Microbial ecology of wastewater treatment plants /

Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Plants presents different methods and techniques used in microbial ecology to study the interactions and evolution of microbial populations in WWTPs, particularly the new molecular tools developed in the last decades.These molecular biology-based methods (e....

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Shah, Maulin P., Rodriguez-Couto, Susana
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2021.
Subjects:	Sewage disposal plants. Sewage > Purification > Microbial granulation process. Microbial ecology. Environmental Microbiology Eaux usées > Stations de traitement. Eaux usées > Épuration > Procédé de granulation microbienne. Écologie microbienne. sewage treatment plants. Microbial ecology Sewage disposal plants Sewage > Purification > Microbial granulation process Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Front cover
Halftitle
Fulltitle
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1
Review on aerobic degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons: From microbial enzymes to environs
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Aromatic hydrocarbon degradation metabolism
1.2.1 Aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation under aerobic conditions
1.3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2
Bioremediation-the natural solution
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Principle
2.3 Factors influencing bioremediation
2.3.1 Biological factors
2.3.2 Environmental factors
2.4 Role of microbes in bioremediation
2.4.1 Biostimulation
2.4.1.1 Biostimulation using organic nutrients
2.4.1.2 Biostimulation using inorganic nutrients
2.4.2 Bioaugmentation
2.4.2.1 Microorganisms for bioaugmentation
2.4.2.2 Bioaugmentation with single strains
2.4.2.3 Microbial consortia in bioaugmentation
2.4.2.4 Bioaugmentation with GMOs and genes
2.4.3 Bioattenuation (natural attenuation)
2.4.4 Bioventing
2.4.5 Biopiles
2.4.6 Combination strategies
2.5 Phytoremediation
2.5.1 Phytoextraction
2.5.2 Phytotransformation
2.5.3 Phytostabilization
2.5.4 Phytodegradation or rhizodegradation
2.5.5 Rhizofiltration
2.6 Advantages of bioremediation
2.7 Disadvantages of bioremediation
2.8 Future prospects and conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3
Mechanisms, types, effectors, and methods of bioremediation: The universal solution
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Bioremediation
3.3 Types of bioremediation
3.3.1 In-situ bioremediation
3.3.1a Natural attenuation
3.3.1b Biostimulation
3.3.1c Bioaugmentation
3.4 Factors affecting bioremediation
3.4.1 Biotic factors
3.4.2 Abiotic factors
3.5 Emphasis on microbial factor: Microbial community structure and microbial behaviour
3.5.1 Microbial community
3.5.1.1 Culture-based approaches for community structure analysis
3.5.1.1.1 Refinement approaches in cultivation
3.5.1.1.2 In-situ cultivation approach
3.5.1.1.3 High-throughput cultivation approaches
3.5.1.1.4 Cell-cell interaction approaches
3.5.1.2 Culture-independent approach for community structure analysis
3.5.1.2.1 Metagenomics
3.5.1.2.2 Metagenomic approaches: Assessment of microbial community activity
3.5.2 Microbial behavior
3.5.2.1 Bacterial signaling
3.6 Recent trends in bioremediation
3.6.1 Enzymatic bioremediation
3.6.2 Gene editing and bioremediation
3.6.3 Gene-modified organisms (GMOs) and bioremediation
3.6.4 Nano-bioremediation
3.7 Conclusions and future prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 4
An innovative approach to degrade xenobiotics through microbial system
4.1 Introduction
4.2 What are xenobiotics?
4.3 Factors contributing to recalcitrance