Enhancing cleanup of environmental pollutants. Volume 1, Biological approaches /

• Other Authors: Anjum, Naser A., Gill, Sarvajeet Singh, Tuteja, Narendra
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Bioremediation.; Pollutants.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319554266; 9783319554259
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (335 pages)

This two-volume work is an effort to provide a common platform to environmental engineers, microbiologists, chemical scientists, plant physiologists and molecular biologists working with a common aim of sustainable solutions to varied environmental contamination issues. Chapters explore biological a...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Biological Approaches for Enhancing the Cleanup of Environmental Pollutants: An Introduction; Introduction; Chapter Overviews; Degradation of the Dinitrotoluene Isomers 2,4- and 2,6-DNT: Appraising the Role of Microorganisms; Introduction; Recent Studies on the Degradation of 2,4- and 2,6-DNT; Biosensors and Bioreporters for 2,4-DNT Detection; Biodegradation of 2,4- and 2,6-DNT Under Aerobic Conditions; Degradation of 2,4-DNT Under Anaerobic Conditions; DNT Isomer Degradation Pathway; Aerobic Conditions; 2,4-DNT Degradation Pathway.
• Anaerobic Conditions Future Works; References; Bioremediation Approaches for Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Environments; Introduction; Bioremediation Approaches; Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Pollution from Marine Oil Spills; Bioremediation of Terrestrial Oil Spills; Bioremediation Strategies to Treat PHC-Contaminated Soil; Bioremediation Strategies to Treat PHC-Contaminated Soil and Groundwater; Translation and Scale-Up; Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria in the Bioremediation of PHC-ƯContaminated Soil; Bioremediation of PHC-Contaminated Soil Using Biopiles and Windrowing.
• ConclusionsReferences; Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons-Polluted Soils at Laboratory and Field Scale: A Review of the Literature on Plants and Microorganisms; Introduction; Plants and Microorganisms Suited for Remediation Techniques; Biological Interrelationships Between Plant and Microorganisms in a Polluted Site: Insights into Prior, During, and After of the Bioremediation Strategies; Increasing Social Welfare Throughout Remediation; Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Organic Micropollutants in the Environment: Ecotoxicity Potential and Methods for Remediation.
• Introduction Exposure Pathways of OMPs in the Environment; Human- and Animal-Associated OMPs; Agriculture-Associated OMPs; Industry-Associated OMPs; Potential Risks to the Environment; Risks in the Food Web; Genotoxicity; Detection Methods of OMPs; Sampling Methods; Semipermeable Membrane Devices; Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler; Chemcatcher; Ceramic Dosimeter; Analytical Methods; Methods of Remediation and Their Removal Potential; Nonbiological Methods of Remediation; Biological Methods of Remediation; Phytoremediation of OMPs.
• Plant-Bacteria Interactions in Phytoremediation of OMPs Constructed Wetlands in Phytoremediation of OMPs; Enzymatic Degradation of OMPs; Biofiltration of OMPs; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; The Contributions of Mycorrhizas in the Mineralization of Organic Contaminants; Introduction; Organic Pollutants and Sources; The Organism: Mycorrhizas; Arbuscular Mycorrhiza; Ectomycorrhiza; Mycorrhiza-Plant Relationship; Mycorrhizas and Degradation of Organics; Experimental Evidence on Organics Degradation; Interaction of Mycorrhizas with Other Soil Microbes.