Principles and Applications of Environmental Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Singh, Ram Lakhan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Environmental health.; Sustainable development.; Pollution prevention.; Water pollution.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Health.; Industrial Pollution Prevention.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Sustainable Development.

This textbook on Environmental Biotechnology not only presents an unbiased overview of the practical biological approaches currently employed to address environmental problems, but also equips readers with a working knowledge of the science that underpins them. Starting with the fundamentals of biot...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
• 2. Global Environmental Problems
• 3. Microbes and Environment
• 4. Bioremediation of Plant Refuges and Xenobiotics
• 5. Management and Remediation of Problem Soils, Solid Waste and Soil Pollution
• 6. Waste Water Treatment
• 7. Bioreactors
• 8. Biopesticides
• 9. Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Resources, Bioenergy and Biofuels
• 10. Biodiversity and its Conservation
• 11. Biosensors
• 12. Environmental Control of Biotechnology Industries
• 13. Bioleaching and Biomining
• 14. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Environment
• 15. Degradable Polymers and Plastics of the Future: Steps towards Environmental Sustainability, Regulations and Safety Aspects.