Elsevier New Paradigms in Environmental Biomonitoring Using Plants

Product Description New Paradigms in Environmental Biomonitoring Using Plants highlights and explores the importance of biomonitoring methodologies and the latest updates in the field. The book presents a holistic approach towards the different aspects of biomonitoring, focusing mainly on the inclusion of newly emerging concepts of environmental genomics, biomagnetic monitoring metabarcoding, and ecoinformatics and machine learning algorithms (ecoinformatics), among other technologies. This book compiles all aspects of biomonitoring, including traditional and modern techniques, using a multidimensional approach without focusing on any specific pollutant. It will be important for researchers, academics, postgraduates and undergraduate students in environmental, plant, crop and soil sciences, providing them with up-to-date and emerging technologies in biomonitoring for environmental assessment. In addition, this resource will be helpful for risk assessment professionals and stakeholders involved in planning future biomonitoring programs. Review Presents a holistic approach towards the different aspects of biomonitoring, focusing on newly emerging technologies From the Back Cover <i>New Paradigms in Environmental Biomonitoring Using Plants</i> highlights and explores the importance of biomonitoring methodologies and the latest updates in the field. The book presents a holistic approach towards the different aspects of biomonitoring, focusing mainly upon the inclusion of newly emerging concepts of environmental genomics, biomagnetic monitoring metabarcoding, and ecoinformatics and machine learning algorithms (ecoinformatics), among other technologies; helping to explore and establish a new outlook for biomonitoring frameworks. This book compiles all aspects of biomonitoring including traditional and modern techniques, using a multidimensional approach without focusing on any specific pollutant. Most biomonitoring programs implemented until now have focused more on traditional methods. This book covers new approaches to biomonitoring that could improve on the currently limited capabilities of existing schemes. The book highlights the possible scope for enriching existing datasets and characterizing biodiversity in situ in a far more complete way than has been possible previously. <i>New Paradigms in Environmental Biomonitoring Using Plants</i> will be important for researchers, academics, postgraduates and undergraduate students in environmental, plant, crop and soil sciences, to provide up-to-date and emerging technologies in biomonitoring for environmental assessment, leading to a new vision of biomonitoring. It will also be helpful for risk assessment professionals and stakeholders involved in planning the future biomonitoring programs. About the Author Dr Tiwari’s groundbreaking research is focused on the antioxidant response of plants growing under the stress of ground level ozone, and involves evaluating the function and adaptation of plants antioxidant machinery to cope with this stress. As well as producing over 20 publications (include 2 book chapters) which have appeared in various well reputed National and International journals, Dr Tiwari’s research findings have gained recognition through National and International Awards, including the Young Scientist Medal of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the esteemed Green Talent Award, from the Ministry of Education and Research, Germany. Prof Agrawal is Professor of the Department of Botany,Banaras Hindu University, India. He is an eminent and experienced researcher, actively involved in research related to the problems of air pollution especially with ozone, heavy metal contamination and UV-B exposure to plants. He has extensively worked on studying the response of plants to the above mentioned stress factors. He also has 30 years of teaching experience He has handled over 12 research projects and guided 15 Ph.D. studen