Bioremediation and Phytoremediation Technologies in Sustainable Soil Management: Microbial Approaches and Recent Trends

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. Volume 2: Microbial Approaches and Recent Trends explores new and emerging techniques and approaches to address soil pollution, including the use of rhizobacteria, archaea, cyanobacteria, and microalgae as biofertilizers and for soil bioremediation efforts. Other volumes in the set cover fundamental aspects and contaminated sites, inventive techniques, research methods, and case studies. Together, these volumes provide in-depth coverage of the mechanisms, advantages, and disadvantages of the bioremediation and phytoremediation technologies for safe and sustainable soil management.

Format: Hardback
Length: 298 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc.

This comprehensive 4-volume set delves into the effective utilization of microbial bioremediation and phytoremediation techniques to cleanse pollutants from soil, encompassing a wide range of contaminants such as pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and chlorinated solvents. These pollutants not only diminish soil fertility and render it inhospitable to plant growth but also pose significant risks to plants, wildlife, humans, and the soil itself.

Volume 2: Microbial Approaches and Recent Trends, in particular, focuses on innovative and emerging strategies to combat soil pollution. It explores the use of diverse microorganisms, including rhizobacteria, archaea, cyanobacteria, and microalgae, as biofertilizers and for soil bioremediation efforts. Additionally, the chapters delve into new technologies for assessing soil bioremediation, highlighting their mechanisms, advantages, and disadvantages.

In-depth coverage is provided in the chapters, encompassing the utilization of various microbial enzymes in the process of bioremediation and phytoremediation. These enzymes play a crucial role in cleaning up pollutants without causing harm to the natural environment.

The remaining volumes in the 4-volume set, namely Volume 1: Fundamental Aspects and Contaminated Sites, Volume 3: Inventive Techniques, Research Methods, and Case Studies, and Volume 4: Degradation of Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls, provide comprehensive insights into the mechanisms, advantages, and disadvantages of bioremediation and phytoremediation technologies. Together, these volumes serve as a valuable resource for biologists, agricultural engineers, environmental and soil scientists, and chemists, equipping them with the necessary information and tools to address soil toxins that pose a significant threat to plants, wildlife, humans, and the soil itself.

Weight: 770g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781774637197