Environmental Biotechnology

This book approaches the topic of environmental biotechnology in a clear, integrated, and meaningful way, covering both the fundamentals and biochemical processes involved including technologies. It also provides thorough description of the pollution and pollution control & role of microbes in different ecosystems and deterioration processes.

Part -I: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, POLLUTION AND POLLUTION CONTROL
1: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
2: WATER POLLUTION
3: SOIL POLLUTION
4: AIR POLLUTION
Part -II: BIOREMEDIATION
5: Ex Situ Bioremediation Technologies
6: DECOMPOSITION OF PLANT CELL WALL STRUCTURES
7: MICROORGANISMS AND METAL POLLUTANTS
8: BIOMINING/BIOLEACHING
9: MICROORGANISMS AND ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
10: BIODEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
11: MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF CHLORINATED AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
12: BIODEGRADATION OF AZO DYES
13: BIOSURFACTANTS
14: BIOSENSORS AS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORS
Part - III: WASTES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
15: DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT
16: WASTEWATER FROM FOOD INDUSTRIES
17: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
18: E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
19: INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
20: COMPOSTING OF ORGANIC WASTES
21: VERMICOMPOSTING
22: BIOGAS PRODUCTION