BookDeepak G. Panpatte, Yogeshvari K. Jhala, editors.
Summary: Pollution is one of the most serious issues facing mankind and other life forms on earth. Environmental pollution leads to the degradation of ecosystems, loss of services, economic losses, and various other problems. The eco-friendliest approach to rejuvenating polluted ecosystems is with the help of microorganism-based bioremediation. Microorganisms are characterized by great biodiversity, genetic and metabolic machinery, and by their ability to survive, even in extremely polluted environments. As such, they are and will remain the most important tools for restoring polluted ecosystems / habitats. This three-volume book sheds light on the utilization of microorganisms and the latest technologies for cleaning up polluted sites. It also discusses the remediation or degradation of various important pollutants such as pesticides, wastewater, plastics, PAHs, oil spills etc. The book also explains the latest technologies used for the degradation of pollutants in several niche ecosystems. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, bioremediation scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. It also offers valuable additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of microbiology, ecology, soil science, and the environmental sciences.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Rhizosphere
Niche for Microbial Rejuvenation and Biodegradation of Pollutants
Chapter 2: Bioremediation of Pesticides: An Eco-friendly Approach for Environment Sustainability
Chapter 3: Microbial Indicators of Bioremediation-Potential and Success
Chapter 4: Phycoremediation: A Sustainable Biorefinery Approach
Chapter 5: Cyanobacteria Mediated Bioremediation of Problem Soils
Chapter 6: VAM- An Alternate Strategy for Bioremediation of Polluted Environment
Chapter 7: Strategies to Improve Remediation Technology Using Fungi
Chapter 8: Bioremediation of Polluted Soil by Using Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria
Chapter 9: The Utilization of Microbial Biofilm for the Biotransformation and Bioremediation of heavily Polluted Environment
Chapter 10: Microbes: A Novel Source of Bioremediation for Degradation of Hydrocarbon
Chapter 11: Microbial Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons.-Chapter 12: Potential of Extremophiles for Bioremediation
Chapter 13: Role of Microbes in Bioremediation of Radioactive Waste
Chapter 14: Plastic Eating Microorganism: Recent Biotechnological Techniques for Recycling of Plastic
Chapter 15: Bioaugmentation: A Powerful Biotechnological Techniques for Sustainable Ecorestoration of Soil and Groundwater Contaminants.