Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2014
642 pages
978-0-12-800482-1 (ISBN)
Description
Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation brings together experts in relevant fields to describe the successful application of microbes and their derivatives for bioremediation of potentially toxic and relatively novel compounds. This single-source reference encompasses all categories of pollutants and their applications in a convenient, comprehensive package.
Our natural biodiversity and environment is in danger due to the release of continuously emerging potential pollutants by anthropogenic activities. Though many attempts have been made to eradicate and remediate these noxious elements, every day thousands of xenobiotics of relatively new entities emerge, thus worsening the situation. Primitive microorganisms are highly adaptable to toxic environments, and can reduce the load of toxic elements by their successful transformation and remediation.
- Describes many novel approaches of microbial bioremediation including genetic engineering, metagenomics, microbial fuel cell technology, biosurfactants and biofilm-based bioremediation
- Introduces relatively new hazardous elements and their bioremediation practices including oil spills, military waste water, greenhouse gases, polythene wastes, and more
- Provides the most advanced techniques in the field of bioremediation, including insilico approach, microbes as pollution indicators, use of bioreactors, techniques of pollution monitoring, and more
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Content
Chapter 1 Microbial bioremediation: a potential tool for restoration of the contaminated areasChapter 2 Heavy metals and hydrocarbons: Adverse effects and mechanism of toxicityChapter 3 Nanotoxicity: Aspects and concerns in biological systemsChapter 4 Application of molecular techniques for assessment of microbial communities in contaminated sitesChapter 5 Microbial indicators for monitoring pollution and bioremediationChapter 6 Bioremediation of mercury: A genetic engineering approachChapter 7 Bio-surfactant based bioremediation of toxic metalsChapter 8 Biofilm mediated bioremediation of PAHsChapter 9 Nano-particle based bioremediationChapter 10 Bioremediation using extremophilesChapter 11 Role of Actinobacteria in bioremediationChapter 12 Biology, genetic aspects and oxidative stress response of Streptomyces and strategies for bioremediation of toxic metalsChapter 13 Fungal bioremediation strategiesChapter 14 Microbial bioremediation of industrial effluentsChapter 15 Bioremediation of polythene wastesChapter 16 Phycoremediation of contaminated water and soil coupled with generation of value added productsChapter 17 Feasibility of using microbial fuel cell technology for bioremediationChapter 18 Microbial bioremediation: A metagenomic approachChapter 19 In-silico approach in bioremediationChapter 20 Bioremediation of greenhouse gases with microalgaeChapter 21 Bio-Reactor and enzymatic reactions in bioremediationChapter 22 Microbiological metabolism under chemical stressChapter 23 Bioremediation of pesticides: A case studyChapter 24 Microalgae in removal of heavy metal and organic pollutants from soilChapter 25 Bioremediation of aquaculture effluentsChapter 26 Aquifer microbiology of different geogenic setting for environmental biogeotechnologyChapter 27 Exploring prospects of mono-oxygenases based bio-catalyst in xenobiotics and their computational modelling
