Sustainable Dimensions of Microbiological Remediation of Wastewater

Sustainable Dimensions of Microbiological Remediation of Wastewater brings together recent advances in microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental engineering to demonstrate how microbial systems can be effectively harnessed to address the growing global challenge of wastewater pollution.

The volume begins by outlining the types, toxicity, and sources of wastewater, along with conventional treatment approaches and their limitations. It then introduces microbial remediation as a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative, highlighting the ability of microorganisms to degrade, transform, and remove a wide range of pollutants from contaminated water systems. The book explores how microbial processes offer cost-effective and environmentally safe solutions compared to traditional physicochemical methods.

A major focus is placed on diverse microbial strategies, including indigenous microorganisms, biofilm-based technologies, genetically modified microorganisms, microalgae, and cyanobacteria. These chapters explain how microbial communities can be optimised for enhanced pollutant removal, bioenergy production, and carbon sequestration. Advanced technologies such as biosorption, membrane bioreactors, and constructed wetlands are also discussed, showcasing integrated systems that improve efficiency and scalability in wastewater treatment.

The book further examines the bioremediation of industrial effluents and heavy metal-contaminated wastewater, emphasising the role of microbial diversity in detoxification and environmental restoration. It also highlights recent technological innovations, current challenges, and future perspectives in microbial wastewater treatment, encouraging continued research and development in this rapidly evolving field.

Key Features

- Comprehensively covers the types of wastewater, toxicity, and treatment strategies.
- Detailed insights into microbial remediation as a sustainable treatment approach.
- Focus on biofilms, indigenous microbes, algae, and genetically modified microorganisms.
- Inclusion of advanced technologies such as membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands, biosorption and heavy metal bioremediation techniques.
- Discusses Industrial applications and emerging trends in environmental biotechnology.
- Critical evaluation of challenges and future directions in wastewater management.

Target Readership :

For researchers, academics, environmental scientists, microbiologists, biotechnologists, and engineers and professionals working in wastewater treatment and environmental remediation.

Editor(s):

Neha Agarwal
Department of Chemistry
Navyug Kanya Mahavidyalaya
University of Lucknow, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh, India

Vijendra Singh Solanki
Department of Chemistry
Institute of Science and Research
IPS Academy, Indore
Madhya Pradesh, India

Brijesh Pare
Department of Chemistry
Madhav Science Post Graduate
College, Ujjain
Madhya Pradesh, India

Contributor(s):

Abhishek Mohanta
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Amalesh Samanta
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Ankita Das
Department of Physiology
Vidyasagar College for Women
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Amiya Kumar Panda
Department of Chemistry
Vidyasagar University
Midnapore, West Bengal
India

Amiya Kumar Panda
Department of Chemistry
Rani Rashmoni Green University
Tarakeswar, West Bengal
India

Abhishek Mohanta
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Amalesh Samanta
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Arunagiri Ragu Prasath
Department of Biotechnology
Mahendra Arts and Science College (Autonomous)
Kalippatti, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
India

Anupam Kundu
Department of Botany
Visva-Bharati University
Santiniketan, West Bengal
India

Anusmita Nagaraj
Department of Food Technology
K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology
Tiruchengode, Namakkal
India

Archan Mitra
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sharda School of Engineering and Technology
Sharda University
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India

Abhinesh Chaubey
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India

Bharath Ganesan
Department of Biotechnology
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India

Chandradipa Ghosh
Department of Human Physiology
Vidyasagar University
Midnapore, West Bengal
India

Chinnappan Sudhakar
Department of Biotechnology
Mahendra Arts and Science College (Autonomous)
Kalippatti, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
India

Deepak Chandra Joshi
Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy
Central University of Rajasthan
Ajmer, Rajasthan
India

Deepika Saxena
Department of Horticulture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Duraisamy Senbagam
Department of Biotechnology, Science and Humanities
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu
India

Debajyoti Saha
Department of Biotechnology
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
Allahabad, Uttar Preadesh
India

Diksha Dahiya
Centre for Drug Design, Discovery and Development (C4D)
SRM University Delhi-NCR
Sonipat, Haryana
India

Farrukh Naseem
Department of Civil Engineering
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
India

Himanshu
Department of Horticulture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Harjinder Kaur
Department of Horticulture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Kaushiki Priya
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Kartik Chandra Guchhait
Department of Human Physiology
Vidyasagar University
Midnapore, West Bengal
India

Khan Jabroot
Department of Horticulture
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Kaushiki Priya
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Kandasamy Selvam
Department of Biotechnology
Mahendra Arts and Science College (Autonomous)
Kalippatti, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
India

Lata Bisht
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology
Sardar Bhagwan Singh University
Balawala, Dehradun
India

Mayuri Bapu Chavan
TMV’s Lokmanya Tilak Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pune, Maharashtra
India

Md Nahid Zaman
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Mousumi Tudu
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Md Nahid Zaman
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Mousumi Tudu
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Mohd. Aamir Mazhar
Department of Civil Engineering
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
India

Momina
Department of Civil Engineering
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
India

Mohd Rafatullah
School of Industrial Technology
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang
Malaysia

Nirmal Joshi
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amrapali University
Nainital, Uttarakhand
India

Nandhini Kanagaraj
Department of Food Technology
K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology
Tiruchengode, Namakkal
India

Neha Agarwal
Department of Chemistry
Navyug Kanya Mahavidyalaya, University of Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
India

Pijush Kanti Shit
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Pijush Kanti Shit
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Premlata Gupta
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Research
IPS Academy
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
India

Pratibha Gaur
Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Science and Humanities
SRM University, Delhi-NCR
Sonipat, Haryana
India

Pratibha Gaur
Centre for Drug Design, Discovery and Development (C4D)
SRM University Delhi-NCR
Sonipat, Haryana
India

Rahmatullah Kazimi
Department of Horticulture
Daikundi of Higher Education Institution
Nili, Daikundi
Afghanistan

Ruby Celsia Arul Selvaraj
Department of Biotechnology
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India

Sahanaz Khatun
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Suparna Gorai
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Sohini Chatterjee
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Sumita Rani Pradhan
Centre for Life Sciences
Vidyasagar University
Midnapore, West Bengal
India

Sahanaz Khatun
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Sohini Chatterjee
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Suparna Gorai
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Microbiology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Subhasini Sahoo
College of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India

Shahid Ikabal
Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
India

Shahid Ikabal
Department of Civil Engineering
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
India

Sanchita Paul
Nitte Institute of Communication (NICO), NITTE (Deemed-to-be University)
Mangalore, Karnataka
India

Sudakshina Trivedi
Department of Chemistry
University of Lucknow
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India

Sheetal Kundu
Centre for Drug Design, Discovery and Development (C4D)
SRM University Delhi-NCR
Sonipat, Haryana
India

Sankara Rao Miditana
Department of Chemistry
Government Degree College
Puttur, Andhra Pradesh
India

Tuhin Manna
Department of Human Physiology
Vidyasagar University
Midnapore, West Bengal
India

Vishal Jain
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sharda School of Engineering and Technology
Sharda University
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India

Vijendra Singh Solanki
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Research
IPS Academy
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
India

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