Bioremediation for Environmental Sustainability: Toxicity, Mechanisms of Contaminants Degradation, Detoxification and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780128205242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 690 str.

Gaurav Saxena; Vineet Kumar; Maulin P. Shah

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Section I. Introduction to Bioremediation1. Bioremediation: Principles and Applications in Environmental Management2. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals-Contaminated Soils: Recent Advances and Challenges

Section II. Bioremediation of Inorganic Contaminants3. Hexavalent Chromium: Toxicological Profile and Biodetoxification Mechanisms for Bioremediation4. Arsenic Contamination in Environment: Environmental and Health Hazards and Bioremediation Approaches for Detoxification5.Cadmium Contamination in Environment: Environmental and Health Hazards and Bioremediation Strategies6. Phytoremediation of Selenium: Challenges and Future Prospects7. Role of Endophytes in Bioremediation of Heavy Metals: Challenges and Prospects8. Role of Aquatic Macrophytes in Heavy Metals Removal from Industrial Wastewaters

Section III. Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants9. Ecotoxicological and Health Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Their Biodegradation and Bioremediation10. Toxicity Profile and Bioremediation Approaches for Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)11. Toxicity Profile and Bioremediation Strategies for Organophosphate Pesticides12. Toxicity Profile and Phytoremediation Approaches for Organic Pollutants: A Review13. Toxicity Profile of Pentacholorophenol and Bioremediation Strategies14. Toxicity Profile of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Bioremediation Approaches15. Role of Endophytes in Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants: Challenges and Prospects16. Toxicity Profile and Biodegradation of Chlorinated Compounds17. Toxicity Profile and Biodegradation of Nitro-Aromatic Compounds18. Environmental Hazards of Lignocellulosic Waste and Its Biodegradation19. Toxicity Profile and Biodegradation of Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)20. Environmental Hazards, Toxicity Profile and Bioremediation Approaches for Azo dyes

Section IV. Bioremediation of Industrial Wastes21. Bioremediation Approaches for Industrial Acid Mine Tailing Wastes: Potential Issues and Prospects22. Environmental Contamination, Toxicity Profile and Bioremediation Approaches for Distillery Effluent23. Environmental Hazards and Biodegradation of Plastic Waste: Challenges and Future Prospects24. Environmental Contamination, Toxicity Profile and Bioremediation Approaches for Textile Effluent25. Environmental Contamination, Toxicity Profile and Bioremediation Approaches for Pulp Paper Industry Effluent26. Toxicity Profile and Bioremediation Approaches for Tannery Wastewater27. Microalgae as Agents for Industrial Effluent Treatment: Opportunities and Challenges28. Applications of Cyanobacteria in Industrial Effluent Treatment: Opportunities and Challenges

Section V. Recent Advances and Challenges in Bioremediation29. Genetically Engineered Microbes in Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Challenges and Prospects30. Applications of Biosurfactants in Environmental Management: Challenges and Prospects31. Diversity and Applications of Archaea in Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants32. Microbial Enzymes and Role in Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Prospects and Challenges33. Engineering Aspects and Roles of Biofilm in Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants