Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Plants
- 1st Edition - May 15, 2021
- Editors: Maulin P. Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 5 0 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 5 0 4 - 2
Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Plants presents different methods and techniques used in microbial ecology to study the interactions and evolution of microbial popula… Read more
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Request a sales quote- Describes application of different Omics tools in Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
- Demonstrates the role of microorganisms in WWTPs
- Includes discussions on the microbial ecology of WWTPs
- Covers the microbial diversity of activated sludge
- Emphasizes cutting-edge molecular tools
Engineers, scientists who require an excellent introduction and basic knowledge to the principles of waste water treatment technologies. Different professionals, managers working or interested in the Water treatment microbiology field
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Review on aerobic degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons: From microbial enzymes to environs
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Aromatic hydrocarbon degradation metabolism
- 1.3 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2 Bioremediation—the natural solution
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Principle
- 2.3 Factors influencing bioremediation
- 2.4 Role of microbes in bioremediation
- 2.5 Phytoremediation
- 2.6 Advantages of bioremediation
- 2.7 Disadvantages of bioremediation
- 2.8 Future prospects and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 3 Mechanisms, types, effectors, and methods of bioremediation: The universal solution
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Bioremediation
- 3.3 Types of bioremediation
- 3.4 Factors affecting bioremediation
- 3.5 Emphasis on microbial factor: Microbial community structure and microbial behaviour
- 3.6 Recent trends in bioremediation
- 3.7 Conclusions and future prospects
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 4 An innovative approach to degrade xenobiotics through microbial system
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 What are xenobiotics?
- 4.3 Factors contributing to recalcitrance
- 4.4 Sources and types of xenobiotics
- 4.5 Environmental fate of xenobiotics
- 4.6 Microbial degradation of xenobiotics
- 4.7 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 5 Complete and simultaneous removal of aromatic compounds and ammonium in the nitrifying process: Current knowledge of physiology behavior and dynamic response of microbial communities
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Removal of aromatic compounds and ammonium from wastewaters
- 5.3 Biological removal of aromatic compounds and ammonium from wastewaters
- 5.4 Simultaneous removal of aromatic compounds and ammonium by a microbial consortium
- 5.5 Dynamic response of microbial consortia during simultaneous removal of aromatic and ammonium compounds
- 5.6 Kinetic modeling of simultaneous nitrification and aromatic compounds biodegradation
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 6 Science of Microorganisms for the Restoration of Polluted sites for Safe and Helathy Environment.
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Nature of soil
- 6.3 Soil functions
- 6.4 Assessment of soil quality
- 6.5 Major sources of soil pollution
- 6.6 Manifestations of soil pollution
- 6.7 Effect of pollutants on soil health
- 6.8 Prevention of soil pollution
- 6.9 Problems/issue with soil pollution on environment and humans
- 6.10 Bioremediation and mycoremediation of polluted soil
- 6.11 New advances in fungi bioremediation
- 6.12 Use of marine fungal species
- 6.13 Use of symbiotic fungal species
- 6.14 Use of white-rot fungal species
- 6.15 Use of fungal enzymes
- 6.16 Synergistic use of highly potent strains/species of fungal
- 6.17 Role of nano-biotechnological approaches in bioremediation
- 6.18 Sensing and detection of contaminants
- 6.19 Treatment and remediation
- 6.20 Nanoparticles (NPs)
- 6.21 Biofunctionalized nano-materials
- 6.22 Biopolymer-based nanomaterials
- 6.23 Conclusion and future prospects
- Conflict of interest
- References
- Chapter 7 Sugar industry wastewater treatment: Current practices and advances
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Sources, occurrence, and characteristics
- 7.3 Water management in sugar industry
- 7.4 Treatment methods
- 7.5 Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 8 Biological wastewater treatment technology: Advancement and drawbacks
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Sources of wastewater
- 8.3 Components of wastewater
- 8.4 General layout of wastewater treatment plant
- 8.5 Different wastewater treatment technologies: Advancements and drawbacks related to treatment technologies
- 8.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9 Biological wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for industrial wastewater
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Effect of temperature
- 9.3 Effect of pH
- 9.4 Effect of composition
- 9.5 Effect of time
- 9.6 Biological treatment methods
- 9.7 Biological treatment of IW
- 9.8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10 Biochar a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment: Current status and perspectives
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Properties of biochar
- 10.3 Modified biochar
- 10.4 Factors affecting biochar activity
- 10.5 Biochar production techniques
- 10.6 Utilization of biochar
- 10.7 Biochar production for waste management
- 10.8 Remediation of heavy metals contaminated soil
- 10.9 Removal of the radionuclides by biochar
- 10.10 Biochar for wastewater treatment
- 10.11 Adsorption of organic pollutants
- 10.12 Removal of dye by biochar
- 10.13 Removal of organic dye by biochar based hybrid materials
- 10.14 Removal of phenolic compounds and chemicals
- 10.15 Removal of pharmaceutically active compounds
- 10.16 Adsorption of phosphorus and hydrogen sulfide gas
- 10.17 Limitations
- 10.18 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11 Wastewater remediation through microbe-based nanoparticles
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Dendrimer
- 11.3 Zeolite
- 11.4 Carbonaceous nanoparticles
- 11.5 Metal nanoparticles
- 11.6 Silver nanoparticles for treatment of wastewater
- 11.7 Antimicrobial or bacteriological analysis of silver nanoparticles
- 11.8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12 Biotechnological approaches towards treatment and recycling of wastewater from tanneries and leather industry
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Historical developments in tannery industry
- 12.3 Leather industry: Global scenario
- 12.4 Tanning process
- 12.5 Tannery wastewater sources
- 12.6 Characteristics of tannery wastewater
- 12.7 Tannery wastewater toxicity
- 12.8 Tannery wastewater treatment approaches
- 12.9 Application of phytoremediation in wastewater treatment
- 12.10 Constructed wetlands
- 12.11 Membrane separation technologies
- 12.12 Membrane bioreactors in wastewater treatment
- 12.13 Integrated treatment approaches
- 12.14 Challenges and future prospects
- 12.15 Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 13 Biological wastewater treatment technology: Advancements and drawbacks
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Biological wastewater treatment
- 13.3 Advancement in the treatment technologies
- 13.4 Drawbacks of biological wastewater treatment
- 13.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 14 Monitoring/sensing techniques to address pollutant heterogeneity assessment in wastewater
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Wastewater
- 14.3 Standard wastewater parameters and their monitoring methods
- 14.4 Introduction to biosensors: Sensors and sensing strategies
- 14.5 Real-time monitoring and control system
- 14.6 Need for newer strategies
- 14.7 Internet of things (IoT) based water monitoring system
- 14.8 Microelectrode microsensor (MEMS) based water monitoring system
- 14.9 Conclusion
- Conflict of interest
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 15 Bioflocculants for wastewater treatment: Scale up and commercialization
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Selection of bioflocculants
- 15.3 Biosynthesis of bioflocculants
- 15.4 Transgenic microbes for bioflocculation
- 15.5 Challenges of chemical flocculation addressed by bioflocculation
- 15.6 Bioflocculation as an alternative
- 15.7 Immobilization of microbes for bioflocculation
- 15.8 Advantages of immobilization
- 15.9 Methods of immobilization
- 15.10 Large-scale production of bioflocculant-producing microorganisms
- 15.11 Scaling up of culture
- 15.12 Culture optimization for increasing production
- 15.13 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 16 A new age of innovative technology for wastewater treatment using nanomaterials
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Nanoscience and nanotechnology
- 16.3 Water nanotechnology
- 16.4 Nanomaterials currently used in water treatment and purification
- 16.5 Conclusions and future outlooks
- References
- Chapter 17 Marine microbial community studies using recent tools and techniques
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Identification tools and methods
- 17.3 Conventional microbiology
- 17.4 Omics technologies
- 17.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 18 Biosorbents for heavy metal removal
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Heavy metal removal methods
- 18.3 Biosorption
- 18.4 Types of biosorbents
- 18.5 Pretreatment on biosorption and their effect
- 18.6 Biosorbent immobilization
- 18.7 Desorption of biosorbent
- 18.8 Factors affecting biosorption
- 18.9 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 19 Studies of wastewater treatment techniques using low-cost biosorbents
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Bioremediation
- 19.3 Biosorbents in wastewater treatment: Variety, source, and significance
- 19.4 Miscellaneous nonconventional biosorbents
- 19.5 Biosorbents in bioreactor: Strategies and challenges
- 19.6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 20 Bioremediation of heavy metals from wastewater treatment plants by microorganisms
- Abstract
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Wastewater
- 20.3 Heavy metals
- 20.4 Conventional methods used in wastewater treatment plants
- 20.5 Bioremediation
- 20.6 Currents developments in bioremediation
- 20.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 21 Wastewater treatment by microbial biofilm: A distinct possibility
- Abstract
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 Wastewater as environmental hazard
- 21.3 Current state of art for wastewater management
- 21.4 Microbial community and wastewater management
- 21.5 Wastewater detoxification by microbial biofilm
- 21.6 Nanoparticles and microbial biofilms: A combinatorial approach for wastewater management
- 21.7 Conclusion
- 21.8 Future perspective
- References
- Chapter 22 Biofilm formation, problems, and diseases: Methods for film eradication, a nanostructured material based approach
- Abstract
- 22.1 Introduction
- 22.2 Pathogens inhabiting different biofilms
- 22.3 Threats caused by biofilms in various industries and sectors
- 22.4 Approaches for prevention and control of biofilms
- 22.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 23 Biological wastewater treatment to achieve pollution control and resource recovery: Role of anaerobic digestion
- Abstract
- 23.1 Introduction
- 23.2 Instability of the anaerobic digestion process: Understanding and monitoring the microbiome involved in anaerobic digestion
- 23.3 Molecular microbiology techniques: From community profiling to omics
- 23.4 Anaerobic digestion microbiome: Response toward fluctuations in process conditions
- 23.5 Future perspective of anaerobic digestion—in the context of bio-based circular economy
- References
- Chapter 24 Microbial community genetics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
- Abstract
- 24.1 Introduction
- 24.2 Microbial communities in WWTPs
- 24.3 Bacteria involved in nitrification and denitrification of wastewater treatment
- 24.4 Bacteria involved in phosphorus removal of wastewater treatment
- 24.5 Role of filamentous bacteria in BWWTP
- 24.6 Role of electrogenic bacteria in wastewater treatment
- 24.7 Role of archaea in wastewater treatment
- 24.8 Role of factors affecting the fate of ARB and ARGs in WWTPs
- 24.9 ARGs in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPS)
- 24.10 Importance of metatranscriptomics in the context of wastewater treatment plants
- 24.11 Importance of metaproteomics in the context of wastewater treatment plants
- 24.12 Role of bacterial extracellular protein in wastewater treatment
- 24.13 Conclusion and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 25 Microbial remediation of soil and water metal contaminants
- Abstract
- 25.1 Introduction
- 25.2 Physical and chemical remediation of the metal-contaminated sites
- 25.3 Origin of microbial-based metal remediation
- 25.4 Microbial remediation of metal-contaminated soils and sediments
- 25.5 Microbial remediation of metal-contaminated aquatic systems
- 25.6 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 570
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 15, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128225035
- eBook ISBN: 9780128225042
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Maulin P. Shah
Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.
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