
Fate of Biological Contaminants During Recycling of Organic Wastes
- 1st Edition - November 23, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Kui Huang, Sartaj Ahmad Bhat, Guangyu Cui
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 9 9 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 9 9 7 - 1
Fate of Biological Contaminants During Recycling of Organic Wastes covers the fate of viruses, HPBs, and ARGs in organic wastes, and their eliminating methods, including compostin… Read more

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Request a sales quoteFate of Biological Contaminants During Recycling of Organic Wastes covers the fate of viruses, HPBs, and ARGs in organic wastes, and their eliminating methods, including composting, vermicomposting and anaerobic digestion. In addition, this work describes the environmental risks associated with the application of excess sludge, livestock and other bio-wastes in soils Fate of Biological Contaminants During Recycling of Organic Wastes will benefit environmental and soil scientists engaged in the latest research regarding risk assessment and remediation techniques in wastewater, and solid wastes, and agricultural wastes.
- Covers the fate of viruses, HPBs, and ARGs in wastes as well as their environmental risk to the ecosystem
- Includes applications of earthworm remediation techniques, composting, and anaerobic digestion for organic wastes
- Introduce the key relationship between viruses, HPBs, ARGs and the microbial community during biological treatment of excess sludge and livestock manure
Research students and R and Ds of Eco industries /universities around the world. Industrial and urban municipal sector
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter One: Occurrence, fate, and behavior of antibiotic resistance genes in organic wastes during biological treatments and current elimination strategies
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Occurrence of antibiotics, ARGs, and MGEs in various organic wastes
- 3: Fate and behavior of ARGs and MGEs during different organic wastes treatments
- 4: Anaerobic digestion
- 5: Aerobic composting
- 6: Vermicomposting
- 7: Elimination strategies for ARGs and MGEs during biological treatments of organic wastes
- 8: Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter Two: Human pathogenic microorganism in sludge
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Presence of the human pathogens in the primary and secondary sludge
- 3: Technologies for sludge sanitation and their contribution to the sustainable development goals
- 4: Final remarks
- References
- Chapter Three: Potential of entomocomposting toward soil pathogen suppression
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Persistent pathogens in compost
- 3: Fate of pathogens in insect-composted wastes
- 4: Mechanisms of pathogen suppression by insect frass fertilizer
- 5: Impact of insect frass fertilizer on soil pathogens
- 6: Other benefits of insect frass
- 7: Research prospects
- 8: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Four: Valorization of fish wastes for circular bioeconomy: A concern toward antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) contaminants for environmental safety
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Methods of fish processing
- 3: Utilization of contaminants free fish wastes in different industrial sectors
- 4: Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs): A potential contaminant to aquatic ecosystem
- 5: Global fish production and building up of circular economy
- 6: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Five: Dynamics of biological contaminants along with microbial community during vermicomposting
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Different earthworms for vermicomposting
- 3: Composition and diversity of microbes associated with earthworms
- 4: Microbial decontamination of environment through earthworms
- 5: Role of vermicompost and associated microbe in plant growth and disease management
- 6: Future prospects of vermicomposting
- 7: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Six: Treatment approaches for bio-contaminants in organic wastes
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Classification of bio-contaminants
- 3: Major treatment approaches for bio-contaminants in organic wastes
- 4: Different parameters influencing the treatment approaches
- 5: Challenges and trends in the removal of bio-contaminants
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter Seven: Fate of bio-contaminants in organic wastes during composting and vermicomposting processes
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Bio-contaminants in organic wastes during thermophilic composting
- 3: Bio-contaminants in organic wastes during vermicomposting
- 4: Bio-contaminants in organic wastes during coupling composting and vermicomposting processes
- 5: Application of synchrotron-radiation-based spectromicroscopies in identifying the binding sites of heavy metals in organic wastes
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Eight: Metagenomic analysis revealing the dual microbial community features in three common vermicomposts
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Methods
- 3: Results and discussion
- 4: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Nine: Solid waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Global concerns on COVID-19 waste management
- 3: Characteristics of COVID-19 waste
- 4: Management of COVID-19 waste
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Ten: Effects of bio-contaminants in organic waste products on the soil environment
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Categories of bio-contaminants found in soil
- 3: Determination methods of bio-contaminants in soil
- 4: Contamination processes
- 5: Soil bio-contamination in different regions
- 6: Perspectives and mitigation measures
- 7: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Eleven: Fate of bio-contaminants in soil systems and available remediation methods
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Occurrence of bio-contaminants from manure, sludge, and wastewater to soil systems
- 3: Remediation of bio-contamination in soil systems
- 4: Conclusions and future prospectus
- References
- Chapter Twelve: Antibiotics and antibiotics resistance genes in poultry and animals’ manure and their effects on environment and human health
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Types of animal’s manure
- 3: Application of poultry and animal manures
- 4: Antibiotics
- 5: Antibiotics resistance genes in poultry and animal’s manure
- 6: Source of resistance genes in poultry and animal’s manure
- 7: Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter Thirteen: Vermicomposting as a means of removing antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) from soil and water
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Vermicomposting process and raw materials used
- 3: Role of earthworms in mitigating ARGs in soil
- 4: Factors directly or indirectly affecting the fate of ARGs during vermicomposting
- 5: Potential environmental risks of ARGs during vermicomposting
- 6: Control strategies for ARGs during vermicomposting
- 7: Precaution to be taken during vermiremediation
- 8: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Fourteen: Insight on the prevalence of pathogens present in the municipal solid waste of sanitary landfills, dumpsites, and leachate
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sources, transmission route, and fate of pathogens in wastes and leachates
- 3: Vectors and hosts of viruses
- 4: Infectivity and pathogenicity of viruses
- 5: Identification and characterization of viruses
- 6: Effect on environment and human health
- 7: Management and treatment of MSW
- 8: Future challenges
- References
- Chapter Fifteen: Bioconversion of hazardous organic wastes using invertebrates
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Hazardous solid organic wastes
- 3: Vermicomposting
- 4: Insect-based bioconversion
- 5: Biochar: An ingredient to improve hazardous waste bioconversion
- References
- Chapter Sixteen: Effects of plants’ density on the reduction of antibiotic resistance genes in vermi-wetland for recycling excess sludge
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Materials and methods
- 3: Results and discussion
- 4: Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 23, 2022
- No. of pages (Paperback): 400
- No. of pages (eBook): 400
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323959988
- eBook ISBN: 9780323959971
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Kui Huang
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Sartaj Ahmad Bhat
Dr. Sartaj Ahmad Bhat is working as a JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher at the River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Guru Nanak Dev University, India, in 2017. His primary research focuses on the development and evaluation of treatment technologies for organic waste and wastewater from domestic and industrial outlets as well as organic waste recycling, with a focus on the biological and sustainable treatment by earthworms. He has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and co-edited 13 books. Dr. Bhat serves as an associate/academic editor, editorial board member, or advisory board member on more than 15 journals. He has been awarded several postdoctoral/research fellowships, and has also received the 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Top Peer Reviewer 2019 award for Environment and Ecology (Web of Science).
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