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Environmental Microbial Biotechnology

By Sandeep Panda , Lala Behari Sukla , Nilotpala Pradhan , Barada Kanta Mishra (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-319-19017-4, 978-3-319-19018-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-19018-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5310922 bytes)
Series
Soil Biology 45
Edition
1
Pages
VIII, 338\340
Time added
2015-11-25 16:51:03
Microbiology; Applied Microbiology; Waste Manageme

Description

This book provides a timely review of strategies for coping with polluted ecosystems by employing bacteria, fungi and algae. It presents the vast variety of microbial technologies currently applied in the bioremediation of a variety of anthropogenic toxic chemicals, mining and industrial wastes and other pollutants. Topics covered include: microbe-mineral interactions, biosensors in environmental monitoring, iron-mineral transformation, microbial biosurfactants, bioconversion of cotton gin waste to bioethanol, anaerobe bioleaching and sulfide oxidation. Further chapters discuss the effects of pollution on microbial diversity, as well as the role of microbes in the bioremediation of abandoned mining areas, industrial and horticultural wastes, wastewater and sites polluted with hydrocarbons, heavy metals, manganese and uranium.

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