Bioremediation Technology: Hazardous Waste Management

Chapter 1 The Microbial Degradation of DDT and Potential Remediation Strategies
Hiral Gohil and Andrew Ogram
Chapter 2 Biological Degradation and Detoxification of Toxic Contaminants in Leachate: An Environmentally Friendly Perspective
Indu Shekhar Thakur, Juhi Gupta, and Pooja Ghosh
Chapter 3 Microbial Strategies for the Decolorization and Degradation of Distillery Spent Wash Containing Melanoidins
P. Mahla and N. Bhatt
Chapter 4 Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): An Overview
Shalini Gupta and Bhawana Pathak
Chapter 5 Relative Influence of “Physicochemical Variables” and “Indigenous Bacterial Diversity” on the Efficiency of Bioaugmentation-Mediated In Situ Bioremediation
Janmejay Pandey
Chapter 6 Role of Enzymes in Bioremediation of Organic Pollutants
Smita Chaudhry and Rashmi Paliwal
Chapter 7 Bacterial Biodegradation of Phenolics and Derivatives of Phenolics
Pooja Hirpara and Nikhil Bhatt
Chapter 8 Enhanced Bioavailability and Biodegradation of DDx in an Anoxic Organic Soil
Hiral Gohil and Andrew Ogram
Chapter 9 Use of Corncob Residues (Zea mays) and Activated Carbons Obtained from This Material for the Decontamination of Aqueous Media with Ni2+
Rafael Alberto Fonseca-Correa, Ronal Orlando Serrano-Romero, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján, and Liliana Giraldo
Chapter 10 Bioremediation—With Special Reference to Hydrocarbon Degradation
Harish Chandra and Ramesh Chandra Dubey
Chapter 11 Rhizosphere Bioremediation: Green Technology to Clean Up the Environment
M.H. Fulekar and Jyoti Fulekar
Chapter 12 Macrophytes as Bioremediators of Toxic Inorganic Pollutants of Contaminated Water Bodies
Abdul Barey Shah and Rana Pratap Singh
Chapter 13 Restoration and Conservation Strategies of Historical Monuments
Chandrahas N. Khobragade, Madhushree M. Routh, and Suchita C. Warangkar
Chapter 14 Wastewater Treatment: Common Effluent Treatment Plant—Case Study
Ashita Rai and M. H. Fulekar
Chapter 15 Nanomaterials-Based Wastewater Treatment Technology: An Overview
Dimple P. Dutta
Chapter 16 Nanomaterials Development and Their Environmental Applications
Ashita Rai and M. H. Fulekar
Chapter 17 Environmental Nanotechnology Approaches for the Remediation of Contaminants
Manviri Rani and Uma Shanker