrochemical pollutants, such as Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, Ethyl Benzene, and phenolic compound
• Includes discussions on genetic engineering microbes and their potential in pollution abatement
• Contains information on plant growth promoting bacteria and their role in environment management

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128180969
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/27/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	378
File size:	39 MB
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About the Author

Pardeep Singh is Professor and Head at the School of Advanced Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, India. He is specialized in physical chemistry and heads a lab of research scholars who work on photocatalysis with the aim of generating new knowledge on graphene-based photocatalytic materials and processes to develop novel de-pollution treatments with enhanced efficiency and pilot-scale applicability. He is also exploring the generation of bio-waste material-based activated carbon for adsorption-based removal of aqueous phase pollutants.
Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar recently completed his tenure as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel. He has published more than 175 research, review articles, and book chapters in international and national journals. He serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and as guest editor for various journals such as Plants, Microorganisms, and Sustainability. Dr. Kumar has also edited more than 32 books with the leading publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar’s research experience is in the field of plant–microbe interactions, postharvest management, cyanobacterial biology, and so on.
Dr. Anwesha Borthakur is a research fellow at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has an M.Phil and PhD in Science Policy Studies. The area of her both M.Phil and PhD studies was waste management and policy implications in India. She has published more than 30 papers/chapters in international peer-reviewed journals and books. Presently working as a Post Doctoral Fellow.

Table of Contents

1. Recent trends in the degradation of organic pollutants2. Environmental Fate of Organic Pollutants and effect on human health3. Strategies for abatement of grossly polluting industries 4. Bioremedation of petrochemical pollutants (Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, Ethyl Benzene, phenolic compound, etc.)5. Biodegradation of Dye stuff from and effluent released from dye industries6.Genetic engineering microbes and their role in pollution abatement7. Rizosphere remediation of organic pollutants8. Phytoremediation of organic pollutants9. Factors responsible for biodegradation of organic pollutants10. Advancement in Reactors used in Biodegradation process11. Plant growth promoting bacteria and their role for environmental management12. Entophytic microbes in abiotic stress (heavy metals, xenobiotics) management13. Potential of various fungus strains in the degradation of petrochemical hydrocarbons14. Cyanobacteria: potential and role for environmental remediation

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Summarizes recent trends and strategies related to environmental pollutants and their effect on the environment