Environmental Contaminants: Ecological Implications and Management

As we know rapid industrialization is a serious concern in the context of a healthy environment. Various physico-chemical and biological approaches for the removal of toxic pollutants are available but unfortunately these are not very effective. Biological approaches using microorganisms (bacterial/fungi/algae) green plants or their enzymes to degrade/detoxify environmental contaminants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals toxic metals pesticides dyes petroleum hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds are eco-friendly and low cost. This book provides a much-needed comprehensive overview of the various types of contaminants their toxicological effects on the environment humans animals and plants as well as various eco-friendly approaches for their management (degradation/detoxification). As such it is a valuable resource for a wide range of students scientists and researchers in microbiology biotechnology environmental sciences.