(Innovations in Agricultural & Biological Engineering)
by Junaid Ahmad Malik, Megh R. Goyal, Khursheed Ahmad Wani
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.
Volume 4: Degradation of Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls
addresses pesticide degradation, PCBs degradation, and genetic
interventions. It begins by describing environmental pesticide
degradation, mechanisms and sustainability, microbes and microbial
enzymes, plant microbe interactions, organophosphorus degradations and
endosulfan degradation. It then goes on to discuss PCBs and degradation,
cypermethrin, degradation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium,
and carvone and surfactants for degradation of PCBs. The book also
advocates for genetic systems for degradation of PCBs and pesticides,
with discussion of the different advantages and disadvantages for each
strategy and the various techniques.
Other volumes in the 4-volume set:
• Volume 1: Fundamental Aspects and Contaminated Sites
• Volume 2: Microbial Approaches and Recent Trends
• Volume 3: Inventive Techniques, Research Methods, and Case Studies
Together,
these four volumes provide in-depth coverage of the mechanisms,
advantages, and disadvantages of the bioremediation and phytoremediation
technologies for safe and sustainable soil management.
