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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800168603321

Autore

Fulekar M. H.

Titolo

Environmental biotechnology / / by M. H. Fulekar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-06504-3

1-4398-4667-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 recurso en línea

Disciplina

660.6

Soggetti

Bioremediation

Biotechnology - Environmental aspects

Environmental management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Environmental Biotechnology: A Foresight -- chapter 2 BIODIVERSITY -- chapter 3 RENEWABLE ENERGY -- chapter 4 BIOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY -- chapter 5 PHYTOREMEDIATION -- chapter 6 RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS -- chapter 7 Genetic EngineerIng for Remediation of Pollution -- chapter 8 BIOTECHNOLOGY—POLLUTION ABATEMENT -- chapter 9 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT -- chapter 10 COMPOSTING -- chapter 11 VERMICOMPOSTING -- chapter 12 BIOFERTILIZERS -- chapter 13 CHEMICAL PESTICIDES -- chapter 14 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PESTS -- chapter 15 BIOPESTICIDES -- chapter 16 Integrated Pest Management -- chapter 17 GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN ENVIRONMENT -- chapter 18 BIOSAFETY -- chapter 19 BIOETHICS AND RISK ASSESSMENT -- chapter 20 Intellectual Property Rights 553 / 20.1 Perspectives -- chapter 21 Bioinformatics—Environmental Cleanup Technologies -- chapter 22 Environmental Nanotechnolgy 587 / 22.1 Perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides information essential to students taking courses in biotechnology as part of environmental sciences, environmental management, or environmental biology programs. It is also suitable for those studying water, waste management, and pollution abatement. Topics include biodiversity, renewable energy, bioremediation



technology, recombinant DNA technology, genetic engineering, solid waste management, composting, vermicomposting, biofertilizer, chemical pesticides, biological control of pests, and genetically modified organisms. The book also discusses bioethics and risk assessment, intellectual property rights, environmental cleanup technologies, and environmental nanotechnology.