Environmental contaminants : ecological implications and management /

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Imprint:	Singapore : Springer, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 340 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Microorganisms for Sustainability ; 14 Microorganisms for sustainability ; v. 14.
Subject:	Pollutants. Environmental toxicology. Groundwater -- Purification. Soil remediation. Soil remediation. Groundwater -- Purification. Environmental toxicology. Pollutants.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11981926

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Other authors / contributors:	Bharagava, Ram Naresh.
ISBN:	9811379041 9789811379048 9789811379031 9811379033
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	As we know, rapid industrialization is a serious concern in the context of a healthy environment. Various physico-chemical and biological approaches for the removal of toxic pollutants are available, but unfortunately these are not very effective. Biological approaches using microorganisms (bacterial/fungi/algae), green plants or their enzymes to degrade/detoxify environmental contaminants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxic metals, pesticides, dyes, petroleum hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds are eco-friendly and low cost. This book provides a much-needed, comprehensive overview of the various types of contaminants, their toxicological effects on the environment, humans, animals and plants as well as various eco-friendly approaches for their management (degradation/detoxification). As such it is a valuable resource for a wide range of students, scientists and researchers in microbiology, biotechnology, environmental sciences.
Other form:	Print version: Environmental contaminants. Singapore : Springer, 2019 9811379033 9789811379031
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-13-7

Table of Contents:

1. Agroindustrial wastes: Environmental toxicology, risks and biological treatment approaches
2. Remediation and management of petrochemical polluted sites under climate change conditions
3. Phycoremediation: Role of algae in waste management
4. Aspects of CO2 injection in geological formations and its risk assessment
5. Microbial degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
6. Splendid role of nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents in wastewater treatment
7. Metagenomics for novel enzymes: A Current Perspective
8. Cyanobacteria: The ecofriendly tools for the treatment of industrial wastewaters
9. Constructed wetlands: a green technology for industrial wastewaters treatment
10. Microplastics: A Snapshot on Emerging Environmental Pollutant and their Environmental Impact
11. Biosorption of heavy metals: potential and applications of yeast cells for cadmium removal
12. Toxic elements in Bangladeshs drinking water
13. Bacterial conversion of waste products into degradable plastics: An inexpensive yet eco-friendly approach
14. Treatment of leather industry wastewater and recovery of valuable substances to solve waste management problem in Environment.

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