Enhancing cleanup of environmental pollutants. Biological approaches / Volume 1, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Biological approaches
• Further Information: Note: Naser A. Anjum, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Narenda Tuteja, editors.
• Other Names: Anjum, Naser A; Gill, Sarvajeet Singh; Tuteja, Narendra
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (335 pages)
• Subjects: 628.5; 333.7; Environment; Bioremediation; Pollutants; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General; Bioremediation; Pollutants; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Science -- Environmental Science; Soil science, sedimentology; Botany & plant sciences; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Environmental monitoring; Environmental pollution; Soil conservation; Biochemistry; Environmental toxicology; Biotechnology; Pollution & threats to the environment; Electronic book; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319554266; 3319554263; 3319554255; 9783319554259
• Related ISBNs: 9783319554259
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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