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Contaminants and Clean Technologies provides valuable information
on environmental contaminants such as industrial pollutants,
micropollutants, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals,
toxins, and hormones. It focuses on the various types of
environmental contaminants discharged from various sources; their
toxicological effects in environments, humans, animals, and plants;
and their removal methods. It also covers, comprehensively,
information on the contaminants released by various industries and
agricultural practices, which cause severe threats to the
environment. Features of the book: Elucidates systematic
information on various types of environmental contaminants, and
their fate and consequences Discusses contaminants such as
endocrine disruptors, pharmaceutical waste, and personal care
products Provides an overview of physicochemical and biological
treatment technologies for sustainable development Details recent
research finding in the area of environmental contaminants and
their future challenges
The agri-food industry creates a vast amount of waste each year.
This is not just a problem for waste management, in terms of
finding space to store waste and preventing escape of harmful waste
into the environment; it also represents a loss of resources: the
chemicals and energy which have gone into the production of this
waste. If current waste streams can be converted into useful
resources this will have multiple benefits by reducing the amount
of waste sent to landfill or similar, reducing the need for other
feedstocks and removing the pressure from feedstocks that could be
used as food. Research into the different types of waste produced
by the agri-food industry and approaches to converting them into
useful chemicals or chemical feedstocks has advanced rapidly over
the last few years. Covering the latest developments in the
valorisation of food and agricultural waste, such as valorisation
of citrus peel and industrial wastes, this book is a great resource
for researchers interested in waste management, sustainability and
the circular economy.
Microorganisms for Sustainable Environment and Health covers
hazardous pollutants released from natural as well as anthropogenic
activities and implications on environmental and human health. This
book serves as a valuable source of basic knowledge and recent
developments in the clean technologies and pollution-associated
diseases and abnormalities in the context of microorganisms.
Focused on current solutions to various environmental problems in
the field of bioremediation, it provides a detailed knowledge on
the various types of toxic environmental pollutants discharged from
different sources, their toxicological effects in environments,
humans, animals and plants as well as their biodegradation and
bioremediation approaches. This book helps environmental scientists
and microbiologists learn about existing environmental problems and
suggests ways to control or contain their effects by employing
various treatment approaches.
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