Overview
- Latest research on environmental toxicity caused by recalcitrant pollutants
- Outlines problematic events and its magnitude, followed by innovative and sustainable bioremediation strategies
- Special focus on the restoration of contaminated ecosystems
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About this book
In the current volume, we discuss pollution remediation challenges and how living organisms and the latest biotechnological techniques could be helpful in remediating the pollution in ecofriendly and sustainable ways.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem (PhD) is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After completing his doctorate (Botany; specialization in Plant Eco-physiology and Molecular Biology) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, in 2011, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, for a short period. Later, he joined Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, and worked there as Postdoctorate Fellow in 2012 and Fellow Researcher (Associate Professor) from 2013 to 2016. Dr. Hakeem has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels; also, he has served as the visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Currently, he is involved with a number of international research projectswith different government organizations. So far, Dr. Hakeem has authored and edited more than 50 books with international publishers, including Springer Nature, Academic Press (Elsevier), and CRC Press. He also has to his credit more than 100 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 60 book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. At present, Dr. Hakeem serves as an editorial board member and reviewer of several high-impact international scientific journals from Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor and Francis, Cambridge, and John Wiley Publishers. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is also a fellow of Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, member of the World Academy of Sciences, member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan, and member of Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Korea. Dr. Hakeem has been listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the World, since 2014–2019. Currently, Dr. Hakeem is engaged in studying the plant processes at eco-physiological as well as molecular levels.
Dr Rouf Ahmad Bhat is working in Cluster University Srinagar (J&K), India on the capacity of Assistant Professor and has his specialization in Limnology, Toxicology, Phytochemistry, and Phytoremediation. He has been teaching graduate and postgraduate students of Environmental Sciences for the past 3 years. He is an author of more than 50 research papers and 25 book chapters and has published more than 10 books with international publishers. He has presented and participated in numerous state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposiums. He has worked as an associate Environmental Expert in World Bank funded Flood Recovery Project and also an Environmental Support Staff in Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded development projects. He has received many awards, appreciations, and recognitions for his services tothe science of water testing, air, and noise analysis. He has served as editorial board member and reviewer of reputed international journals. He is still writing and experimenting with diverse capacities of plants for use in aquatic pollution.
Dr Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud (PhD) is Associate Professor in Genetics and Biotechnology. She is the Director of the Princess Dr Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud center for Excellence Research in Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bioremediation and Biotechnology, Vol 3
Book Subtitle: Persistent and Recalcitrant Toxic Substances
Editors: Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46075-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46074-7Published: 09 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46077-8Published: 09 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46075-4Published: 08 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 360
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Conservation Biology/Ecology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Sustainable Development, Applied Ecology, Agriculture