Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation: Techniques and Case Studies for Environmental Pollution, Second Edition describes the successful application of microbes and their derivatives for bioremediation of potentially toxic and relatively novel compounds in the environment. 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, thousands of xenobiotics of relatively new entities emerge every day, 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.
This completely updated new edition presents many new technologies and techniques and includes theoretical context and case studies in every chapter. Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation: Techniques and Case Studies for Environmental Pollution, Second Edition serves as a single-source reference and encompasses all categories of pollutants and their applications in a convenient, comprehensive format for researchers in environmental science and engineering, pollution, environmental microbiology, and biotechnology.
1. Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : Prospects and scope of microbial bioremediation for the restoration of the contaminated sites - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Mechanism of toxicity and adverse health effects of environmental pollutants - p. Page 24 13. Chapter 3 : The use of molecular tools to characterize functional microbial communities in contaminated areas - p. Page 49 14. Chapter 4 : Fate and consequences of microplastics in the environment and their impact on biological organisms - p. Page 65 15. Chapter 5 : Metagenomic approaches to study the culture-independent bacterial diversity of a polluted environment—a case study on north-eastern coast of Bay of Bengal, India - p. Page 77 16. Chapter 6 : Constructing thermodynamic models of toxic metal biosorption - p. Page 101 17. Chapter 7 : Biodegradation of organophosphates: biology and biotechnology - p. Page 142 18. Chapter 8 : Pollutants in the coral environment and strategies to lower their impact on the functioning of reef ecosystem - p. Page 155 19. Chapter 9 : Biology, genetic aspects and oxidative stress response of actinobacteria and strategies for bioremediation of toxic metals - p. Page 173 20. Chapter 10 : Bacterial and fungal bioremediation strategies - p. Page 190 21. Chapter 11 : Current trends in algal biotechnology for the generation of sustainable biobased products - p. Page 208 22. Chapter 12 : A review on microbial potential of toxic azo dyes bioremediation in aquatic system - p. Page 234 23. Chapter 13 : Role of rhizosphere microbiome during phytoremediation of heavy metals - p. Page 256 24. Chapter 14 : Recent advancements in microbial bioremediation of industrial effluents: challenges and future outlook - p. Page 280 25. Chapter 15 : Potential of anaerobic bacteria in bioremediation of metal-contaminated marine and estuarine environment - p. Page 300 26. Chapter 16 : Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-assisted bioremediation of toxic contaminant: recent advancements and applications - p. Page 321 27. Chapter 17 : Cyanobacterial and microalgal bioremediation: an efficient and eco-friendly approach toward industrial wastewater treatment and value-addition - p. Page 338 28. Chapter 18 : Microbial degradation of aromatic pollutants: metabolic routes, pathway diversity, and strategies for bioremediation - p. Page 357 29. Chapter 19 : Microbial bioremediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil for sustainable agriculture - p. Page 386 30. Chapter 20 : Microbial bioremediation of aquaculture effluents - p. Page 405 31. Chapter 21 : Transport and disposal of radioactive wastes in nuclear industry - p. Page 415 32. Chapter 22 : Biofilm-mediated biodegradation of hydrophobic organic compounds in the presence of metals as co-contaminants - p. Page 436 33. Chapter 23 : Factors affecting the bioremediation of industrial and domestic wastewaters - p. Page 456 34. Chapter 24 : Organophosphate pesticide: usage, environmental exposure, health effects, and microbial bioremediation - p. Page 470 35. Chapter 25 : Feasibility of using bioelectrochemical systems for bioremediation - p. Page 486 36. Chapter 26 : Electrochemical biosensors for monitoring of bioorganic and inorganic chemical pollutants in biological and environmental matrices - p. Page 503 37. Chapter 27 : Bioelectrochemical system for environmental remediation of toxicants - p. Page 524 38. Chapter 28 : Biofilm-mediated bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: current status and future perspectives - p. Page 543 39. Chapter 29 : Extremophilic nature of microbial ligninolytic enzymes and their role in biodegradation - p. Page 565 40. Chapter 30 : Marine hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria: their role and application in oil-spill response and enhanced oil recovery - p. Page 584 41. Chapter 31 : Nanoremediation of toxic contaminants from the environment: challenges and scopes - p. Page 597 42. Index - p. Page 612
Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation: Techniques and Case Studies for Environmental Pollution, Second Edition describes the successful application of microbes and their derivatives for bioremediation of potentially toxic and relatively novel compounds in the environment. 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, thousands of xenobiotics of relatively new entities emerge every day, 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.
This completely updated new edition presents many new technologies and techniques and includes theoretical context and case studies in every chapter. Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation: Techniques and Case Studies for Environmental Pollution, Second Edition serves as a single-source reference and encompasses all categories of pollutants and their applications in a convenient, comprehensive format for researchers in environmental science and engineering, pollution, environmental microbiology, and biotechnology.
1. Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : Prospects and scope of microbial bioremediation for the restoration of the contaminated sites - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Mechanism of toxicity and adverse health effects of environmental pollutants - p. Page 24 13. Chapter 3 : The use of molecular tools to characterize functional microbial communities in contaminated areas - p. Page 49 14. Chapter 4 : Fate and consequences of microplastics in the environment and their impact on biological organisms - p. Page 65 15. Chapter 5 : Metagenomic approaches to study the culture-independent bacterial diversity of a polluted environment—a case study on north-eastern coast of Bay of Bengal, India - p. Page 77 16. Chapter 6 : Constructing thermodynamic models of toxic metal biosorption - p. Page 101 17. Chapter 7 : Biodegradation of organophosphates: biology and biotechnology - p. Page 142 18. Chapter 8 : Pollutants in the coral environment and strategies to lower their impact on the functioning of reef ecosystem - p. Page 155 19. Chapter 9 : Biology, genetic aspects and oxidative stress response of actinobacteria and strategies for bioremediation of toxic metals - p. Page 173 20. Chapter 10 : Bacterial and fungal bioremediation strategies - p. Page 190 21. Chapter 11 : Current trends in algal biotechnology for the generation of sustainable biobased products - p. Page 208 22. Chapter 12 : A review on microbial potential of toxic azo dyes bioremediation in aquatic system - p. Page 234 23. Chapter 13 : Role of rhizosphere microbiome during phytoremediation of heavy metals - p. Page 256 24. Chapter 14 : Recent advancements in microbial bioremediation of industrial effluents: challenges and future outlook - p. Page 280 25. Chapter 15 : Potential of anaerobic bacteria in bioremediation of metal-contaminated marine and estuarine environment - p. Page 300 26. Chapter 16 : Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-assisted bioremediation of toxic contaminant: recent advancements and applications - p. Page 321 27. Chapter 17 : Cyanobacterial and microalgal bioremediation: an efficient and eco-friendly approach toward industrial wastewater treatment and value-addition - p. Page 338 28. Chapter 18 : Microbial degradation of aromatic pollutants: metabolic routes, pathway diversity, and strategies for bioremediation - p. Page 357 29. Chapter 19 : Microbial bioremediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil for sustainable agriculture - p. Page 386 30. Chapter 20 : Microbial bioremediation of aquaculture effluents - p. Page 405 31. Chapter 21 : Transport and disposal of radioactive wastes in nuclear industry - p. Page 415 32. Chapter 22 : Biofilm-mediated biodegradation of hydrophobic organic compounds in the presence of metals as co-contaminants - p. Page 436 33. Chapter 23 : Factors affecting the bioremediation of industrial and domestic wastewaters - p. Page 456 34. Chapter 24 : Organophosphate pesticide: usage, environmental exposure, health effects, and microbial bioremediation - p. Page 470 35. Chapter 25 : Feasibility of using bioelectrochemical systems for bioremediation - p. Page 486 36. Chapter 26 : Electrochemical biosensors for monitoring of bioorganic and inorganic chemical pollutants in biological and environmental matrices - p. Page 503 37. Chapter 27 : Bioelectrochemical system for environmental remediation of toxicants - p. Page 524 38. Chapter 28 : Biofilm-mediated bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: current status and future perspectives - p. Page 543 39. Chapter 29 : Extremophilic nature of microbial ligninolytic enzymes and their role in biodegradation - p. Page 565 40. Chapter 30 : Marine hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria: their role and application in oil-spill response and enhanced oil recovery - p. Page 584 41. Chapter 31 : Nanoremediation of toxic contaminants from the environment: challenges and scopes - p. Page 597 42. Index - p. Page 612
