Wastewater Treatment: Cutting-Edge Molecular Tools, Techniques and Applied Aspects

by Maulin P. Shah PhD (Editor), Angana Sarkar (Editor), Sukhendu Mandal (Editor)

Overview

Wastewater Treatment: Cutting-Edge Molecular Tools, Techniques and Applied Aspects reports new findings in existing molecular biology strategies, including their limitations, challenges and potential application to remove environmental pollutants through advancements made in cutting edge tools. In addition, the book introduces new trends and advances in environmental bioremediation with thorough discussions on recent developments in this field. - Describes the application of different omics tools in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) - Describes the role of microorganisms in WWTPs - Points out the reuse of treated wastewater through emerging technologies - Includes the recovery of resources from wastewater - Emphasizes the need for the use of cutting-edge molecular tools

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128218952
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	596
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and scientific writer in his field for over 20 years. He received a B.Sc. degree (1999) in Microbiology from Gujarat University, Godhra (Gujarat), India. He also earned his Ph.D. degree (2005) in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat) India. His research interests include Biological Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Microbiology, Biodegradation, Bioremediation, & Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants from Industrial Wastewaters. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He is the editor of 200 books of international repute (Elsevier, RSC, Nova Sciences, De Gruyter, Springer, Wiley, IOP and CRC Press).
Prof. Angana Sarkar pursued her graduation in Agricultural Engineering from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswasvidyalaya, West Bengal, India, followed by post-graduation in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India 2008. Later, she completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnlogy from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Subsequently she joined National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in the year 2015 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering. Her research area is mainly focused on (i) Pollutant detection using biosensors, (ii) Groundwater bioremediation, (iii) Waste water (domestic and industrial) treatment (iv) Solid waste management by bio-refinery approach to produce environmental waste to value like bioethanol, pigment, biofertilizars etc. and (iv) Hydrocarbon and other organic pollutants degradation.
Prof. Sukhendu Mandal pursued his graduation in basic sciences from Suri Vidyasagar College,West Bengal, India, followed by post-graduation in Microbiology from Viswa Bharti University, India 2000. Later, he completed his Ph.D. in Microbiology from Bose Institute, West Bengal, India. Subsequently he joined Waksman Institute, New Jersey, USA, where he perused his post doc in the year 2012. Presently he is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Calcutta University, West Bengal, India. His research areas are mainly focused on Antimicrobial drug discovery specially again MDR pathogens, Bacterial remediation of environmental wastes, Interaction of endophytic and rhizospheric bacteria with plants, Role of alternate sigma factors in Mycobacterial gene expression., Bacterial genomics, Environmental Pollutants remediation strategy, Bacterial Taxonomy and molecular systematics. He is also serving as a reviewer in various journals of national and international repute.

Table of Contents

1. Application of omic tools for microbial community structure and function analysis2. Metagenomics: A possible solution for uncovering the "mystery box" of microbial communities involved in the treatment of wastewater3. Molecular tools for microbial diversity analysis4. The role of microorganisms in performance optimization of WWTPs5. Environmental contaminants: treatments, threats, toxicity and tools for sustainability6. Improvement of biodegradability index of industrial wastewater using different pre-treatment techniques7. Biota debromination in wastewaters8. Application of meta-transcriptomics in wastewater treatment processes9. The role of fungal species in the bioremediation of metals10. Molecular biology techniques for the detection of contaminants in wastewater11. Current treatment technologies for the removal of microplastic and microfiber pollutants from wastewater12. Wastewater treatment for bioenergy purposes on metaproteomic approach13. Peracetic acid in the reuse of treated wastewaters14. Bio-electrochemical methods for the recovery of products from wastewater15. Microbes-based nanomaterials for wastewater treatment and the decontamination of water16. Biological wastewater treatment technology: Microalgae17. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic diversity in wastewater treatment: phenotypic characterization, molecular techniques and bioprospecting18. Immobilized microalgae for removing industrial pollutants: A greener technique19. Advances in biotechnological tools for bioremediation of wastewater using a bacterial-algal symbiotic system20. Algae-based wastewater treatment and biorefinery21. Application of omic tools for microbial community structure and function analysis22. Meta-omics studies of microbial communities in hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactors treating contaminants in water resources: Recent advances23. Omics: a step towards understanding the complex diversity of microbial community at contaminated sites24. Advanced omics technologies: Relevance to environment and microbial community25. Molecular tools: Advanced approaches to analyse the diversity of microbial community26. Microbial electrochemical heavy metal removal: from fundamentals to recent developments27. The role of modern innovative techniques for assessing and monitoring heavy metal and pesticide pollution in different environs

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Highlights the importance of molecular genomics and molecular biology techniques to sort out the problems of wastewater treatment