Environmental Contaminants: Ecological Implications and Management

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Agro-industrial Wastes: Environmental Toxicology, Risks, and Biological Treatment Approaches (Débora da Silva Vilar, Ianny Andrade Cruz, Nádia Hortense Torres, Renan Tavares Figueiredo, Luciano de Melo, Iraí Tadeu Ferreira de Resende et al.)....Pages 1-23 Remediation and Management of Petrochemical-Polluted Sites Under Climate Change Conditions (Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Brijesh Kumar Yadav)....Pages 25-47 Phycoremediation: Role of Algae in Waste Management (Polur Hanumantha Rao, Ramanathan Ranjith Kumar, Natarajan Mohan)....Pages 49-82 Aspects of CO2 Injection in Geological Formations and Its Risk Assessment ( Shachi, Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Brijesh Kumar Yadav)....Pages 83-100 Microbial Degradation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (Tayssir Kadri, Agnieszka Cuprys, Tarek Rouissi, Satinder Kaur Brar)....Pages 101-117 Splendid Role of Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents in Wastewater Treatment (Viabhav Kumar Upadhayay, Amir Khan, Jyoti Singh, Ajay Veer Singh)....Pages 119-136 Metagenomics for Novel Enzymes: A Current Perspective (Dinesh Yadav, Aiman Tanveer, Sangeeta Yadav)....Pages 137-162 Cyanobacteria: The Eco-friendly Tool for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater (Suraj Sen, Santosh Kumar Karn)....Pages 163-183 Constructed Wetlands: An Emerging Green Technology for Phosphorus Treatment in Industrial Wastewater (Valentina Carrillo, Ana María Leiva, Gladys Vidal)....Pages 185-204 Megaplastics to Nanoplastics: Emerging Environmental Pollutants and Their Environmental Impacts (Sayali S. Patil, Rohit V. Bhagwat, Vinay Kumar, Trupti Durugkar)....Pages 205-235 Biosorption of Heavy Metals: Potential and Applications of Yeast Cells for Cadmium Removal (Bashar Hadi, Muftah H. El-Naas)....Pages 237-271 Toxic Elements in Bangladesh’s Drinking Water (Tahera Akter, Safayet Khan, Mahfuzar Rahman)....Pages 273-296 Bacterial Conversion of Waste Products into Degradable Plastics: An Inexpensive Yet Eco-friendly Approach (Naima Khan, Nazia Jamil)....Pages 297-309 Treatment of Leather Industry Wastewater and Recovery of Valuable Substances to Solve Waste Management Problem in Environment (Manish Chandra Kannaujiya, Tamal Mandal, Dalia Dasgupta Mandal, Monoj Kumar Mondal)....Pages 311-340