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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-?Contaminated 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-Hernn dez 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.
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-?Contaminated 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-Hernn dez 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.