Increased industrial and agricultural activity has led to the contamination of the earth's soil and groundwater resources with hazardous chemicals. The presence of heavy metals, dyes, fluorides, dissolved solids, and many other pollutants used in industry and agriculture are responsible for hazardous levels of water pollution. The removal of these pollutants in water resources is challenging. Bioremediation is a new technique that employs living organisms, usually bacteria and fungi, to remove pollutants from soil and water, preferably in situ. This approach is more cost-effective than traditional techniques, such as incineration of soils and carbon filtration of water. It requires understanding how organisms consume and transform polluting chemicals, survive in polluted environments, and how they should be employed in the field.
Bioremediation for Environmental Pollutants discusses the latest research in green chemistry and practices and principles involved in quality improvement of water by remediation. It covers different aspects of environmental problems and their remedies with up-to-date developments in the field of bioremediation of industrial/environmental pollutants. Volume 2 explains the methods used to control the remediation processes making it cost-effectively and feasible. It elaborates on the application of microbial enzymes, microalgae, and genetically engineered microorganisms in the bioremediation of significant pollutants, food wastes, distillery wastewater, and pharmaceutical wastes.
This book is invaluable for researchers and scientists in environmental science, environmental microbiology, and waste management. It also serves as a learning resource for graduate and undergraduate students in environmental science, microbiology, limnology, freshwater ecology, and microbial biotechnology.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
- Introduction
- Enzymatic Bioremediation Technology
- Microbial Enzymes Applied in the Bioremediation of Pollutants
- Oxidoreductases
- Laccases
- Peroxidases
- Oxygenases
- Tyrosinases
- Hydrolases
- Lipases
- Cellulases
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 2 Microbial Indicators for Environmental Pollution
- Introduction
- Microbial Indicators for Environmental Pollution
- Microbial Indicators for Nitrate and Phosphate Pollution
- Microbial Indicators for Pops
- Microbial Indicators for Heavy Metals Pollution
- Microbial Indicators for Dyes Pollution
- Microbial Indicators for Emerging Pollutants Like Antibiotics
- Microbial Indicator Based Emerging Technologies
- Optical Microbial Biosensors
- Electrochemical Microbial Biosensors
- Whole-Cell Based (Wcb) Microbial Biosensors
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 3 Bioaugmentation for Pollutant Removal
- Introduction
- Criticisms Against the Application of Bioaugmentation
- Microbial Biochemical Routes Exploited in Bioaugmentation
- Bioaugmentation Scaling Up Challenges Current Market Status
- Specificity and Competition for Nutrients
- Toxicity from Shock Loadings and Releases from Plant Roots
- Restricted Migration in the Contaminated Environment
- Other Abiotic Stresses
- Bioaugmentation Strategies
- Reinoculation of Enriched Microbial Cell Culture
- Microbial Cell Immobilization
- Activated Soil
- Gene Bioaugmentation
- Rhizosphere Bioaugmentation
- Quorum Sensing Techniques
- Nanomaterials Assisted Bioaugmentation
- Screening Micro-Organisms for Bioaugmentation
- Major Pollutants Global Distribution and Bioaugmentation Trials
- Sustainability of Bioaugmented Processes
- Future Outlook of Bioaugmentation
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 4 Bioremediation by Microalgae: Current Progress and Future Perspectives
- Introduction
- Phycoremediation
- Wastewater Remediation
- Nitrogen and Phosphorous
- Heavy Metals
- Pharmaceutical Chemicals
- Pesticides
- Carbon Dioxide Remediation
- Radioactive Compounds Remediation
- Solid Waste Remediation
- Feasibility of Phycoremediation
- Bioremediation and Omics Studies
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 5 Bioremediation Using Genetically Engineered Microorganisms
- Introduction
- Bioremediation in Promoting the Principle of Sustainability
- Benefits of Biological Treatment
- Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms
- Transgenic Micro-Organisms in Promising Human Treatments
- Concerns and Safeguards for Genetically Modified Organisms
- The Future of Biological Therapies With Lgmos
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- References
Chapter 6 Microbial Degradation of Agricultural and Food Wastes into Value-Added Products
- Introduction
- Plastic-Based Agro-Wastes and Factors Affecting Degradation
- Biodegradation
- Bioconversion of Agro-Wastes
- Biohydrogen Producers
- Biohydrogen Consumers
- Gasification of Agro-Wastes
- Bioconversion of Food Wastes
- Bioenergy Production
- Bioethanol
- Biohydrogen
- Biomethane
- Biodiesel/Bio-Oil
- Gasification of Food Waste
- Multiple High-Value Products from Food Waste
- Syngas Fermentation
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 7 Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants and Their Impact on Food Safety in the Food Production Chain
- Introduction
- Agricultural Farmlands and Food Safety
- Bioremediation of Contaminated Environments
- Types of Bioremediation Methods
- Application of Enzymes and Other Biological Agents in Bioremediation
- Pollutant Types
- Bioremediation of Heavy Metals Implicated in the Food Production Chain
- Bioremediation of Antibiotics in the Food Industry
- Phytoremediation
- Remediation and Management Strategies
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- Reference
Chapter 8 Bioremediation in Food Waste Management
- Beverage Industries
- Dairy Industries
- Fruit and Vegetable Industries
- Oil Industries
- Aerobic Biodegradation
- Anaerobic Biodegradation
- Composting
- High Added-Value By-Products from Omw
- Fish, Meat and Poultry Industries
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- References
Chapter 9 Treatment of Distillery Wastewater by Bioremediation Technique: a Green and Sustainable Alternative
- Introduction
- Characteristics of Distillery Industry Effluents & Its Hazardous Effects
- Significant Treatment Techniques for Distillery Effluents
- Physico-Chemical Methods
- Coagulation-Flocculation Methods
- Electrocoagulation
- Advanced Oxidation Methods
- Adsorption
- Bioremediation Treatment
- Anaerobic Process
- Aerobic Process
- Mechanism of Decolourization of Melanoidin by Microorganisms
- Role of Different Bioreactors in Distillery Wastewater Treatment
- Phytoremediation
- Study of Integration Methods
- Future Prospects
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- References
Author
- Inamuddin
