Bioremediation and biotechnology Vol 4 Techniques for noxious substances remediation / Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Rehman Hakeem editors

The rapid thriving of industries, conversion of agricultural land to residential areas, habitat destruction, deforestation and use of recalcitrant synthetic substances enhanced the rate of degradation of the environment. Although there are various conventional techniques for degradation and cleaning of noxious pollutants from disturbed environs, they are energy inefficient and costly to install. Bioremediation has emerged recently as an alternative and novel approach to manage and control environmental pollutants. This volume focuses explicitly on the remediation of noxious substances in stressed environs. It includes expert-contributed chapters on bio-monitoring by way of evaluating the relationship of biota with the polluted/stressed environs, sustainable plant-based degradation of noxious pollutants, and the application of biotechnologies to achieve tailored responses. Academicians, researchers, scientists and students will find this work essential for sustainable treatment of noxious pollutants. This book also serves as a core guide for training, teaching and research in conservation biology and environmental rehabilitation. Front Matter ....Pages i-xx Concerns and Threats of Heavy Metals’ Contamination on Aquatic Ecosystem (Mehvish Hameed, Zulaykha Khurshid Dijoo, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Irteza Qayoom)....Pages 1-19 Pollution in Aquatic Environs: Sources and Consequences (Saima Hamid, Aadil Yaseen, Azra N. Kamili, Ali Mohd Yatoo)....Pages 21-38 A Recent Scenario of Groundwater Quality in Kashmir, Northwest Himalaya, India (Riyaz Ahmad Mir, Khurshid Ahmad Lone)....Pages 39-63 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Toxic Effects and Their Bioremediation Strategies (Mir Sajad Rabani, Aukib Habib, Mahendra Kumar Gupta)....Pages 65-105 Threats and Risks of Contamination Load on Different Biota (Hilal Ahmad Ganaie)....Pages 107-124 Mechanisms and Importance of Phytoremediation (Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli, Flávia Cristina Policarpo Tonelli, Núbia Alexandre de Melo Nunes, Moline Severino Lemos)....Pages 125-141 Role of Soil Biota and Associated Threats (Ali Mohd Yatoo, Shafat Ali, Saima Hamid, Birjees Hassan, Zarka Zaheen, Md. Niamat Ali et al.)....Pages 143-165 Viability of In Situ and Ex Situ Bioremediation Approaches for Degradation of Noxious Substances in Stressed Environs (Monica Butnariu, Alina Butu)....Pages 167-193 Bioremediation: A Viable Approach for Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon (Monica Butnariu, Marian Butu)....Pages 195-223 Application of Macrophytes for Remediation of Wastewater in Constructed Wetlands (Syeed Mudasir, Shah Ishfaq, Ruqia Bhat, Gousia Jeelani, Shabeena Farooq, Shah Fouziya et al.)....Pages 225-238 Application of Biotechnology for Restoration of Degraded Environs (Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli, Helon Guimarães Cordeiro, Flávia Cristina Policarpo Tonelli)....Pages 239-258 Role of Free-Floating Aquatic Macrophytes in Abatement of the Disturbed Environs (Zulaykha Khurshid Dijoo, Rohaya Ali, Mehvish Hameed)....Pages 259-274 Genetically Modified Microbes as Biofertilizers (Rohaya Ali, Khurshid Dijoo Zulaykha, Nasreena Sajjad)....Pages 275-293 Nanotechnology: A Modern Technique for Pollution Abatement (Bhat Mohd Skinder, Saima Hamid)....Pages 295-311 Restoration of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Environs Through Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis (Rezwana Assad, Zafar Ahmad Reshi, Irfan Rashid, Showkat Hamid Mir)....Pages 313-330 Back Matter ....Pages 331-340