Agro-environmental sustainability. Volume 2, Managing environmental pollution / Jay Shankar Singh, Gamini Seneviratne, editors.
Singh, Jay Shankar, editor.; Seneviratne, Gamini, editor.
2017
S494.5.S86
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Title Agro-environmental sustainability. Volume 2, Managing environmental pollution / Jay Shankar Singh, Gamini Seneviratne, editors.
ISBN 9783319497273 (electronic bk.)
3319497278 (electronic bk.)
9783319497266 (print)
331949726X
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49727-3
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-49727-3 doi
Call Number S494.5.S86
Dewey Decimal Classification 631.5/8
Summary This two-volume work is a testament to the increasing interest in the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture and food security. Advances in microbial technologies are explored in chapters dealing with topics such as plant-microbe interactions, rhizoremediation and cyanoremediation, and bio-immobilization. Volume II is a collection of research findings that invites readers to examine the application of microbes in pollution reduction, decontamination of agro- and aquatic ecosystems, and remediation of various toxic compounds. Highly readable entries attempt to close the knowledge gap between soil microbial associations and sustainable agriculture. Traditional agricultural management techniques have relied heavily on application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides; and recent land use change practices have led to over exploitation of natural resources. Strategies outlined here simplify a complicated picture of the way microbial communities can improve the quality of environment and eliminate food scarcity in the coming generations. This work is a significant contribution to research in this increasingly important discipline of soil sciences, and will appeal to researchers in microbiology, agriculture, environmental sciences, and soil and crop sciences.
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Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Methanotrophs: An Emerging Bioremediation Tool with Unique Broad Spectrum Methane Monooxygenase (MMO) Enzyme; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Methanotrophs in€Heavy Metal Remediation; 1.3 Methanotrophs in€Petroleum Hydrocarbons Remediation; 1.4 Methanotrophs in€Halogenated Hydrocarbon Remediation; 1.5 Methanotrophs in€Lindane Remediation; 1.6 Plant-Methanotrophs Associations in€Bioremediation; 1.7 Can Extremophilic Methanotrophs (Verrucomicrobia) Be€Used for€Bioremediation?; 1.8 Conclusions and€Future Research Opinions; References.

Chapter 2: Methanotrophs: Methane Mitigation, Denitrification and Bioremediation2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methane Mitigation in€Soils Associated with€Agriculture, Coal Mining and€Landfills; 2.2.1 Agriculture: Rice Paddy Soils; 2.2.2 Coal Mines; 2.2.3 Landfills; 2.2.3.1 Biocover; 2.2.3.2 Biowindow; 2.2.3.3 Biofilter; 2.2.3.4 Biotarp; 2.3 Denitrification; 2.3.1 Aerobic Methane Oxidation Coupled to€Denitrification; 2.3.2 Anaerobic Methane Oxidation Coupled to€Denitrification; 2.4 Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants; 2.5 Conclusion; References.

Chapter 3: Prospects of€Bacterial-Assisted Remediation of€Metal-Contaminated Soils3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Heavy Metals as€Soil Pollutants; 3.3 Sources of€Heavy Metals; 3.4 Heavy Metal Concentration; 3.5 Toxic Effects of€Heavy Metals; 3.6 Techniques Used for€Remediation of€Metal-ƯContaminated Soils; 3.6.1 Physicochemical Techniques; 3.6.1.1 Isolation; 3.6.1.2 Separation of€Heavy Metals Mechanically; 3.6.1.3 Remediation of€Heavy Metals by Chemical Treatment; 3.6.1.4 Electroremediation; 3.6.1.5 Binding of€Chemicals with€Different Chelating Agent; 3.6.1.6 Removal of€Metals by Ion-Exchanging Process.

3.6.2 Remediation of€Metals by Biochemical Methods3.6.2.1 Bioleaching; 3.6.2.2 Biosorption; 3.6.2.3 Metal-Microbe Interactions; 3.7 Metal Resistance Mechanisms Used by Microorganisms; 3.8 Metal Sequestration; 3.8.1 Intracellular Sequestration; 3.8.2 Extracellular Sequestration; 3.8.3 Plant-Microbe Interactions; 3.9 Phytoremediation of€Contaminated Soils; 3.10 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria; 3.11 Microbial-Induced Bioremediation; 3.12 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria-Assisted Phytoremediation; 3.13 Conclusions; References.

Chapter 4: Cyanoremediation: A€Green-Clean Tool for€Decontamination of€Synthetic Pesticides from€Agro- and€Aquatic Ecosystems4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Synthetic Pesticides; 4.2.1 Classification of€Synthetic Pesticides (Based on€Zacharia 2011; EPA 2012; Ortiz-Hernández et€al. 2013); 4.2.1.1 Organochlorines; 4.2.1.2 Organophosphorous; 4.2.1.3 Carbamates; 4.2.1.4 Pyrethoids; 4.3 Fate of€Synthetic Pesticides in€Agro- and€Aquatic Ecosystems; 4.4 Impact of€Pesticides; 4.4.1 Soil Contamination; 4.4.2 Surface and€Groundwater Contamination; 4.4.3 Effect on€Soil Fertility; 4.4.4 Nontarget Organisms.

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