Chapter 1 Emerging Environmental Contaminants: Sources, Consequences, and Future Challenges
Pankaj Chowdhary, Vishvas Hare, Anil K. Singh, Preeti Chaturvedi, and Soumya Pandit
Chapter 2 Biological Treatment of Sulfate-Rich Wastewater
Ariovaldo Jose da Silva, Bruna Sampaio de Mello, and Arnaldo Sarti
Chapter 3 Wetland Plants: Recent Advances in Removal of Pollutants from Contaminated Site
Poonam and Mahesh Kumar
Chapter 4 Toxic Contaminants in Herbal Medicines
Bhanu Kumar and Subir Kumar Bose
Chapter 5 Toxicity Evaluation of Paper Mill Pollutants Using In Silico Toxicology Approach for Environment Safety
Anil Kumar Singh, Pankaj Chowdhary, and Abhay Raj
Chapter 6 Effect of Arsenic on Human Health and Its Removal through Physiochemical Techniques
Vishvas Hare, Pankaj Chowdhary, Siddarth Boudh, Anil Kumar Singh, Sujata Mani, and Amit Kumar
Chapter 7 Synthesis, Characterization, and Remediation Application of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
Sandhya Singh, Gaurav Hitkari, and Gulam Abbas
Chapter 8 Dyes: Industrial Applications and Toxicity Profile
Sujata Mani and Pankaj Chowdhary
Chapter 9 Importance of Bacterial Biofilm in Bioremediation
Rishi Pramod Babu, Soumya Pandit , Namita Khanna, Pankaj Chowdhary, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, and Elvis Fosso-Kankeu
Chapter 10 Arsenic: Threat to Water as Well as Soil
Kiran Gupta, Alka Srivastava, and Amit Kumar
Chapter 11 Aquatic Plants as Effective Phytoremediators of Heavy Metals
Sandip Singh Bhatti, Sartaj Ahmad Bhat, and Jaswinder Singh
Chapter 12 Biodiesel as a Renewable Energy Source: An Alternative to Conventional Fuel
Siddharth Boudh, Surabhi Zainith, Pankaj Chowdhary, and Sandhya Mishra
Chapter 13 Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals-Polluted Soil
Amjad Ali, Di Guo, Amanullah Mahar, Fazli Wahid, Parimala Gnana Soundari Arockiam Jeyasundar, Muhammad Azeem,
Ronghua Li, and Zengqiang Zhang
Chapter 14 Advanced Nanofiltration Membranes for Wastewater Treatment
Oluranti Agboola, Samuel E. Sanni, Rotimi Sadiku, Patricia Popoola, and Victoria Oluwaseun Fasiku
Chapter 15 Vermicomposting: A Sustainable Approach for Recycling of Excess Sludge
Guangyu Cui, Sartaj Ahmad Bhat, Shuailei Li, Wenjiao Li, and Fusheng Li
Chapter 16 Food Industries and Recycled Water: Current Strategies and New Opportunities
Salvatore Parisi, Rajeev K. Singla, Arun Garg, and Ashok K. Dubey
Chapter 17 Application of Biosorption Technique for Removal of Heavy Metals Present in Water or Wastewater
Poonam and Narendra Kumar
Chapter 18 Microalgae as Nature's Doctor: An Aid in Saving Environment
Trashi Singh, Tanim Arpit Singh, Payal Basu, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidhyalaya , Siddharth Boudh, and Pradeep Shukla
Chapter 19 Smart Waste Management and Energy Extraction from Waste in Indian Smart Cities -- A Review
Shailendra Kumar Yadav, Kanagaraj Rajagopal, A.K. Priya, and Gyan Deep Sharma
Contaminants and Clean Technologies provides valuable information on environmental contaminants such as industrial pollutants, micropollutants, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, toxins, and hormones. It focuses on the various types of environmental contaminants discharged from various sources; their toxicological effects in environments, humans, animals, and plants; and their removal methods. It also covers, comprehensively, information on the contaminants released by various industries and agricultural practices, which cause severe threats to the environment. Features of the book: Elucidates systematic information on various types of environmental contaminants, and their fate and consequences Discusses contaminants such as endocrine disruptors, pharmaceutical waste, andpersonal care products Provides an overview of physicochemical and biological treatment technologies for sustainable development Details recent research finding in the area of environmental contaminants and their future challenges
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Pollutants.
Environmental toxicology.
Pollution prevention.
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SCIENCE / Environmental Science
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General
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