(Innovations in Agricultural & Biological Engineering) 1st Edition
by Megh R. Goyal (Editor), Junaid Malik (Editor)
This
4-volume set focuses on the use of microbial bioremediation and
phytoremediation to clean up pollutants in soil, such as pesticides,
petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and chlorinated solvents, which reduce
the soil's fertility and renders it unfit for plant growth.
Volume 2: Microbial Approaches and Recent Trends
focuses on new and emerging techniques and approaches to address soil
pollution. These include the use of rhizobacteria, archaea,
cyanobacteria, and microalgae as biofertilizers and for soil
bioremediation efforts. New technologies for assessment of soil
bioremediation are explored also. The chapters provide in-depth coverage
of the mechanisms, advantages, and disadvantages of the technologies
used and highlight the use of different microbial enzymes that are used
in the process of bioremediation and phytoremediation to clean up
different pollutants without causing damage to the natural environment.
Other volumes in the 4-volume set:
• Volume 1: Fundamental Aspects and Contaminated Sites
• Volume 3: Inventive Techniques, Research Methods, and Case Studies
• Volume 4: Degradation of Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Together,
these four volumes provide in-depth coverage of the mechanisms,
advantages, and disadvantages of the bioremediation and phytoremediation
technologies for safe and sustainable soil management. The diverse
topics help to arm biologists, agricultural engineers, environmental and
soil scientists and chemists with the information and tools they need
to address soil toxins that are a dangerous risk to plants, wildlife,
humans and, of course, the soil itself.
