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Microbial Technology for Health and Environment

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Editors:
  1. Pankaj Kumar Arora

    1. Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

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  • Inclusive coverage of all aspects of wastewater treatment and biodegradation
  • Brings forth recent advances in the field of wastewater treatment
  • Explores the use of microbial and biotechnological tools for management of water pollution

Part of the book series: Microorganisms for Sustainability (MICRO, volume 22)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Microbial Peroxidases and Their Unique Catalytic Potentialities to Degrade Environmentally Related Pollutants

    • Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal
    Pages 1-24

  3. Microalgal Technology: A Promising Tool for Wastewater Remediation

    • Meenu Thakur, Sakshi Bajaal, Neha Rana, Madan L. Verma
    Pages 25-56

  4. Microbial Remediation for Wastewater Treatment

    • Satyender Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Vijay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Romina Romero et al.
    Pages 57-71

  5. Quorum Quenching for Sustainable Environment: Biology, Mechanisms, and Applications

    • Naga Raju Maddela, Luz Cecilia García Cruzatty, Daniel Alfredo Leal-Alvarado, Jessenia Castro Olaya, Sagnik Chakraborty, Anupam Mukherjee
    Pages 73-112

  6. Antitumor Microbial Products by Actinomycetes Isolated from Different Environments

    • Tábata Cristina Guimarães, Thiara Santana Gomes, Clara Dourado Fernandes, Fernanda Dantas Barros, Kamila Valença Oliveira, Muhammad Bilal et al.
    Pages 113-160

  7. Microbe-Assisted Phytoremediation in Reinstating Heavy Metal-Contaminated Sites: Concepts, Mechanisms, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

    • Vishal Kumar Deb, Ahmad Rabbani, Shashi Upadhyay, Priyam Bharti, Hitesh Sharma, Devendra Singh Rawat et al.
    Pages 161-189

  8. Bioprospecting and Biotechnological Applications of Microbial Endophytes

    • Sneh Sharma, Varsha Rani, Raj Saini, Madan L. Verma
    Pages 191-228

  9. Applications of Microorganisms in Agriculture

    • Khirood Doley, Ajinkya Terkar, Mahesh Borde
    Pages 229-248

  10. Rhizobacteria Versus Chelating Agents: Tool for Phytoremediation

    • Charanjeet Kaur, Babli Bhandari, Alok Srivastava, Vijai Pal Singh
    Pages 249-266

  11. Effective and Sustainable Solid Waste Management in India: A Challenge

    • Sushila Saini, Meenakshi Nandal, Geeta Dhania Bahamnia
    Pages 267-287

  12. Rhizospheric Treatment of Hydrocarbons Containing Wastewater

    • Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Ajay Kumar, Lalit Goswami, Basant Yadav
    Pages 289-301

  13. Metabolism of Nitroaromatic Compounds by Microbes and Study of Chemotaxis Toward These Compounds

    • Debarati Paul
    Pages 303-325

  14. Potential of Thallophytes in Degradation of Dyes in Industrial Effluents

    • Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Rohita Singla
    Pages 327-359

  15. Microbial Metabolism of Organophosphates: Key for Developing Smart Bioremediation Process of Next Generation

    • Santanu Pailan, Kriti Sengupta, Pradipta Saha
    Pages 361-410
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About this book

Rampant industrialization has caused high levels of contamination by various toxic chemicals in our water bodies, which is a matter of concern in terms of ecosystems, as well as human and animal health. Polluted wastewater can contaminate drinking water and is also is a causal factor for bio-magnification of heavy metals into our food cycle. In the last decade, several methodologies have been adopted to clean the wastewaters, and among these, microbial remediation has emerged as an effective technology. Several variants of microbial technologies have been developed for wastewater treatment and biodegradation specific to the industry, type of waste and toxicity of the chemicals.


This book describes the recent advances in microbial degradation and microbial remediation of various xenobiotic compounds in soil and wastewater. It also explains various modern microbial technologies for biodegradation and wastewater treatment. It covers various microbial technologies for wastewater treatment, biodegradation, bioremediation and solid waste management. Gathering contributions from leading international it focuses on the status quo in industrial wastewater treatment and its biodegradation.


The book is intended for researchers in the field of industrial wastewater, students of environmental sciences and practitioners in water pollution abatement.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

    Pankaj Kumar Arora

About the editor

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Arora is currently an Assistant Professor and DBT-Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow at the Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow, India. Dr. Arora is also an Editorial Board Member for the journal Scientific Reports, an Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, and an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. He is the recipient of several national awards and fellowships including a Young Botanist Award and Dr. Y. S. Murty Medal from the Indian Botanical Society. His major focus area is environmental microbiology, and is currently investigating the biodegradation and bioremediation of various xenobiotic compounds including nitrophenols, chlorinated nitrophenols and indole. He has published a total of 36 papers in respected journals, two edited books and has eight years of teaching and research experience at national and international institutes.

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