Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2024]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (419 pages)
Disciplina	628.5
Soggetto topico	Bioremediation
ISBN	1-119-98929-9 1-119-98930-2 1-119-98931-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- About the Book -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Emerging Techniques for Treatment of Wastewater -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Composition of Untreated Wastewater and Its Effect on Water Bodies -- 1.2.1 Effect on River Water -- 1.2.2 Effect on Marine Environment -- 1.3 Strategies to Treat Wastewater -- 1.3.1 Primary Treatment -- 1.3.2 Secondary Treatment -- 1.3.3 Activated Sludge -- 1.3.4 Trickling Filter -- 1.3.5 Rotating Biological Contactors -- 1.3.6 Oxidation Ditches -- 1.4 Tertiary Treatment -- 1.5 Natural Processes for Wastewater Management -- 1.5.1 Constructed Wetlands (CWs) -- 1.5.2 Aquatic Plant Ponds -- 1.6 Emerging or Advanced Techniques for the Treatment of Wastewater -- 1.6.1 Wastewater Treatment by Means of Nanoparticles -- 1.6.2 Activated Carbon -- 1.6.3 Carbon Nanotubes -- 1.6.4 Microbial Fuel Cells -- 1.6.5 Fenton's Method in Combination with Cavitation -- 1.6.6 Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) -- 1.6.7 Ceramic Foam Fabrication Techniques for Wastewater Treatment -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Health Threats: Case Study on the Nickel Pollution in Gölba Lake in Hatay - Turkiye -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Threats to the Health of Aquatic Ecosystems -- 2.2.1 Threats from Agricultural Practices: Agrochemicals and Other Chemicals -- 2.2.2 Popular Anthropogenic Threats: Sewages from Industrial, Municipal, and Household Wastes -- 2.2.3 Eutrophication: A Threat to Water Quality Deterioration, Economic Extinction of Fisheries, and a Risk to Public Health -- 2.2.4 Plastics as an Ignored Global Threat -- 2.2.5 A Toxic Threat to All Life Forms: Oil Spills -- 2.2.6 Threats Posed by Nonecofriendly Practices in Aquatic Ecosystems: Land Reclamation, Reservoir, and Dam Constructions. 2.2.7 Other Deadly Threats in Aquatic Ecosystems: Acidic Rains and Radioactive Wastes -- 2.2.8 A Threat with a Very High Input Rate into Aquatic Ecosystems: Heavy Metals -- 2.3 Data Analysis -- 2.3.1 Study Area -- 2.3.2 Water, Soil, and Plant Materials -- 2.3.3 Determination of Nickel Concentrations -- 2.4 Results from the Study -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Endophytic Fungi and Bacteria: Enhancement of Heavy Metal Phytoextraction -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Main Anthropogenic Sources Releasing HMs into the Environment -- 3.3 Phytoremediation of HMs -- 3.4 Advantages and Disadvantages -- 3.5 Factors that Increase HMs Phytoremediation -- 3.5.1 Physicochemical -- 3.5.2 Biological -- 3.6 Phytoremediation Mechanisms -- 3.6.1 Phytoextraction -- 3.6.2 Phytostabilization -- 3.6.3 Phytodegradation -- 3.6.4 Phytovolatilization -- 3.6.5 Rhizofiltration -- 3.7 Microbiota in Plants Used in Phytoremediation -- 3.7.1 Fungi that Enhance Phytoremediation -- 3.7.2 Mechanisms Involved in Fungal-Mediated Phytoremediation -- 3.8 Bacteria that Enhance Phytoremediation -- 3.8.1 Mechanisms Involved Bacterial-Mediated Phytoremediation -- 3.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Mechanism of Heavy Metal-Induced Stress and Tolerance -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Heavy Metal-Induced Stress -- 4.3 Metal Tolerance Mechanisms -- 4.4 Root Exudates -- 4.5 Cellular Wall -- 4.6 Plasma Membrane -- 4.7 Vacuole -- 4.8 Xylem -- 4.9 Phloem -- 4.10 Sequestering of Metals in the Cytosol by Various Ligands -- 4.10.1 Glutathione (GSH) -- 4.10.2 Phytochelatins -- 4.10.3 Metallothioneins -- 4.10.4 Other Chelating Compounds -- 4.11 Considerations -- 4.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Biotechnology for Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Wastewater -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Organic Contaminants -- 5.2.1 Inorganic Contaminants -- 5.2.2 Biological Contaminants. 5.2.3 Radiological Contaminants -- 5.3 Biotechnology in Environmental Engineering -- 5.3.1 Activated Sludge -- 5.3.2 Anaerobic Treatment -- 5.3.3 Aerobic Treatment -- 5.3.4 Anaerobic Fixed Film Reactor (AFFR) -- 5.3.5 Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) -- 5.4 Biological Treatment -- 5.4.1 Bacterial Treatment -- 5.4.2 Adsorption -- 5.4.3 Nanofiltration -- 5.5 Electrochemical Method -- 5.5.1 Biologically Active Carbon Filtration -- 5.5.2 Distillation -- 5.5.3 Hydrogenation of Nitrates -- 5.5.4 Phosphorus Removal Mechanisms -- 5.6 Heavy Metal Treatment -- 5.6.1 Vegetated Filter Strips -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Novel Trends of Biotechnology in Wastewater Treatment -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Nascent Organic Methods -- 6.2.1 Key Roles Played by Enzymes in Wastewater Treatment -- 6.2.2 Use of Oligonucleotide Probes to Treat Water -- 6.2.3 The Implication of Efficient Microbial Fuel Cell -- 6.2.4 Algal Bacterial System - A Lost Cost Solution to Solve Wastewater Problems -- 6.2.5 Nano Chitosan - Reinventing Bioavailability -- 6.2.6 Impact of Antibiotic Levels on Treating Wastewater -- 6.2.7 Advanced Oxidation Processes -- 6.2.8 Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor -- 6.2.9 Film Technologies -- 6.2.10 Channelizing Technologies Electrochemically -- 6.2.11 Fabrication of an Aquaporin-Based Forward Osmosis Membrane -- 6.2.12 Biosensors: Biomorphosis in a Chip -- 6.2.13 Anaerobic Sludge Technology -- 6.2.14 Nano Chitosan - Reinventing Bioavailability -- 6.3 Forthcoming Technologies/Incubating Ideas: Theory of Existential Growth -- 6.4 Conclusion: Progression of Trending Technologies in Water Science -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 Role of Free-Floating Macrophytes in the Abatement of Disturbed Environments -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Nutrient Equilibrium -- 7.3 Importance of Free-Floating Macrophytes in Ecosystem Structure and Function. 7.4 How Toxins are Added to the Environment -- 7.5 Role of Aquatic Plants in Water Bodies -- 7.5.1 Mode of Action-Free-Floating Plants -- 7.6 Phytoremediation -- 7.6.1 Duckweeds -- 7.6.2 Water Hyacinth -- 7.6.3 Free-Floating Macrophytes and Its Their Relationship with Other Aquatic Ecosystems -- 7.7 FFPs as Bioabsorbants -- 7.7.1 FFPs as Decomposers -- 7.7.2 Climate Change and its Influence on FFP -- 7.7.3 Problematic Free-Floating Macrophytes -- References -- Chapter 8 Enzymatic Approach for Phytoremediation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Mechanism and Types of Phytoremediation -- 8.2.1 The Kinetics of Plant Enzymes -- 8.2.2 Soil Enzymes Facilitating Phytoremediation -- 8.2.3 Classification of Peroxidases -- 8.2.4 Arsenate Reductase -- 8.2.5 Hydrolytic Enzymes Involved in Phytoremediation -- 8.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Phyto-Metalloproteins and Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Phytoremediation -- 9.2.1 Phytoremediation Mechanisms -- 9.2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Phytoremediation for Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems -- 9.3 Role of Metalloproteins in Phytoremediation -- 9.3.1 Heavy Metal Removal from Metal-Contaminated Sites -- 9.3.2 Metalloproteins as Sensitive Biomarkers for Heavy Metal Toxicity -- 9.4 Use of Phytometalloproteins for Remediation of Contamination and Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems -- 9.5 Heavy Metal Uptake from Contaminated Water -- 9.5.1 Metal Uptake -- 9.5.2 Phytoextraction or Phytoaccumulation Mechanism -- 9.5.3 Factors Influencing the Ability to Uptake Heavy Metals -- 9.6 Phytometalloproteins in Remediation of Contaminated Freshwater Ecosystems -- 9.6.1 Metal Tolerance: Response of Metalloproteins to Heavy Metal Stress in Plants -- 9.6.2 Hyperaccumulation and Detoxification: Complexation and Sequestration of Metals by Metalloproteins Within Plants. 9.7 Genetically Engineered or Modified Metalloproteins for Improved Remediation of Contaminated Water -- 9.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Phytoremediation: The Way Forward -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Need for Phytoremediation -- 10.3 Phytoremediation Approaches -- 10.3.1 Phytoextraction -- 10.3.2 Phytostabilization -- 10.3.3 Phytodegradation -- 10.3.4 Rhizofiltration -- 10.3.5 Phytovolatilization -- 10.4 Hyperaccumulation -- 10.5 Genetically Engineered Plants and Phytoremediation -- 10.6 Multiple Benefits of Phytoremediation from Ecological to Socioeconomic -- 10.6.1 Aesthetic Value -- 10.6.2 Biodiversity Conservation -- 10.6.3 Produced Biomass from Phytoremediation -- 10.6.4 Economic Benefits of Phytoremediation -- 10.6.5 Recovery of a Metal -- 10.7 Phytoremediation-Theoretical Aspects -- 10.8 Phytomanagement: A New Paradigm -- 10.9 Future Prospects -- 10.10 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 Biotechnological Advancements in Phytoremediation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Types of Phytoremediation -- 11.2.1 Phytoextraction or Phytoaccumulation -- 11.2.2 Phytodegradation or Phytotransformation -- 11.2.3 Phytovolatilization -- 11.2.4 Rhizoremediation/Rhizodegradation, Microbe-Assisted Phytoremediation, and Rhizosphere Bioremediation -- 11.2.5 Phytostabilization -- 11.2.6 Rhizofiltration -- 11.3 Types of Pollutants -- 11.3.1 Organic Pollutants -- 11.3.2 Inorganic Pollutants -- 11.4 Naturally Available Plant Species for Phytoremediation -- 11.5 Phytoremediation of Organic Pollutants -- 11.5.1 Phytoremediation of Inorganic Pollutants -- 11.6 Advances in Biotechnological Approaches for Phytoremediation of Different Pollutants -- 11.7 Biotechnology Advances in the Phytoremediation of Inorganic Pollutants -- 11.8 Biotechnology Advances in the Phytoremediation of Organic Pollutants. 11.9 Implications of Transgenic Plants for Phytoremediation against Herbicides.
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Autore	Roy Arpita
Edizione	[1st ed. 2025.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (440 pages)
Disciplina	631.4
Altri autori (Persone)	BhatRouf Ahmad DarGowhar Hamid
Soggetto topico	Soil science Agriculture Bioremediation Environmental policy Biotic communities Pollution Soil Science Environmental Biotechnology Environmental Policy Ecosystems
ISBN	3-031-92594-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Fundamentals of biochar production -- Physical and chemical properties of biochar -- Agricultural wastes for production of biochar -- Production of biochar from sludge and its environmental applications -- Production of biochar from algal biomass and their applications -- Production of biochar from plant biomass and their applications -- Biochar is a solution for pharmaceutical waste disposal -- Removal of inorganic compounds from soil using biochar -- Removal of anionic contaminants using biochar application -- Decontamination of Inorganic and Organic Compounds from Wastewater using Biochar -- Environmental compatibility of biochar -- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their remediation by biochar -- Biochar a futuristic approach for heavy metal remediation from waste water -- Trends and challenges in production of biochar -- Significance of biochar application to economy and environment.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9911015864503321

Edizione	[1st ed. 2020.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (XX, 340 p. 41 illus., 28 illus. in color.)
Disciplina	628.5
Soggetto topico	Bioremediation Conservation biology Ecology
ISBN	3-030-48690-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Preface -- Concerns and Threats of Heavy Metals Contamination on Aquatic Ecosystem -- Pollution in Aquatic Environs: Sources and consequences -- A Recent Scenario of Groundwater Quality in Northwest Himalaya, India -- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Toxic Effects and their Bioremediation Strategies -- Mechanisms and importance of phytoremediation -- Role of Soil Biota and Associated Threats -- Viability of in-situ and ex-situ bioremediation approaches for degradation of noxious substances in stressed environs -- Bioremediation: A viable approach for degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon -- Application of macrophytes for remediation of wastewater in constructed wetlands -- Application of Biotechnology for restoration of degraded environs -- Role of Free Floating Aquatic Macrophytes in abatement of the disturbed Environs -- Genetically Modified Microbes as Biofertilizers -- Nanotechnology: A Modern Waste management approach -- Restoration of Heavy Metal Contaminated Environs through Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis -- Index.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910424632503321

Autore	Mehmood Mohammad Aneesul
Edizione	[1st ed. 2025.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (568 pages)
Disciplina	363.73
Altri autori (Persone)	BhatRouf Ahmad DarGowhar Hamid
Soggetto topico	Pollution Environmental monitoring Environmental health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Health
ISBN	9783031897252 9783031897245
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Chapter 1: Heavy Metals in the Environment: The Global Scope -- Chapter 2: Geographical Variations: Mapping the Distribution of Toxic Metals Across the Globe -- Chapter 3: Mapping Our Metallic Mess: Advanced Modelling for Heavy Metal Dispersion and Prediction -- Chapter 4: Heavy Metals on the Move: From Land to Water - Sources and Transfer Dynamics -- Chapter 5: Heavy Metal Toxicity: A Challenge for Future Food Security -- Chapter 6: A Silent Threat - The Potential Consequences of Toxic Heavy Metals on Human Health -- Chapter 7: Health Concerns and Issues Associated with Toxic Heavy Metals -- Chapter 8: The Toxic Legacy: Unraveling the Human Health Burden of Metal Exposure -- Chapter 9: Case Studies: Unveiling the Human Cost of Toxic Metal Exposure in Different Bio Environs -- Chapter 10: A Global Perspective of Mercury and Cadmium in Agricultural Soils and Cereal Grains -- Chapter 11: A Poisoned Paradise: The Threat of Heavy Metals in Our Waters -- Chapter 12: Silent Toxins: The Global Pathways and Consequences of Heavy Metals in Coastal Beach Ecosystems -- Chapter 13: A Dance with Danger: Unveiling the Toxic Effects of Kathakali Makeup -- Chapter 14: Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification: The Cascading Effects of Toxic Metals in the Biosphere -- Chapter 15: Unveiling the Ecological Costs: Ecotoxicological Aspects of Heavy Metal Pollution.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9911015872003321

Edizione	[1st ed. 2023.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (313 pages)
Disciplina	660.62 628.5
Collana	Biomedical and Life Sciences Series
Soggetto topico	Microbial ecology Microbiology Ecology Environmental engineering Biotechnology Bioremediation Sustainability Microbial Ecology Environmental Microbiology Environmental Sciences Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
ISBN	3-031-18017-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Chapter. 1. A diverse array of microbial taxa affianced in bioremediation to counteract environmental pollution.-Chapter. 2. Aerobic processes: best approach for the treatment of wheat starch effluents -- Chapter. 3. Banned pesticides with high persistence: the impact of their use in agriculture and their removal by microbial biodegradation -- Chapter. 4. Bioremediations for Oil Spills by Utilizing Microbes -- Chapter. 5. Genetically engineered microorganisms for bioremediation processes -- Chapter. 6. Microbial Modifications and Biochemical Pathway-mechanism for ecosystem decontamination -- Chapter. 7. Innovative biofilms mediated as empiricist of bioremediation for sustainable development -- Chapter. 8. Major groups of microorganisms employed in bioremediation -- Chapter. 9. Microbial Exploration and their Metabolic Capacity for detoxification and Restoration of Natural Ecosystems -- Chapter. 10. Microbes in Restoration of Polluted Ecosystems -- Chapter. 11. Microbial Biotechnology: Energy generation approach from the environmental waste -- Chapter. 12. Microbial degradation of industrial pollutants from different environment -- Chapter. 13. Microbial enzymes and their importance in the environmental decontamination -- Chapter. 14. Structural and Functional Dynamics of Bacterial-world for Sustainability -- Chapter. 15. Plant-Associated Bacteria in Ecosystems Functioning and Sustainability -- Chapter. 16. The science of microbial enzymes as detoxification tool for inorganic and organic pollutants.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910634051103321