Elsevier Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination (Advances in Pollution Research)

Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination presents techniques for the decontamination of polluted environs through potential microbes, particularly examining the benefits of its broad applicability, sustainability and eco-friendly nature. Utilizing global case studies to describe practical applications of the technology, the book offers insights into the latest research on advanced microbiological tools and techniques for the remediation of severe pollutants from the environment. Environmental researchers and environmental managers focusing on pollution and decontamination will find both key contextual information and practical details that are essential in understanding the use of microbial technology for combatting pollutants. Recent advancements in the field of NGS (next-generation sequencing) have allowed more detailed genomic, bioinformatics and metagenomic analyses of potential environmentally important microbes that have led to significant breakthroughs into key bio-degradative pathways. With the increase in human activities around the globe, toxic pollutants from multiple sources have contaminated the earth on a large number scale. Review Presents a practical synthesis of state-of-the-art techniques utilizing microbiological technology for the decontamination of polluted environs and sustainable, cost-effective benefits From the Back Cover <i>Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination</i> presents techniques for the decontamination of polluted environs through potential microbes, particularly examining the benefits of its broad applicability, sustainability, and eco-friendly nature. Utilizing global case studies to describe practical applications of the technology, the book offers insight into the latest research on advanced microbiological tools and techniques for the remediation of severe pollutants from the environment. Environmental researchers and environmental managers focusing on pollution and decontamination will find both key contextual information and practical details that are essential in understanding the use of microbial technology for combatting pollutants.<br><br>Recent advancements in the field of NGS (next-generation sequencing) has allowed more detailed genomic, bioinformatics and metagenomic analyses of potential environmentally important microbes and has provided significant breakthroughs into key bio-degradative pathways. With the increase in human activities around the globe, toxic pollutants from multiple sources have contaminated the earth on a large number scale. <i>Microbial Consortium and Biotransformation for Pollution Decontamination</i> provides a synthesis of cutting-edge research on an increasingly important technology for addressing the growing concern of pollutants in the environment. About the Author Dr. Gowhar Hamid Dar PHD is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Environmental Science, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University Srinagar. He has a PhD in Environmental Science with specialization in Environmental Microbiology (Fish Microbiology, Fish Pathology, Industrial Microbiology, Taxonomy and Limnology). He has more than 40 papers in international journals of repute and a number of books with international publishers. He has been working on the isolation, identification and characterization of microbes, their pathogenic behavior and impact of pollution on the development of diseases in fish fauna for the last several years. He also acts as a member of various research and academic committees. Rouf Ahmad Bhat is Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, at Sri Pratap College, Cluster University, Srinagar, India. His research interests are limnology, toxicology, phytochemistry, and phytoremediation, focusing on discovering diverse capacities of plants for use in aquatic pollution. Dr. Humaira Qadri Ph. D is actively involved in t