Emerging Eco-friendly Green Technologies for Wastewater Treatment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Green Technologies for the Treatment of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Wastewaters

   • Marília Moura de Salles Pupo, Géssica de Oliveira Santiago Santos, Nádia Hortense Torres, Ram Naresh Bharagava, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira, Giancarlo Richard Salazar-Banda et al.

   Pages 1-20

3. Constructed Wetlands: An Emerging Green Technology for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters

   • M. Dinesh Kumar, S. Gopikumar, Do Khac Uan, S. Adishkumar, J. Rajesh Banu

   Pages 21-44

4. Application of Nanoparticles in Environmental Cleanup: Production, Potential Risks and Solutions

   • Lienda Handojo, Daniel Pramudita, Dave Mangindaan, Antonius Indarto

   Pages 45-76

5. Efficiency of Algae for Heavy Metal Removal, Bioenergy Production, and Carbon Sequestration

   • Ankit, Nirmali Bordoloi, Jaya Tiwari, Sanjeev Kumar, John Korstad, Kuldeep Bauddh

   Pages 77-101

6. Advances in Plant–Microbe-Based Remediation Approaches for Environmental Cleanup

   • Sanjeev Kumar, Nisha Kumari, Susmita Karmakar, Ankit, Ritu Singh, Monalisha Behera et al.

   Pages 103-128

7. Bioprocessing of Cane Molasses to Produce Ethanol and Its Derived Products from South Indian Distillery

   • Sankaran Krishnamoorthy, Premalatha Manickam, Vijayasekaran Muthukaruppan

   Pages 129-145

8. Biological and Nonbiological Approaches for Treatment of Cr(VI) in Tannery Effluent

   • Asma Kalsoom, Rida Batool

   Pages 147-170

9. Photocatalysis as a Clean Technology for the Degradation of Petrochemical Pollutants

   • Zakhele (Zack) Khuzwayo, Evans M. N. Chirwa

   Pages 171-191

10. Sustainable Management of Toxic Industrial Effluent of Coal-Based Power Plants

    • Ramesh Kumar, Alak Kumar Ghosh, Parimal Pal

    Pages 193-219

11. Removal of Organic Pollutants from Contaminated Water Bodies by Using Aquatic Macrophytes Coupled with Bioenergy Production and Carbon Sequestration

    • Ankit, Lala Saha, Khushbu Kumari, Sagarika Sinha, Nirmali Bordoloi, Jaya Tiwari et al.

    Pages 221-244

12. Biopolymers and Their Application in Wastewater Treatment

    • Jyoti Pandey

    Pages 245-266

13. Recovery of Rare Earths, Precious Metals and Bioreduction of Toxic Metals from Wastewater Using Algae

    • Zainab S. Birungi, Evans M. Nkhalambayausi Chirwa, Na Shen, Maria Roestorff

    Pages 267-297

14. Green Synthesized Nanoparticle-Mediated Wastewater Treatment

    • Ravi Kumar Yadav, Amit Kumar Singh, N. B. Singh, Niharika, Niharika Singh, Shubhra Khare et al.

    Pages 299-309

15. Microbial Communities in Constructed Wetland Microcosms and Their Role in Treatment of Domestic Wastewater

    • Saroj Kumar, Bhanu Pratap, Divya Dubey, Venkatesh Dutta

    Pages 311-327

16. Agricultural Waste: Its Impact on Environment and Management Approaches

    • Sutanu Maji, Deepa H. Dwivedi, Namrta Singh, Sachin Kishor, Munni Gond

    Pages 329-351

As we know, rapid industrialization is a serious concern in the context of a healthy environment and public health due to the generation of huge volumes of toxic wastewater. Although various physico-chemical and biological approaches are available for the treatment of this wastewater, many of them are not effective. Now, there a number of emerging ecofriendly, cost-effective approaches utilizing microorganisms (bacterial/fungi/algae), green plants or their enzymes, and constructed wetland treatment systems in the treatment of wastewaters containing pollutants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxic metals, pesticides, dyes, petroleum hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds.

This book provides a much-needed, comprehensive overview of the various types of wastewater and their ecotoxicological effects on the environment, humans, animals and plants as well as various emerging and eco-friendly approaches for their treatment. It provides insights into the ecological problems and challenges in the treatment and management of wastewaters generated by various sources.

• Wastewaters
• Environmental contaminants
• Ecological and Health Implications
• Wastewater Treatment Approaches
• Sustainable Development
• water quality and water pollution

• Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

  Ram Naresh Bharagava

Ram Naresh Bharagava is an Assistant Professor in Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He earned B.Sc. in Biology from University of Lucknow, Lucknow and M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (U.K.), India. He did Ph.D in Microbiology from Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow and Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He published one author book and eight edited books and more than 140 research items in National and International journal of repute. His major thrust areas of research are Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants, Metagenomics and Wastewater Microbiology. He is life member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), India, Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), Biotech Research Society (BRSI), and Academy of Environmental Biology (AEB). 

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