Cyanobacteria for Bioremediation of Wastewaters

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zinicovscaia, Inga (Editor), Cepoi, Liliana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Bioorganic chemistry.; Microbial ecology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Bioorganic Chemistry.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

This book reflects the use of cyanobacteria for the bioremediation of wastewater through different mechanisms and pathways of transformation and transfer of hazardous substances from one medium to another. The application of microorganisms for bioremediation is determined by their ubiquity, small si...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Water quality: A major global problem
• 3. Conventional methods of wastewater treatment
• 4. Removal of organic pollutants from wastewater by cyanobacteria
• 5. Biological methods of wastewater treatment
• 6. Metals removal by cyanobacteria and accumulation in biomass
• 7. Nanoparticle biosynthesis based on the protective mechanism of cyanobacteria.