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Innovations in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
This 4-volume set focuses on the use of microbial bioremediation and phytoremediation to clean up pollutants in soil, such as pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and chlorinated solvents, which reduce the soil’s fertility and renders it unfit for plant growth. The volumes cover the many diverse eco-friendly microbial bioremediation and phytoremediation techniques for sustainable soil management. CONTENTS: Volume 1: Fundamental Aspects and Contaminated Sites Preface Foreword by Münir Öztürk PART I: FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS 1. Phytoremediation and Phytotechnologies: An Overview Irfan-Ur-Rauf Tak and Sofi Mohammad Zuber 2. Phytoremediation and Environmental Factors Muhammad Zubair Akram, Samreen Nazeer, Anila Sadia, and Muhammad Abdullah Saleem PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 3. Role of Phytoremediation to Clean Up Heavy Metal Polluted Soils Joan Nyika 4. Phytoremediation Technique for PAH-Polluted Soils: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities Arunima Nayak, Brij Bhushan, and Shreya Kotnala 5. Assessment and Overview of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Bioremediation Naga Raju Maddela, M. Subhosh Chandra, M. Srinivasulu, and Pallaval V. Bramhachari PART III: CONTAMINATED SITES AND XENOBIOTICS 6. Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals (Mercury, Cadmium, and Lead) Mohd Yousuf Rather, Ashaq Ahmad Dar, and Mohammed Latif Khan 7. Microbial and Phytoremediation-Based Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Soil Environments Podduturi Sindhura, Podduturi Vanamala, Tanaji Vasavilatha, and Mir Zahoor Gul 8. Microbial Bioremediation and Amelioration of Pesticide-Contaminated Soils M. Srinivasulu, M. Subhosh Chandra, and Naga Raju Maddela 9. Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soils Vikrant B. Berde, Pallaval V. Bramhachari, and Chanda Parulekar Berde 10. Phytoremediation of Biomedical Waste Contaminated Sites Pimpi Sahu, Kumar Kritartha Kaushik, Caiyun Zheng, Qingyan Zeng, Zhuangzhuang Zhao, Kai Dong, and Tingli Lu 11. Bioremediation of Waste Dumping Sites Trinath Biswal Index Volume 2: Microbial Approaches and Recent Trends Preface Foreword by Münir Öztürk PART I: RHIZOREMEDIATION AND ARCHAEA 1. Role of Rhizobacteria in Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Lands Umair Riaz, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Irfan Sohail, Fatima Akmal, and Natasha Erum 2. Role of Archaea in the Remediation of Contaminated Soils Chanda Parulekar Berde and Vikrant B. Berde PART II: ROLE OF MICROALGAE AND FUNGI IN BIOREMEDIATION 3. Microalgae and Cyanobacteria: Potential Biofertilizers Junaid Ahmad Malik 4. Microalgae as Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Sahil, Kirti Sharma and Shabir A. Rather 5. Microbial Biotechnology: Potential of Fungal Enzymes in Soil Bioremediation Subhosh Chandra Muni Ramanna Gari, Srinivasulu Mandala, Naga Raju Maddela, Suresh Yadav Panyam, and Pallaval Veera Bramhachari 6. Soil Bioremediation Strategies Based on Fungal Enzymes Umair Riaz, Ghulam Murtaza, Shazia Iqbal, and Tabinda Athar PART III: RECENT TRENDS AND APPROACHES IN BIOREMEDIATION 7. Assessment of Current Soil Bioremediation Technologies Pritisha Barik, Trinath Biswal, and Junaid Ahmad Malik 8. Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems: Recent Trends and Approaches in Phytoremediation and Rhizoremediation Wajiha Anum, Umair Riaz, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Umair Raza, and Asad-Ur-Rahman 9. Sustainable Soil Health and Crop Improvement: Recent Trends in Bioremediation Tools Suraksha Chanotra and Azad Gull 10. Assessment of Remediation Efficiency: Microbial Indicators of Soil Health Laila Shahzad, Umair Riaz, and Faiza Sharif 11. Recent Trends in Transgenic Plants for Enhanced Phytoremediation Shahnaz Anjum, Shayista Yousuf, and Urfeya Mirza 12. Nanobioremediation: An Integrated Approach for Management of Contaminated Sites Rayees Ahmad Zargar, Khursheed Ahmad Wani, and Junaid Ahmad Malik Volume 3: Inventive Techniques, Research Methods, and Case Studies Preface PART I: POTENTIAL OF PLANTS IN GREEN REMEDIATION 1. Bioremediation Potential of Pteridophytes Sonia Sharma and Sushant Sharma 2. Potential of Ornamental Plants for Phytoremediation Akanksha Kaushal, Megha Gupta, and Junaid Ahmad Malik 3. Bioremediation Potential of Helianthus annuus Oluwasesan M. Bello, Mojeed O. Bello, and Abiodun B. Ogbesejana 4. Potential of Biofertilizers for Soil Enhancement: Study on Growth and Physiological and Biochemical Traits of Medicago sativa R. Ben-Laouane, M. Ait-El-Mokhtar, M. Anli, A. Boutasknit, Y. Ait-Rahou, K. Oufdou, S. Wahbi, and A. Meddich PART II: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR BIOREMEDIATION 5. Fungal Nanoparticles for Soil Health and Bioremediation Hujjat Ul Baligah and M. H. Chesti 6. Exploring Toxic Heavy Metals Using Engineered Nanomaterials via Immobilization Anandkumar Naorem and Shiva Kumar Udayana 7. Vermicomposting and Its Role in Agricultural Waste Management Nowsheen Nazir, Aroosa Khalil, Kounser Javaid, Shemoo Nisar, Insha Majid, and Shazia Mubarak 8. Applications of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Soil Bioremediation Ambika Prasad Mishra, Jyoti Prakash Sahoo, Purbasha Priyadarshini Padhi, Soumya Pattnaik, and Lopamudra Jena 9. In Vitro Screening of Heavy Metals: Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Sorghum and Horse Gram Thummala Chandrasekhar, M. Keerthi Kumari, and Pallaval Veera Bramhachari 10. Potential of Agricultural Waste (Rice Husk and Sweet Lime Peel) in Bioremediation of Se (IV) Ions from Wastewater Amit Chattree, Shaziya Siddiqui, Imran Hasan, and Reena Mishra PART III: REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES FOR SPECIAL SITES 11. Bioremediation of Polyethylenes and Plastics Sumira Malik, Shilpa Prasad, Shashank Shekhar, Ankita Agarwal, and Shristi Kishore 12. Bioremediation of Pesticides Using Actinobacteria Raman Kumar Ravi and Shalini Gupta 13. Fungal Remediation Technology for Refinery Waste Contaminated Soil Shalini Gupta and Raman Kumar Ravi 14. Biodegradation and Ecotoxicity of Petroleum Hydrocarbons: Methodology for Lab- and Field-Scale Studies Kondakindi Venkateswar Reddy, Chittari Amaravathi Sneha Latha Varma, Pabbati Ranjit, and Naga Raju Maddela 15. Bioreclamation of Sodic Soils for Sustainable Agriculture Hitika Sharma, Drishtant Singh, Satwinder Kaur Sohal, and Samiksha Mahant 16. Applications of Gut Microbiota of Insects in Degradation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Diksha, Sumit Singh, Satwinder Kaur Sohal, and Shallina Gupta 17. Plant-Mediated Techniques in Detoxification of Mercury Contaminated Soils Sumira Malik, Shilpa Prasad, Shreya Ghoshal, Tanvi Kumari, and Shashank Shekhar Index Volume 4: Degradation of Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Preface PART I: MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF PESTICIDES 1. Environmental Pesticide Degradation: Mechanisms and Sustainability Muzafar Riyaz, Pratheesh Mathew, Rauf Ahmad Shah, K. Sivasankaran, and S. M. Zuber 2. Microbial Degradation of Pesticides Dipika Jaspal and Arti Malviya 3. Microbial Remediation of Persistent Agro-Chemicals by Soil Bacteria Preetha Nair and Radha D. Kale 4. Microbes and Microbial Enzymes for Degradation of Pesticides Sumira Malik, Archna Dhasmana, Shristi Kishore, and Manisha Kumari 5. Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives and Degradation of Pesticides Qamer Ridwan, Nahila Anjum, Shaista Rashid, Fareeda Akhter, and Mohd Hanief 6. Microbial Degradation of Organophosphorus Pesticides Nahila Anjum, Qamer Ridwan, Shaista Rashid, Fareeda Akhter, and Mohd Hanief 7. Microbial-Assisted Degradation of Endosulfan Vandana Patyal, Dipika Jaspal, and Kanchan Khare PART II: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS) DEGRADATION 8. Degradation Mechanisms of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment Farah Elgudayem, Esra Gölcü, and Ebru Kafkas 9. Bioremediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Plastics) and Cypermethrin Younis Ahmad Hajam, Raksha Rani, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, and Rajesh Kumar 10. Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Phanerochaete chrysoporium Zahid Nabi, Satinder Kaur, Javid Manzoor, Khursheed Ahmad Wani, and Junaid Ahmad Malik 11. Role of Carvone and Surfactant Producing Bacteria in Bioremediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Ruchi Dubey Sharma, Suparna Ghosh, Shweta Sharma, Anita K, Anita Singh, and Reena Antony PART III: GENETIC INTERVENTION 12. Genetic Systems in Soil Bacteria for Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Trinath Biswal 13. Toxicity and Genetic Basis of Microbial Degradation of Organophosphorus Pesticides Gopi Shankar Thirumoorthy, Swathi Pavithran, Vasantha Veerappa Lakshmaiah, and Praveen Nagella Index About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Government Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K), India Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, is a Lecturer with the Department of Zoology at Government Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K), India, and is actively involved with teaching and research activities. He has more than eight years of research experience. His areas of interest are ecology, soil macrofauna, wildlife biology, conservation biology, etc. Dr. Malik has published 21 research articles and technical papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored and edited books, book chapters, and more than 10 popular editorial articles. He also serves as an editor and reviewer of several journals. He has participated in several state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia and has more than 20 conference papers to his credit. He is a life member of the Society for Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences. Dr. Malik received his BSc degree from the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K; his MSc in Zoology from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; and a PhD in Zoology from the same university. He completed his BEd program at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India. Megh R. Goyal, PhD Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Senior Acquisitions Editor, Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural Science, Apple Academic Press, Inc. Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, and was proclaimed as the “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century” by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of over 52 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 100 books. |
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