ISBN : 9780443193880
Author : Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira
Publisher : Academic Press
Year : 2023
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Table of contents Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Contributors Series editor's preface Volume editor's preface Chapter One: Antibiotics and hormone residues in wastewater: Occurrence, risks, and its biological, physical and chemical treatments Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Occurrence and risks 3: Treatment of hormones and antibiotics 4: Future prospects References Chapter Two: Occurrence of pesticides in wastewater: Bioremediation approach for environmental safety and its toxicity Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Classification of pesticides 3: Occurrence of pesticides 4: Toxicity 5: Bioremediation of pesticides 6: Final considerations References Chapter Three: Removal of pharmaceutical compounds from water Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Methods for removal of pharmaceutical compounds 3: Future prospective 4: Conclusion References Chapter Four: Biological methods for the removal of microplastics from water Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Types of microplastics 3: Sources of microplastics in water 4: Biological solutions for the removal of microplastics from water 5: Microplastic ingestion 6: Control measures for microplastic pollution 7: Microplastic pollution and COVID-19 8: Conclusion References Chapter Five: Impact of wastewater irrigation on soil attributes Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Sources of wastewater 3: Impact of wastewater irrigation on soil characteristics 4: Conclusion and recommendations References Chapter Six: Microalgae and advanced oxidative processes as treatment approaches for agro-industrial effluents Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Factors that influence the quality of agro-industrial wastewater 3: Microalgae in the treatment of agro-industrial wastewater 4: Advanced oxidative processes 5: Conclusion References Chapter Seven: Contamination of soil and food chain through wastewater application Abstract 1: Introduction 2: The current scenario of wastewater irrigation 3: Wastewater irrigation in agriculture: A worldwide health challenge 4: The effect of wastewater irrigation on the properties of soil 5: Impacts of wastewater irrigation on crops 6: The effect of wastewater irrigation on food chain contamination and human health 7: Measures to reduce risks 8: Conclusions Acknowledgments References Chapter Eight: Advanced biomaterials for the removal of pesticides from water Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Advanced biomaterials 3: Synthesis of biomaterials for pesticide removal 4: How are biomaterials efficient for water treatment? 5: Removal of pesticides from water 6: Future perspective 7: Conclusions References Chapter Nine: Microalgae mediated wastewater treatment and its production for biofuels and bioproducts Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Microalgae 3: Microalgae uses in phycoremediation technology 4: Advantages of phycoremediation 5: Cultivation methods of microalgae 6: Harvesting method 7: Economic challenges 8: Utilization of wastewater generated microalgal biomass for biofuel production 9: Market trend of microalgae-based wastewater treatment 10: Socio-economic and environmental aspects associated with integrated algae refinery 11: Conclusion References Chapter Ten: Beneficial and negative impacts of wastewater for sustainable agricultural irrigation: Current knowledge and future perspectives Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Availability and use of wastewater 3: Positive effect of waste water irrigation on physicochemical properties of soil 4: Negative effect of long-term sewage irrigation 5: Effect of waste water irrigation on quality and yield 6: Conclusions Acknowledgment References Chapter Eleven: Immobilized enzyme systems for wastewater treatment Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Enzyme immobilization for sewage treatment 3: Different methods to immobilize enzymes 4: Applications of immobilized enzymes in wastewater treatment 5: Future prospective 6: Conclusion References Chapter Twelve: Microbial remediation of emerging pollutants from wastewater Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Microbial remediation 3: Techniques of microbial remediation 4: Factors affecting microbial remediation 5: Types of microbial remediation 6: Genetically engineered bacteria (GEB) 7: Microbial fuel cell 8: Role of microorganisms in the removal of some other emerging pollutants 9: Conclusion References Chapter Thirteen: Utilization of constructed wetlands for dye removal: A concise review Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Dye 3: Phytoremediation of dye-containing wastewater 4: The importance of using CW to treat wastewater containing dye and its advantages over other treatment 5: Removal processes of dye in CW systems 6: Conclusion and future research needs References Further reading Chapter Fourteen: Pathogenic microbes in wastewater: Identification and characterization Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Traditional approaches for pathogenic microbial detection in wastewater 3: Different molecular methods of wastewater pathogen detection 4: Challenges 5: Future perspectives 6: Conclusion Acknowledgments References Chapter Fifteen: Tidal coastal wetlands for wastewater management Abstract 1: Background 2: Wetland definitions 3: Tidal coastal wetlands 4: Significance of coastal wetlands ecosystem services 5: Coastal wetlands wastewater management study 6: Conclusion References Chapter Sixteen: Mechanistic approaches and factors regulating microalgae mediated heavy metal remediation from the aquatic ecosystem Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Role of microalgae in heavy metal removal 3: Factors affecting remediation of heavy metals 4: Abiotic factors influencing metal removal 5: Recycling of microalgal biomass 6: Algal biomass conversion to produce biofuel 7: Challenges and prospects in heavy metal bioremediation 8: Conclusion Acknowledgment References Chapter Seventeen: Metal organic frameworks-carbon based nanocomposites for environmental sensing and catalytic applications Abstract 1: Introduction 2: Synthesis procedures 3: Applications 4: Outlook and conclusions References