Overview
- Covers cutting-edge developments in the microbial degradation of pesticides
- Details the role of various enzymes in the degradation of pesticides
- Illustrates the degradative pathways of different pesticides
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)
Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book focuses on the microbial degradation of endosulfan, lindane, chlorophenols, organochlorine, aldrin, dieldrin, isoproturon and atrazine, etc. which are commonly used in crop fields to kill the pests. Further, it illustrates the role of degradative enzymes, metabolic pathways of degradation, toxicity of metabolites, and the factors regulating the pesticide degradation.
In view of persistence of synthetic pesticides, scientists have discovered suitable microbes, such as bacteria, fungi and algae (naturally occurring or genetically engineered) over the years. After successful trials under laboratory and field conditions, these microbes are being used to degrade chemical pesticides in agriculture. As of now 2.56 billion kg of chemical pesticides is used every year to protect agricultural fields against pest attack. These technologies have been found to be highly effective, eco-friendly and cost-effective without disturbing the agro-ecosystems.
As this book contains review articles contributed by various researchers from different countries whose work demonstrates recent advances in microbial degradation of pesticides, it will serve as a ready reckoner and also a valuable quick reference guide for scientists, academicians, cultivators and industrialists alike.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbe-Induced Degradation of Pesticides
Editors: Shree Nath Singh
Series Title: Environmental Science and Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45156-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45155-8Published: 20 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83225-8Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45156-5Published: 12 September 2016
Series ISSN: 1863-5520
Series E-ISSN: 1863-5539
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 233
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Science and Engineering, Agriculture, Microbial Ecology