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Microbial or biological degradation has long been the subject of active concern, and the rapid expansion and growing sophistication of various industries in the last century has significantly increased the volume and complexity of toxic residues of wastes. These can be remediated by plants and microbes, either natural origin or adapted for a specific purpose, in a process known as bioremediation. The interest in microbial biodegradation of pollutants has intensified in recent years in an attempt to find sustainable ways to clean contaminated environments. These bioremediation and biotransformation methods take advantage of the tremendous microbial catabolic diversity to degrade, transform or accumulate a variety of compounds, such as hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, polaromatic hydrocarbons pharmaceutical substances, radionuclides and metals. Unlike conventional methods, bioremediation does not physically disturb the site. This book describes the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how these principles are related to bioremediation. Authored by leading, international environmental microbiologists, it discusses topics such as aerobic biodegradation, microbial degradation of pollutants, and microbial community dynamics. It provides valuable insights into how biodegration processes work and can be utilised for pollution abatement, and as such appeals to researchers and postgraduate students as well as experts in the field of bioremediation.

Bioremediation. --- Environmental biotechnology --- Biodegradation --- Pollution --- Pollution. --- Environmental chemistry. --- Environmental engineering. --- Biotechnology. --- Environmental health. --- Pollution, general. --- Environmental Chemistry. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Environmental Health. --- Environmental quality --- Health --- Health ecology --- Public health --- Environmental engineering --- Health risk assessment --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Engineering --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Sustainable engineering --- Chemistry, Environmental --- Chemistry --- Ecology --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Health aspects --- Environmental aspects

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The abundance of organic pollutants found in wastewater affect urban surface waters. Traditional wastewater management technologies focus on the removal of suspended solids, nutrients and bacteria, however, new pollutants such as synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals are often not monitored in the environment despite having the potential to enter the environment and cause adverse ecological and human health effects. Collectively referred to as "emerging contaminants," they are mostly derived from domestic activities and occur in trace concentrations ranging from pico to micrograms per liter. Environmental contaminants are resistant to conventional wastewater treatment processes and most of them remain unaffected, causing contamination of receiving water. This in turn leads to the need for advanced wastewater treatment processes capable of removing environmental contaminants to ensure safe fresh water sources. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the current bioremediation strategies, including their limitations, challenges and their potential application to remove environmental pollutants. It also introduces the latest trends and advances in environmental bioremediation, and presents the state-of-the-art in biological and chemical wastewater treatment processes. As such, it will appeal to researchers and policy-makers, as well as undergraduate and graduate environmental sciences students.

Microbiology. --- Waste management. --- Water pollution. --- Pollution prevention. --- Environmental chemistry. --- Microbial ecology. --- Waste Management/Waste Technology. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Industrial Pollution Prevention. --- Environmental Chemistry. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Ecology --- Microbiology --- Chemistry, Environmental --- Chemistry --- Pollution --- Prevention of pollution --- Environmental protection --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Control --- Prevention and control --- Refuse and refuse disposal. --- Water --- Salvage (Waste, etc.) --- Pollution. --- Conversion of waste products --- Industrial salvage --- Recovery of waste products --- Solid waste management --- Utilization of waste products --- Waste management --- Waste reclamation --- Waste products --- Recycling (Waste, etc.) --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Discarded materials --- Disposal of refuse --- Garbage --- Household waste --- Household wastes --- Rubbish --- Trash --- Waste disposal --- Wastes, Household --- Sanitation --- Factory and trade waste --- Pollution control industry --- Street cleaning --- Environmental aspects --- Ecologia microbiana --- Biodegradació --- Contaminants --- Contaminació de l'aigua --- Control de la contaminació --- Química ambiental --- Química del medi ambient --- Ciències ambientals --- Química --- Geoquímica ambiental --- Prevenció de la contaminació --- Protecció ambiental --- Descontaminació de dipòsits de residus perillosos --- Minimització de residus --- Seguiment ambiental --- Aigua contaminada --- Contaminació d'aigües --- Contaminació dels corrents d'aigua --- Contaminació dels cursos d'aigua --- Contaminació dels rius --- Contaminació --- Salut pública --- Contaminació del mar --- Contaminants emergents en l'aigua --- Abastament d'aigua --- Contaminants orgànics de l'aigua --- Agents contaminants --- Contaminants ambientals --- Contaminants químics --- Productes contaminants --- Substàncies contaminants --- Productes químics --- Contaminants persistents --- Lixiviats --- Biocorrosió --- Biodeterioració --- Corrosió biològica --- Degradació biològica --- Descomposició (Biologia) --- Bioquímica --- Descomposició (Química) --- Bioremediació --- Enzims microbians --- Tractament biològic de depuració d'aigües residuals --- Ecologia dels microorganismes --- Microbiologia ambiental --- Microbiologia del medi ambient --- Ecologia --- Microbiologia --- Biofilms --- Relacions planta-microbi --- Reducció del diòxid de carboni

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Application of Biofilms in Applied Microbiology gives a complete overview on the structure, physiology and application of biofilms produced by microbes, along with their potential application in biotechnology. Sections cover new technologies for biofilm study, physiology of microorganisms in biofilms, bacterial biofilms, biofilm development, and fungal biofilms, summarizing various technologies available for biofilm study. Subsequent chapters describe biofilm developments with Bacillus subtillis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas putida, along with several chapters on the study of microbial biofilm and their advantages and disadvantages in the area of environmental biotechnology. The book closes with a chapter on the rapid development of new sequencing technologies and the use of metagenomics, thus revealing the great diversity of microbial life and enabling the emergence of a new perspective on population dynamics.

Microbiology. --- Biofilms --- Industrial applications. --- Microbial aggregation --- Microbial ecology --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Microorganisms --- Biofilms.

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Ammonia in wastewater causes the eutrophication of water bodies and the subsequent depletion of dissolved oxygen. In addition, certain forms of nitrogen such as ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are highly toxic to aquatic life. Although there are several biological and physical–chemical techniques for the removal of ammoniacal nitrogen compounds, including air stripping and breakpoint chlorination, which have been widely applied, a microbiological or microbe-based approach is attractive because it is based on sustainable technologies. In this regard, ammonia-oxidizing bacteria have recently gained great interest, specifically in wastewater treatment plants for the removal of ammoniacal nitrogen especially, owing to its relatively low capital cost, eco-friendliness, and high efficiency when compared with conventional cleanup technologies. This book provides specific and advanced knowledge on the microbial ecology of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and their diversity and functions in the treatment of toxic pollutants present in wastewater. The book thus serves as a valuable resource for engineers, scientists, and managers who require an excellent introductory and advanced knowledge of the field, professionals who are working or interested in the environmental microbiology or bioremediation field, and students learning about environmental biotechnology and microbiology.

Refuse and refuse disposal. --- Water. --- Hydrology. --- Industrial microbiology. --- Microbial ecology. --- Waste Management/Waste Technology. --- Industrial Microbiology. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Environmental Microbiology. --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Ecology --- Microbiology --- Biotechnology --- Aquatic sciences --- Earth sciences --- Hydrography --- Water --- Hydrology --- Discarded materials --- Disposal of refuse --- Garbage --- Household waste --- Household wastes --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Rubbish --- Solid waste management --- Trash --- Waste disposal --- Waste management --- Wastes, Household --- Sanitation --- Factory and trade waste --- Pollution --- Pollution control industry --- Salvage (Waste, etc.) --- Street cleaning --- Waste products --- Industrial applications --- Environmental aspects

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This book summarizes the advanced sustainable trends in removing toxic pollutants by environmental and biotechnological processes from both industrial wastewater and sewage wastewater. The book also provides an assessment of the potential application of several existing wastewater bioremediation techniques and introduces new cutting-edge technologies. Among other valuable information covered, here are the methods, procedures, materials (especially low-cost materials originating from industrial and agricultural waste), management of wastewater containing toxic pollutants, and valorization possibilities of waste resulting from the removal of toxic pollutants from wastewater. Tonnes of hazardous waste pollutants released by industries are a challenge worldwide. With the ever-growing population and shrinking landfill areas, managing the disposal of pollutants is a matter of severe concern. Industrial wastewater treatment, recycling, and reuse are serious issues in today’s context, not just to protect the environment from pollution, but also to conserve water resources so that water stress is reduced. This book is designed for engineers, scientists, and other professionals and serves as a good summary of the current state-of-the-art and innovative research challenges to control pollution for coming generations.

Refuse and refuse disposal. --- Water. --- Hydrology. --- Industrial microbiology. --- Nanotechnology. --- Pollution. --- Sustainability. --- Waste Management/Waste Technology. --- Industrial Microbiology. --- Discarded materials --- Disposal of refuse --- Garbage --- Household waste --- Household wastes --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Rubbish --- Solid waste management --- Trash --- Waste disposal --- Waste management --- Wastes, Household --- Sanitation --- Factory and trade waste --- Pollution --- Pollution control industry --- Salvage (Waste, etc.) --- Street cleaning --- Waste products --- Sustainability science --- Human ecology --- Social ecology --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Biotechnology --- Aquatic sciences --- Earth sciences --- Hydrography --- Water --- Hydrology --- Environmental aspects --- Industrial applications