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Methods for Bioremediation of Water and Wastewater Pollution

  • Discusses bioremediation techniques for wastewater treatment
  • Provides in-depth literature on bioremediation of heavy metals, dyes, bisphenols phthalates, cyanobacteria contaminated water
  • Provide overview on the impact of water pollution, analysis and prevention technologies

Part of the book series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World (ECSW, volume 51)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Anaerobic Biotechnology for the Treatment of Pharmaceutical Compounds and Hospital Wastewaters

    • Ali Khadir, Afsaneh Mollahosseini, Mehrdad Negarestani, Ali Mardy
    Pages 61-84
  3. Bacterial Metabolites for Removal of Toxic Dyes and Heavy Metals

    • Sriparna Datta, Dipanjan Sengupta, Ishika Saha
    Pages 85-116
  4. Laccase-Mediated Bioremediation of Dye-Based Hazardous Pollutants

    • Muhammad Bilal, Syed Salman Ashraf, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal
    Pages 137-160
  5. Remediation of Freshwaters Contaminated by Cyanobacteria

    • Sana Saqrane, Brahim Oudra, Moulay Abderrahim El Mhammedi
    Pages 161-180
  6. Biochemical Methods for Water Purification

    • Gulzar Muhammad, Adeel Mehmood, Munazza Shahid, Raja Shahid Ashraf, Muhammad Altaf, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain et al.
    Pages 181-212
  7. Biosorptive Removal of Toxic Pollutants from Contaminated Water

    • A. Saravanan, P. Senthil Kumar
    Pages 213-224
  8. Microbial Exopolymeric Substances for Metal Removal

    • Caleb Cheah, Adeline Su Yien Ting
    Pages 225-251
  9. Bioremediation of Bisphenols and Phthalates from Industrial Effluents: A Review

    • Meghana Ganta, Anuradha Shilli, Soukhya Channapatana Adishesh, Bhanu Revathi Kurella, Shinomol George Kunnel
    Pages 253-265
  10. Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals

    • A. N. Anoopkumar, Sharrel Rebello, Elsa Devassy, K. Kavya Raj, Sreedev Puthur, Embalil Mathachan Aneesh et al.
    Pages 267-276
  11. Tree Barks for Bioremediation of Heavy Metals from Polluted Waters

    • Puneet P. Jain, Zufeshan Nahar Ali, Srishti J. Sisodiya, Shinomol George Kunnel
    Pages 277-288
  12. Environmental Effects and Microbial Detoxification of Textile Dyes

    • Zahid Maqbool, Habibullah Nadeem, Faisal Mahmood, Muhammad Hussnain Siddique, Tanvir Shahzad, Farrukh Azeem et al.
    Pages 289-326
  13. Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals from Complex Industrial Waste Disposal Sites

    • Babatunde Oladipo, Aramide M. Akintunde, Sheriff O. Ajala, Samuel O. Olatunji, Olayomi A. Falowo, Eriola Betiku
    Pages 341-371
  14. Biosorption of Nickel (II) and Cadmium (II)

    • Rajeswari M. Kulkarni, K. Vidya Shetty, G. Srinikethan
    Pages 373-391
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 415-424

About this book

This book presents advanced techniques for wastewater treatment and the chapters review the environmental impact of water pollution, the analysis of water quality, and technologies for the preservation of water resources. Also outlined in this volume is the bioremediation of heavy metals, dyes, bisphenols, phthalates, cyanobacteria in contaminated water and wastewater. Another focus of this book is the use of natural remediation techniques such as bacterial biofilms and enzymes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Inamuddin, Abdullah M. Asiri

  • Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

    Mohd Imran Ahamed

  • Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

    Eric Lichtfouse

About the editors

Dr. Inamuddin is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is a permanent faculty member (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He obtained Master of Science degree in Organic Chemistry from Chaudhary Charan Singh (CCS) University, Meerut, India, in 2002. He received his Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Applied Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India, in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of Analytical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Electrochemistry and, more specifically, Renewable Energy and Environment. He has worked on different research projects as project fellow and senior research fellow funded by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India. He has received Fast Track Young Scientist Award from the Department of Science and Technology, India, to work in the area of bending actuators and artificial muscles. He has completed four major research projects sanctioned by University Grant Commission, Department of Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Council of Science and Technology, India. He has published 139 research articles in international journals of repute and eighteen book chapters in knowledge-based book editions published by renowned international publishers. He has published forty-six edited books with Springer, United Kingdom, Elsevier, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. U.S.A., CRC Press Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific, Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland, IntechOpen Limited, U.K. and Materials Science Forum LLC, U.S.A. He is the member of various editorial boards of the journals and serving as associate editor for journals such as Environmental Chemistry Letter, Applied Water Science, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, Springer-Nature, Frontiers Section Editor of Current Analytical Chemistry, published by Bentham Science Publishers, editorial board member for Scientific Reports-Nature, editor for Eurasian Journal of Analytical Chemistry and Review Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry, published by Frontiers, U.K. He is also guest editing various special thematic special issues to the journals of Elsevier, Bentham Science Publishers and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. He has attended as well as chaired sessions in various international and national conferences. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow, leading a research team at the Creative Research Initiative Center for Bio-Artificial Muscle, Hanyang University, South Korea, in the field of renewable energy, especially biofuel cells. He has also worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, in the field of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and computational fluid dynamics of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. He is a life member of the Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. His research interest includes ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators.

Dr. Mohd Imran Ahamed received his Ph.D degree on the topic "Synthesis and characterization of inorganic-organic composite heavy metals selective cation-exchangers and their analytical applications", from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India in 2019. He has published several research and review articles in the journals of international recognition. He has also edited various books which are published by Springer, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific and Materials Science Forum LLC, U.S.A. He has completed his B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, and M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, India. His research work includes ion-exchange chromatography, wastewater treatment, and analysis, bending actuator and electrospinning.

Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is a biogeochemist at Aix Marseille University who has invented carbon-13 dating, a molecular-level method allowing to study the dynamics of organic compounds in temporal pools of complex environmental media. He is Chief Editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, and the book series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews and Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World. He is the author of the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factor Journals, which includes an innovative writing tool: the Micro-Article.

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