vbid/9783031088308

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The�introduction of�contaminants, due to�rapid urbanisation and anthropogenic activities, into�the�environment causes unsteadiness, distress to�the�physico-chemical systems including living organisms, which possibly is threatening the�dynamics of�nature as well as the�soil biology by�producing certain xenobiotics. Hence, there is an immediate global demand for�the�diminution of�such contaminants and xenobiotics which can otherwise adversely affect the�living organisms. Some toxic xenobiotics include synthetic organochlorides such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and some fractions of�crude oil and coal. The�advancements in microbiology and biotechnology has lead to�the�launch of�microbial biotechnology as a separate area of�research and contributed dramatically to�the�development of�the�areas like�agriculture, environment, biopharmaceutics, fermented foods, etc. The�evolution of�new metabolic pathways from�natural metabolic cycles has enabled the�microorganisms to�degrade almost all different complex and resistant xenobiotics found on�Earth. Hence, microbes stand an imperative, efficient, green and economical alternative to�conventional treatment technologies. This book comprises chapters dealing with�various bioremediation strategies with�the�help of�different groups of�microorganisms along with�detailed graphical/ diagrammatical representations. It also focuses on�the�use of�microbial biotechnology and highlights the�recent developments in microbial biotechnology in the�area of�agriculture and environment. �Furthermore, it contains a detailed comprehensive account for�the�microbial treatment technologies from�unsustainable to�sustainable which includes chapters prepared by�professionals, several researchers, scientists, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across the�world with�expertise in environmental microbiology, biotechnology, bioremediation, and environmental engineering. The�research presented also highlights some of�the�significantly important microbial species involved in remediation, the�physiology, biochemistry and the�mechanisms of�remediation by�various microbes, and suggestions for�future improvement of�bioremediation technology. This book would serve as a quick reference book for�graduate and postgraduate students pursuing their study in any branch of�life sciences, microbiology, health sciences and environmental biotechnology as well as researchers and scientists working in laboratories and industries involved in research related to�microbiology, environmental biotechnology and allied researches.Typham this is the title: Microbial and Biotechnological Interventions in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation