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1 online resource (804 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- About the Book -- Key features -- About the Editors -- Preface -- 1 Emerging Techniques for Treatment of Wastewater -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Composition of Untreated Wastewater and Its Effect on Water Bodies -- 1.3 Strategies to Treat Wastewater -- 1.4 Tertiary Treatment -- 1.5 Natural Processes for Wastewater Management -- 1.6 Emerging or Advanced Techniques for the Treatment of Wastewater -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Health Threats -- 2.1 Introduction |
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2.2 Threats to the Health of Aquatic Ecosystems -- 2.3 Data Analysis -- 2.4 Results from the Study -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Endophytic Fungi and Bacteria -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Main Anthropogenic Sources Releasing HMs into the Environment -- 3.3 Phytoremediation of HMs -- 3.4 Advantages and Disadvantages -- 3.5 Factors that Increase HMs Phytoremediation -- 3.6 Phytoremediation Mechanisms -- 3.7 Microbiota in Plants Used in Phytoremediation -- 3.8 Bacteria that Enhance Phytoremediation -- 3.9 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Mechanism of Heavy Metal-Induced Stress and Tolerance |
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4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Heavy Metal-Induced Stress -- 4.3 Metal Tolerance Mechanisms -- 4.4 Root Exudates -- 4.5 Cellular Wall -- 4.6 Plasma Membrane -- 4.7 Vacuole -- 4.8 Xylem -- 4.9 Phloem -- 4.10 Sequestering of Metals in the Cytosol by Various Ligands -- 4.11 Considerations -- 4.12 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Biotechnology for Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Wastewater -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Organic Contaminants -- 5.3 Biotechnology in Environmental Engineering -- 5.4 Biological Treatment -- 5.5 Electrochemical Method -- 5.6 Heavy Metal Treatment -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References |
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6 Novel Trends of Biotechnology in Wastewater Treatment -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Nascent Organic Methods -- 6.3 Forthcoming Technologies/Incubating Ideas: Theory of Existential Growth -- 6.4 Conclusion: Progression of Trending Technologies in Water Science -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7 Role of Free-Floating Macrophytes in the Abatement of Disturbed Environments -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Nutrient Equilibrium -- 7.3 Importance of Free-Floating Macrophytes in Ecosystem Structure and Function -- 7.4 How Toxins are Added to the Environment -- 7.5 Role of Aquatic Plants in Water Bodies |
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7.6 Phytoremediation -- 7.7 FFPs as Bioabsorbants -- References -- 8 Enzymatic Approach for Phytoremediation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Mechanism and Types of Phytoremediation -- 8.3 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Phyto-Metalloproteins and Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Phytoremediation -- 9.3 Role of Metalloproteins in Phytoremediation -- 9.4 Use of Phytometalloproteins for Remediation of Contamination and Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems -- 9.5 Heavy Metal Uptake from Contaminated Water |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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9.6 Phytometalloproteins in Remediation of Contaminated Freshwater Ecosystems |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dar, Gowhar Hamid
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Tonelli, Fernanda Maria Policarpo
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Hamid, Saima
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| ISBN |
9781119989301 |
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1119989302 |
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