LEADER 05371nam 22008895 450 001 9910416109603321 005 20220325103906.0 010 $a3-030-46075-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-46075-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011343282 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-46075-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6270541 035 $a(PPN)260305049 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011343282 100 $a20200708d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBioremediation and Biotechnology, Vol 3$b[electronic resource] $ePersistent and Recalcitrant Toxic Substances /$fedited by Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Najla Bint Saud Al-Saud 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (XVIII, 360 p. 36 illus., 20 illus. in color.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-030-46074-6 330 $aHealthy environment is important for any kind of biota on earth. It provides the basic elements of life such as clean water, fresh air, fertile soil and supports ecosystem of the food chain. Pollution drastically alters quality of the environment by changing the physico-chemical and biological aspects of these components. Accordingly, toxic metals, combustible and putrescible substances, hazardous wastes, explosives and petroleum products are all examples of inorganic and organic compounds that cause contaminations. Specifically, pollution of toxic and heavy metal in the environment is a growing problem worldwide, currently at an alarming rate. Toxic metals threaten the aquatic ecosystems, agriculture and ultimately human health. Traditional treatment techniques offer certain advantages such as rapid processing, ease of operation and control and flexibility. But, they could not maintain the quality of the environment due to the high operational costs of chemicals used, high energy consumption and handling costs for sludge disposal and overburden of chemical substances which irreversibly affect and destroy biodiversity, which ultimately render the soil useless as a medium for plant growth. Therefore, bioremediation and biotechnology, carried out by living assets to clean up, stabilize and restore contaminated ecosystems, have emerged as promising, environmental friendly and affordable approaches. Furthermore, the use of microbes, algae, transgenic plants and weeds adapted to stressful environments could be employed to enhance accumulation efficiency. Hence, sustainable and inexpensive processes are fast emerging as a viable alternative to conventional remediation methods, and will be most suitable for developing countries. 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. 606 $aConservation biology 606 $aEcology  606 $aEnvironmental engineering 606 $aBiotechnology 606 $aWater quality 606 $aWater pollution 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aApplied ecology 606 $aAgriculture 606 $aConservation Biology/Ecology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19150 606 $aEnvironmental Engineering/Biotechnology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U33000 606 $aWater Quality/Water Pollution$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/212000 606 $aSustainable Development$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U34000 606 $aApplied Ecology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19023 606 $aAgriculture$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L11006 606 $aBioremediació$2thub 606 $aContaminació$2thub 606 $aEnginyeria ambiental$2thub 606 $aProtecció ambiental$2thub 608 $aLlibres electrònics$2thub 615 0$aConservation biology. 615 0$aEcology . 615 0$aEnvironmental engineering. 615 0$aBiotechnology. 615 0$aWater quality. 615 0$aWater pollution. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aApplied ecology. 615 0$aAgriculture. 615 14$aConservation Biology/Ecology. 615 24$aEnvironmental Engineering/Biotechnology. 615 24$aWater Quality/Water Pollution. 615 24$aSustainable Development. 615 24$aApplied Ecology. 615 24$aAgriculture. 615 7$aBioremediació 615 7$aContaminació 615 7$aEnginyeria ambiental 615 7$aProtecció ambiental 676 $a628.5 702 $aBhat$b Rouf Ahmad$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aHakeem$b Khalid Rehman$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aSaud Al-Saud$b Najla Bint$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910416109603321 996 $aBioremediation and Biotechnology, Vol 3$92522605 997 $aUNINA