Principles and applications of environmental biotechnology for a sustainable future

This textbook on Environmental Biotechnology not only presents an unbiased overview of the practical biological approaches currently employed to address environmental problems, but also equips readers with a working knowledge of the science that underpins them. Starting with the fundamentals of biot...

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Other Authors Singh, Ram Lakhan (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer, [2016]
SeriesApplied environmental science and engineering for a sustainable future.
Subjects
Biotechnology > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable engineering.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Dedication; Preface; Key Features; Organization of the Book; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; About the Author; 1: Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology; 1.1 Role of Environmental Biotechnology; 1.2 Application of Environmental Biotechnology for Sustainable Future; 1.2.1 Bioremediation; 1.2.2 Environmental Monitoring; 1.2.3 Biopesticides; 1.2.4 Biofertilizers; 1.2.5 Bioplastics; 1.2.6 Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); 1.3 Concluding Remarks; 2: Global Environmental Problems; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Hydrosphere; 2.1.2 Lithosphere
  • 2.1.3 Atmosphere2.1.4 Biosphere; 2.2 Pollution; 2.2.1 Point Source Pollution; 2.2.2 Non-point Source Pollution; 2.2.3 Classification of Pollution; 2.2.3.1 Air Pollution; 2.2.3.1.1 Air Pollutants; 2.2.3.1.2 Effects of Air Pollution; 2.2.3.2 Water Pollution; 2.2.3.2.1 Sources and Pollutants; 2.2.3.2.2 Effects of Water Pollution; 2.2.3.2.3 Minamata Disease; 2.2.3.3 Soil Pollution; 2.2.3.3.1 Sources and Pollutants; 2.2.3.3.2 Effects of Soil Pollution; 2.3 Global Warming; 2.3.1 Greenhouse Gases and Greenhouse Effect; 2.3.2 Impacts of Global Warming; 2.3.3 Kyoto Protocol
  • 2.3.4 Carbon Credit2.4 Ozone Layer Depletion; 2.4.1 Formation of Ozone Shield; 2.4.2 Depletion of Ozone Shield; 2.4.3 The 'Ozone Hole'; 2.4.4 Effect of Ozone Depletion; 2.4.5 Montreal Protocol; 2.5 Acid Rain; 2.5.1 Causative Agent of Acid Rain; 2.5.2 Effects of Acid Rain; 2.6 Natural Resource Depletion; 2.6.1 Classification; 2.6.1.1 Renewable Resources; 2.6.1.2 Nonrenewable Resources; 2.6.2 Impact of Natural Resource Depletion; 2.7 Overpopulation; 2.7.1 Causes and Effects of Overpopulation; 2.8 Waste Disposal; 2.8.1 Classification of Wastes; 2.8.1.1 Solid Wastes
  • 2.8.1.1.1 Municipal Waste2.8.1.1.2 Industrial Waste; 2.8.1.1.3 Biomedical Wastes; 2.8.1.2 Liquid Wastes; 2.8.1.2.1 Drainage/Sewage Wastewater; 2.8.1.2.2 Industrial Wastewater/Effluents; 2.8.1.2.3 Agricultural Wastewater; Sediment Runoff; Nutrient Runoff; 2.8.2 Impacts of Waste Disposal; 2.9 Deforestation; 2.9.1 Cause of Deforestation; 2.9.1.1 Agricultural Activities; 2.9.1.2 Urbanisation/Industrialisation; 2.9.1.3 Mining; 2.9.1.4 Fires; 2.9.2 Effect of Deforestation; 2.10 Loss of Biodiversity; 2.10.1 Causes of Loss of Biodiversity; 2.10.1.1 Habitat Loss
  • 2.10.1.2 Invasive Species Introductions2.10.1.3 Pollution; 2.10.1.4 Hunting; 2.10.1.5 Diseases; References; Suggested Further Readings; 3: Microbes and Environment; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Environmental Communities and Their Factors; 3.2.1 Terrestrial Communities; 3.2.1.1 Soil; 3.2.1.2 Air; 3.2.1.3 Relative Humidity; 3.2.1.4 Temperature; 3.2.1.5 Radiation; 3.2.1.6 Oxygen, OAF, and Ions; 3.2.2 Aquatic Communities; 3.2.2.1 Freshwater; 3.2.2.2 Brackish Water; 3.2.2.3 Marine Water; 3.2.3 Extremophilic Communities; 3.2.3.1 High Temperature; 3.2.3.2 High Solute; 3.3 Microbes

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