Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination

Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Humaira Qadri, Khalid Rehman Hakeem

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780323918930
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323919265
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biotechnology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination presents techniques for the decontamination of polluted environs through potential microbes, particularly examining the benefits of its broad applicability, sustainability and eco-friendly nature. Utilizing global case studies to describe practical applications of the technology, the book offers insights into the latest research on advanced microbiological tools and techniques for the remediation of severe pollutants from the environment. Environmental researchers and environmental managers focusing on pollution and decontamination will find both key contextual information and practical details that are essential in understanding the use of microbial technology for combatting pollutants. Recent advancements in the field of NGS (next-generation sequencing) have allowed more detailed genomic, bioinformatics and metagenomic analyses of potential environmentally important microbes that have led to significant breakthroughs into key bio-degradative pathways. With the increase in human activities around the globe, toxic pollutants from multiple sources have contaminated the earth on a large number scale. - Explores advanced microbiological tools and techniques for the remediation of severe pollutants from the environment - Presents practical case studies and examples of the use of microbial technology for decontamination from across the globe - Provides insights into key elements of microbiological consortia and their role in decontamination, particularly the impact of these techniques on sustainability, ecology and economy

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• List of contributors
• About the editors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the book
• Chapter 1 Threats and consequences of untreated wastewater on freshwater environments
• Chapter 2 Unraveling a correlation between environmental contaminants and human health
• Chapter 3 Effect of wastewater from industries on freshwater ecosystem: threats and remedies
• Chapter 4 Credibility on biosensors for monitoring contamination in aquatic environs
• Chapter 5 Microbial systems, current trends, and future prospective: a systemic analysis
• Chapter 6 Microbial consortia for pollution remediation—Success stories
• Chapter 7 Biological transformation as a technique in pollution decontamination
• Chapter 8 Role of polyphosphate accumulating organisms in enhanced biological phosphorous removal
• Chapter 9 Genetically engineered bacteria: a novel technique for environmental decontamination
• Chapter 10 An eco-friendly approach for the degradation of azo dyes and their effluents by Pleurotus florida
• Chapter 11 Endophytic Microbes: Bioremediation of soil contaminants
• Chapter 12 Fungi, eukaryotic microorganisms involved in bioremediation of contaminated environments
• Chapter 13 Biosurfactants for the recovery and remediation of oil and petroleum waste
• Chapter 14 Biofilm: a doable microbial continuum for the treatment of wastewater
• Chapter 15 Biotechnology: the sustainable tool for effective treatment of wastewater
• Chapter 16 Microbial decontamination: economic and environmental benefits
• Index