The rapid expansion and increasing sophistication of various industries in the past century has remarkably increased the amount and complexity of toxic waste effluents, which may be bioremediated by suitable plants & microbes, either natural occurring or tailor-made for the specific purpose. This te
Environmental Bioremediation Technologies
โ Scribed by Todd R. Sandrin, Douglas R. Hoffman (auth.), Dr. Shree N. Singh, Dr. Rudra D. Tripathi (eds.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 528
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Environmental contamination from both natural and anthropogenic sources is, today, a major environmental concern due to pervasiveness and persistence of many toxicants. It is considered as an inevitable evil of our progress and modernization. To decontaminate the soils, sediments and waters, polluted by anthropogenic activities, the scientists and technologists have evolved different technologies over the years. Although we have to pay high cost for physical and chemical environmental technologies, but they are not eco-friendly and safe. Hence, it was deeply realized to develop viable technologies employing microbes and plants to remediate not only metallic residues and radionuclides, but also the xenobiotic compounds like PCBs, PAHs, PCPs, petroleum sludge and the military wastes. No doubt, the scientists have also got some success in this endeavour and as the result, many companies are in place today to promote the sale of plant or microbe-based technologies to deal with specific environmental contamination challenges. Besides, these technologies are se- driven and do not disturb the sites in cleaning process.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Bioremediation of Organic and Metal Co-contaminated Environments: Effects of Metal Toxicity, Speciation, and Bioavailability on Biodegradation....Pages 1-34
New Bioremediation Technologies to Remove Heavy Metals and Radionuclides using Fe(III)-, Sulfate- and Sulfur- Reducing Bacteria....Pages 35-55
Bioremediation of Soils Polluted with Hexavalent Chromium using Bacteria: A Challenge....Pages 57-76
Accumulation and Detoxification of Metals by Plants and Microbes....Pages 77-100
Role of Phytochelatins in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals....Pages 101-146
Metal Resistance in Plants with Particular Reference to Aluminium....Pages 147-172
Bioremediation of Metals: Microbial Processes and Techniques....Pages 173-187
Phytoremediation of Metals and Radionuclides....Pages 189-209
Nanotechnology for Bioremediation of Heavy Metals....Pages 211-221
Biotechnological Approaches to Improve Phytoremediation Efficiency for Environment Contaminants....Pages 223-258
Aquatic Plants for Phytotechnology....Pages 259-274
Phytomonitoring of Air Pollutants for Environmental Quality Management....Pages 275-292
Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants: A Review....Pages 293-314
Phytoremediation: Role of Plants in Contaminated Site Management....Pages 315-330
The Role of Macrophytes in Nutrient Removal using Constructed Wetlands....Pages 331-351
Nitrate Pollution and its Remediation....Pages 353-389
Bioremediation of Petroleum Sludge using Bacterial Consortium with Biosurfactant....Pages 391-408
Diversity, Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons....Pages 409-443
Environmental Applications of Fungal and Plant Systems: Decolourisation of Textile Wastewater and Related Dyestuffs....Pages 445-463
Fungal-Based Remediation: Treatment of PCP Contaminated Soil in New Zealand....Pages 465-479
Biofilms in Porous Media: Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation....Pages 481-511
Back Matter....Pages 513-518
โฆ Subjects
Biogeosciences; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Soil Science & Conservation
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