Microbial Degradation and Detoxification of Pollutants

Environmental pollution increases day by day due to the growth in population, industrialization and urbanization posing a threat to human health and environment. In addition, wastewater treatment is becoming more complex due to the wide variety of pollutants generated by different industrial sectors. Most of these pollutants are recalcitrant, causing persistence and accumulation in the environment. This has driven international efforts to develop effective solutions to treat wastewater polluted with recalcitrant compounds.
This series discusses the recent advances in water and wastewater treatment research and processes covering some generally accepted bio-remediation, bio-degradation, molecular approaches and electro-biochemical strategies and evaluate the possible applications of these corrective strategies to remove toxic pollutants from the environment.
The series describes the limitations and challenges of some generally accepted wastewater treatments. In addition, it covers various advanced and innovative technologies to remove toxic and hazardous pollutants present in wastewater in a sustainable manner. Moreover, it considers the application of mathematical modelling and different emerging molecular tools to wastewater treatment. Particular attention is given to water reuse and recovery of added-value products from wastewater since it would contribute to a circular and bio-based economy.