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Environmental Bioremediation Technologies

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Shree N. Singh

    1. Ecotoxicology & Bioremediation, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

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  2. Rudra D. Tripathi

    1. Ecotoxicology & Bioremediation, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

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  • This book deals with the integrated approach of bioremediaton to decontaminate the sites & effluents and to mitigate air pollution.

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Bioremediation of Organic and Metal Co-contaminated Environments: Effects of Metal Toxicity, Speciation, and Bioavailability on Biodegradation

    • Todd R. Sandrin, Douglas R. Hoffman
    Pages 1-34

  3. New Bioremediation Technologies to Remove Heavy Metals and Radionuclides using Fe(III)-, Sulfate- and Sulfur- Reducing Bacteria

    • Mireille Bruschi, Florence Goulhen
    Pages 35-55

  4. Bioremediation of Soils Polluted with Hexavalent Chromium using Bacteria: A Challenge

    • Carlo Viti, Luciana Giovannetti
    Pages 57-76

  5. Accumulation and Detoxification of Metals by Plants and Microbes

    • Rutchadaporn Sriprang, Yoshikatsu Murooka
    Pages 77-100

  6. Role of Phytochelatins in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals

    • Erwin Grill, Seema Mishra, Sudhakar Srivastava, R.D. Tripathi
    Pages 101-146

  7. Metal Resistance in Plants with Particular Reference to Aluminium

    • B.P. Shaw, V.K. Jha, B.B. Sahu
    Pages 147-172

  8. Bioremediation of Metals: Microbial Processes and Techniques

    • K. Ramasamy, Kamaludeen, Sara Parwin Banu
    Pages 173-187

  9. Phytoremediation of Metals and Radionuclides

    • Susan Eapen, Shraddha Singh, S.F. D’Souza
    Pages 189-209

  10. Nanotechnology for Bioremediation of Heavy Metals

    • P. Rajendran, P. Gunasekaran
    Pages 211-221

  11. Biotechnological Approaches to Improve Phytoremediation Efficiency for Environment Contaminants

    • Rana P. Singh, Geeta Dhania, Asha Sharma, Pawan K. Jaiwal
    Pages 223-258

  12. Aquatic Plants for Phytotechnology

    • M.N.V. Prasad
    Pages 259-274

  13. Phytomonitoring of Air Pollutants for Environmental Quality Management

    • Jeetendra K. Upadhyay, Nobuyuki Kobayashi
    Pages 275-292

  14. Phytoremediation of Air Pollutants: A Review

    • S.N. Singh, Amitosh Verma
    Pages 293-314

  15. Phytoremediation: Role of Plants in Contaminated Site Management

    • Rajiv K. Sinha, Sunil Herat, P.K. Tandon
    Pages 315-330

  16. The Role of Macrophytes in Nutrient Removal using Constructed Wetlands

    • Margaret Greenway
    Pages 331-351

  17. Nitrate Pollution and its Remediation

    • U.N. Dwivedi, Seema Mishra, Poorinima Singh, R.D. Tripathi
    Pages 353-389

  18. Bioremediation of Petroleum Sludge using Bacterial Consortium with Biosurfactant

    • K.S.M. Rahman, T.J. Rahman, I.M. Banat, R. Lord, G. Street
    Pages 391-408

  19. Diversity, Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    • Sumeet Labana, Manisha Kapur, Deepak K. Malik, Dhan Prakash, R.K. Jain
    Pages 409-443

  20. Environmental Applications of Fungal and Plant Systems: Decolourisation of Textile Wastewater and Related Dyestuffs

    • Albino A. Dias, Ana Sampaio, Rui M. Bezerra
    Pages 445-463
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Environmental contamination from both natural and anthropogenic sources is, today, a major environmental concern due to pervasiveness and persistence of many toxicants. It is considered as an inevitable evil of our progress and modernization. To decontaminate the soils, sediments and waters, polluted by anthropogenic activities, the scientists and technologists have evolved different technologies over the years. Although we have to pay high cost for physical and chemical environmental technologies, but they are not eco-friendly and safe. Hence, it was deeply realized to develop viable technologies employing microbes and plants to remediate not only metallic residues and radionuclides, but also the xenobiotic compounds like PCBs, PAHs, PCPs, petroleum sludge and the military wastes. No doubt, the scientists have also got some success in this endeavour and as the result, many companies are in place today to promote the sale of plant or microbe-based technologies to deal with specific environmental contamination challenges. Besides, these technologies are se- driven and do not disturb the sites in cleaning process.

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  • Ecotoxicology & Bioremediation, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

    Shree N. Singh, Rudra D. Tripathi

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