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Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination

  • 1st Edition - May 26, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Humaira Qadri, Khalid Rehman Hakeem
  • Language: English

Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination presents techniques for the decontamination of polluted environs through potential microbes, particula… Read more

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Description

Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination presents techniques for the decontamination of polluted environs through potential microbes, particularly examining the benefits of its broad applicability, sustainability and eco-friendly nature. Utilizing global case studies to describe practical applications of the technology, the book offers insights into the latest research on advanced microbiological tools and techniques for the remediation of severe pollutants from the environment. Environmental researchers and environmental managers focusing on pollution and decontamination will find both key contextual information and practical details that are essential in understanding the use of microbial technology for combatting pollutants.

Recent advancements in the field of NGS (next-generation sequencing) have allowed more detailed genomic, bioinformatics and metagenomic analyses of potential environmentally important microbes that have led to significant breakthroughs into key bio-degradative pathways. With the increase in human activities around the globe, toxic pollutants from multiple sources have contaminated the earth on a large number scale.

Key features

  • Explores advanced microbiological tools and techniques for the remediation of severe pollutants from the environment
  • Presents practical case studies and examples of the use of microbial technology for decontamination from across the globe
  • Provides insights into key elements of microbiological consortia and their role in decontamination, particularly the impact of these techniques on sustainability, ecology and economy

Readership

Environmental researchers and managers investigating pollution and contaminants, biotechnologists, microbiologists

Table of contents

1. Environmental contamination as a threat to fragile ecosystems

2. Unravelling a correlation between environmental contaminants and human health

3. Scope of Microbe mediated techniques for environment clean up

4. Eco-friendly technologies for decontamination of environmental pollutants

5. Bioremediation as a tool to decontaminate the polluted environments

6. Bioremediation of radionuclides: Strategies and approaches

7. Decontamination of dyes and metals using microbial consortia

8. Environmental Microbiology: Current trends and future prospects

9. Microbial consortia for pollution remediation: Success stories

10. Biotransformation as a technique in pollution decontamination

11. Biofilm mediated decontamination of pollutants from the environment

12. Enzymatic bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by microbial consortia

13. Endophytic and growth-promoting bacteria in the bioremediation of contaminants

14. Genetically engineered bacteria: A novel technique for environment decontamination

15. Molecular approaches to study microbial bioremediation

16. Transcriptomic approaches in bioremediation of Polluted environments

17. Microbial decontamination: Economical and environmental benefits

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 26, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Gowhar Hamid Dar

Dr. Gowhar Hamid Dar currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Higher Education Department Govt. of J&K and is presently posted in Government Degree College Kulgam where he serves as Head, Department of Environmental Science and Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). He has a Ph. D in Environmental Science with a specialization in Environmental Microbiology. He has been teaching postgraduate and graduate students for the past many years in the Higher Education Department of UT of Jammu and Kashmir. He has more than 80 research articles in international and national journals of repute and more than 25 books with international publishers to his credit. Further, Dr. Dar is Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator for different R&D projects sanctioned by Government of India and Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University Srinagar, India

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Rouf Ahmad Bhat

Dr. Rouf Ahmad Bhat pursued his doctorate at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (Division of Environmental Sciences) and is presently working in the Department of School Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Bhat has been teaching for the past 09 years and is an author of more than 55 research articles (h-index 32; i-index 52; total citation 4000) and 50 chapters and has published more than 50 books with international publishers. Besides, he has worked as an associate environmental expert in World Bank-funded Flood Recovery Project and the environmental support staff in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded development projects.

Affiliations and expertise
Renowned Researcher and Instructor in Environmental Sciences, Department of School Education, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Humaira Qadri

Dr. Humaira Qadri Ph. D is actively involved in teaching post-graduate students of Environmental Science for the past ten years in Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, J&K, India. She is also head of the Department of Environment and Water Management. A gold medallist at her master’s level, she has earned a number of awards and certificates of merit. Her specialization is in Limnology, Nutrient Dynamics and Phytoremediation. She has published scores of papers in international journals and has more than ten books with national and international publishers. She also has been on the scientific board of various international conferences and holds life memberships of various international organizations.
Affiliations and expertise
Head of the Department of Environment and Water Management, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University Srinagar, India

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Khalid Rehman Hakeem

Dr. Hakeem is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Head of the Plant Biotechnology Research Unit at the Princess Dr. Najlaa Bint Saud Al Saud Center for Distinguished Research in Biotechnology. His academic journey includes roles as Assistant Professor at the University of Kashmir and research appointments in Malaysia. He holds a Ph.D. in Botany from Jamia Hamdard, India, with expertise in plant eco-physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicinal plant research. He has authored numerous books, journal articles, and book chapters, and serves on editorial boards for leading publishers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and affiliated with international scientific societies. His work focuses on advancing plant science through global collaborations and research on eco-physiological and molecular processes.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Makkah Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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