Waterborne Pathogens: Detection and Treatment

ISBN-13: 9780128187838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 528 str.

Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad; Anna Grobelak

Spis treści

1. Emerging waterborne pathogens in the context of climate change: Vibrio cholerae as a case study 2. Ubiquitous waterborne pathogens 3. Waterborne pathogens: review of outbreaks in developing nations 4. Treatment of waterborne pathogens by reverse Osmosis 5. Treatment of waterborne pathogens by Microfiltration 6. Filtration and chemical treatment of waterborne Pathogens 7. Biofiltration technique for removal of waterborne Pathogens 8. Thermal methods, ultraviolet radiation, and ultrasonic waves for the treatment of waterborne pathogens 9. Heat, solar pasteurization, and ultraviolet radiation treatment for removal of waterborne pathogens 10. Bioaugmentation for the treatment of waterborne pathogen contamination water 11. Chemical treatment for removal of waterborne Pathogens 12. Molecular tools for the detection of waterborne Pathogens 13. Biosensors/molecular tools for detection of waterborne pathogens 14. Drug and multidrug resistance in waterborne Pathogens 15. Sorption as effective and economical method of waterborne pathogens removal 16. Methods used in situ for removal of waterborne Pathogens 17. Effective control of waterborne pathogens by aquatic plants 18. Nanoconjugates for detection of waterborne bacterial pathogens 19. Nanomaterials for removal of waterborne pathogens: opportunities and challenges 20. Applications of carbon nanotubes for controlling waterborne pathogens 21. Nanofiltration technology for removal of pathogens present in drinking water

O autorze

Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad is Emeritus Professor in the School of Life Sciences at the

University of Hyderabad in India. He received his PhD in Botany from Lucknow University,

Lucknow. In past he worked as Lecturer at North Eastern Hill University, Lecturer & Reader at University of Hyderabad. He is also serving as reviewer in many scientific journals. He is professional member of National Institute of Ecology New Delhi, India, Bioenergy Society of India, New Delhi, Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research, New Delhi. He also completed 20 research projects. He has published 179 articles in peer review journals in which contributed as author/co-author. He supervised 17 PhD and 7 M.Phil students, all students received award in his supervision. Dr Anna Grobelak is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Environmental Engineering at the Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland