Textbook of Environmental Biotechnology

Contents: Preface. 1. Issues and scope of environmental biotechnology. 2. Management and remediation of problem soils. 3. Bioaccumulation of toxicants. 4. Biological treatment of wastewater. 5. Treatment of wastewater of the food processing industries. 6. Biotechnological approaches to microalgal culture. 7. Biodegradation of organic pollutants. 8. Biotechnology for solid waste management. 9. Biodegradation of pesticides in the environment. 10. Microbial transformation of heavy metals. 11. Bioleaching and biomining for recovery of resources. 12. Microbial transformations of pesticides. 13. Aquatic bioassay for analysis of pollutants in surface waters. 14. Environmental impact of pollutants and analysis of dose-effect relationship. 15. Management of biological diversity and ecosystem restoration. 16. Biotechnology in biodiversity conservation. 17. Modelling of bioreactors. 18. Biopesticides and integrated pest management. References. Index.

"The present book has been designed to serve the students of Environmental Science, microbiology, life sciences, biotechnology and researchers in these fields.

The book discusses:

New approaches to wastewater treatment.
Use of endemic or exotic biological assemblage as a nutrient filter to purify nutrient-loaded wastewater and nutrient-enriched eutrophic surface water.
Efficient biomass management techniques.
Several emerging areas like microalgal cultivation techniques using wastewater.
Production of value-added products from algae.
Statistical approach to analyze the toxic effects of xenobiotics using biological test batteries and biopesticides.
Integrated pest management.
Advanced techniques to study environmental contamination.
Biological experimental procedures to determine the level of contamination."