Environmental Biotechnology has emerged as a very important and promising discipline in the last two decades. Biotechnology has shown a great promise in solving a plethora of environmental problems. This book fills a long felt gap in the field and presents research articles/review papers authored by most active researchers in this area. Broadly the topics covered are: Waste management, Sludge Management, UASB reactor, microbes for heavy metal uptake, SBR technology, specialist microbial culture for wastewater treatment and aerobiodegradation of organic compounds. A number of papers deal with biopesticides and biocolours. Considerable emphasis in the book is given on Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and waters for pesticides, heavy metals, complex organic compounds, nitro compounds, RDX & HMX. Earthworm Biotechnology is also dealt extensively in the book. Aquatic plants based biotechnological applications in pollution control as well as use of these plants as compost, biofertilizers etc., are also discussed. Biofertilizer biotechnology encompassing blue-green algae and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms are extensively covered. Various other topics covered in the book are biotechnology in solving mining area problems, enzymatic cotton dealing, removal and reuse of several environmental contaminants, biogas technology. Bioaerosols in environmental perspectives. Marine Environmental Biotechnology and control of biofouling are also part of this book. The book will be highly useful to the teachers, students and researchers in Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Botany, Zoology, Environmental Engineering and many other disciplines.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.K. Trivedy
Dr. R.K. Trivedy (b. 21-06-1957) is Reader and Head, Department of Pollution Studies, Y.C. College, of Science, Karad, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He did his M.Sc. in Botany from Banaras Hindu University in1976 and Ph.D. from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur in 1980. He has taught the subject Environmental Pollution in B.Sc. (Pollution Studies) and M.Sc. (Pollution Studies) Course and has guided research at M.Sc. (partly by research), M.Phil and Ph.D. level. Dr. Trivedy has 28 years of research experience in the field of fresh water ecology, aquatic weed ecology and management, biomonitoring of water pollution and wastewater treatment. He has done pioneering work in India in utilization of water hyacinth for sewage and industrial waste treatment and he is a member of International specialists group in this field. Dr. Trivedy has been Principal investigator of several research projects sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests, University Grants Commission, India and National River Action Plan. He has organized many National and International Conferences and Training Programmes. He has published over 100 research papers in reputed National and International Journals and books. He has authored / edited 30 books and is the editor of first Environmental Directory of India. He has been editing the prestigious international journal – Pollution Research since 1982 and is also editing Journal of Industrial Pollution control, and other quarterly journals Ecology, Environment and conservation and Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Trivedy has lectured in various Universities in India and Abroad. He is member of several prestigious committees in various states. He is a winner of several Awards. Dr. Trivedy has visited Australia, Nepal, Singapore, Portugal, Spain, France, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius and Phillipines. (e-mail:
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sadhana Sharma
Dr. Sadhana Sharma is Additional Professor in Department of Biochemistry. Santosh World Academy Medical College, Ghaziabad. She is a Ph.D. from Department of Biotechnology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. She has published a number of research papers in International Journals. She is executive editor of “Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciencesâ€.
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