Bioremediation of Pollutants: From Genetic Engineering to Genome Engineering provides insights into genetic and genome engineering strategies in bioremediation, covering a wide range of microorganisms that are key to the removal of pollutants. The book includes discussions on root engineering, transgenic plants, metagenomics, bioreactors, molecular biology tools, genome editing, synthetic biology, microbial indicators, biosurfactants, biofilms, genetically modified organisms, and engineered fungi and bacteria. Presented by top experts in the field, this resource captures the essence and…mehr
Bioremediation of Pollutants: From Genetic Engineering to Genome Engineering provides insights into genetic and genome engineering strategies in bioremediation, covering a wide range of microorganisms that are key to the removal of pollutants. The book includes discussions on root engineering, transgenic plants, metagenomics, bioreactors, molecular biology tools, genome editing, synthetic biology, microbial indicators, biosurfactants, biofilms, genetically modified organisms, and engineered fungi and bacteria. Presented by top experts in the field, this resource captures the essence and diversity of bioremediation methodologies in a single source.
Students and beginners in environmental science, researchers, soil scientists, genetic and genome engineers, stakeholders and policymakers interested in improving this rapidly growing area of research will find this resource extremely useful.
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Autorenporträt
Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist of phyto- and phycoremediation at Chandigarh University, India. He obtained his PhD from Dr. RML Avadh University and conducted post-doctoral research at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India. Dr. Pandey's research focuses on the remediation and management of polluted sites using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants and algae. His work focuses strongly on restoring ecosystem services and developing a bio-based economy in support of the UN SDGs. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is the author and editor of several books, including Elsevier's Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities, Bioremediation of Pollutants, and more.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I Phytoremediation
1 Phytoremediation-a holistic approach for remediation of
heavy metals and metalloids
2 Role of potential native weeds and grasses for phytoremediation
of endocrine-disrupting pollutants discharged from pulp paper
industry waste
3 Transgenic plants in phytoremediation of organic pollutants
4 Progress, prospects, and challenges of genetic engineering in
Phytoremediation
5 Recent advances in phytoremediation using genome engineering
CRISPR-Cas9 technology
Part II Microbial Remediation
6 Endophytes-the hidden world for agriculture, ecosystem, and
environmental sustainability
7 Engineering bacterial aromatic dioxygenase genes to improve
Bioremediation
8 Microbial remediation progress and future prospects
9 Development of biologically-based activated carbon for advanced
water and wastewater treatment process
10 The role of microorganism bioremediation for sustainable
environment management
11 Bioreactor and bioprocess technology for bioremediation of
domestic and municipal wastewater
12 Metagenomics approach for bioremediation: challenges and
Perspectives
13 Microbial bioremediation of industrial effluents and pesticides
14 Synthetic biology approaches for bioremediation
15 Microbial indicators and biosensors for bioremediation
16 Biosurfactant-based bioremediation
17 Engineered bacteria for bioremediation
18 Biofilm in bioremediation
19 Genetic engineering approaches for detecting environmental
Pollutants
20 Current status, challenges, and future of bioremediation
21 Engineered microbes and evolving plastic bioremediation
