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1 online resource (307 p.) |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Biotechnology and Various Environmental Concerns: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2 Plant Biotechnology: Its Importance, Contribution to Agriculture and Environment, and Its Future Prospects -- 2.1 Where do Environment and Biotechnology Meet? -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 Chief Applications -- 2.2 Understanding Agricultural Biotechnology -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Main Components of Agricultural Biotechnology -- 2.2.3 Applications of Agricultural Biotechnology |
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2.3 Animal and Plant Biotechnology -- 2.3.1 Animal Biotechnology -- 2.3.2 Plant Biotechnology -- 2.3.2.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2.2 Traditional Breeding and Genetic Modification -- 2.3.2.3 Creating GMOs -- 2.3.2.4 Applications of GM Plants -- 2.3.2.5 GMO Controversy -- 2.3.2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Recent Advances in the Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination with Microbes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Sources of Petroleum Hydrocarbons -- 3.3 Composition of Petroleum Pollutants -- 3.4 Toxic Effects of Petroleum Hydrocarbons -- 3.4.1 Hydrocarbon Toxicity to Microorganisms |
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3.4.2 Petroleum Toxicity to Soil -- 3.4.3 Petroleum Toxicity and Plant Growth -- 3.4.4 Petroleum Toxicity and Human Health -- 3.5 Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microorganisms -- 3.6 Mechanism of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation -- 3.6.1 Enzymatic Degradation of Hydrocarbons -- 3.6.2 Degradation of Hydrocarbons by Biosurfactants -- 3.6.3 Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation by Immobilized Cells -- 3.7 Types of Hydrocarbon Degradation -- 3.7.1 Degradation of Hydrocarbons Under Aerobic Condition -- 3.7.2 Hydrocarbon Degradation Under Anaerobic Condition |
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3.8 Factors Affecting Hydrocarbon Degradation by Microorganisms -- 3.8.1 Hydrocarbon Biodegradation and Temperature -- 3.8.2 Hydrocarbon Biodegradation and pH -- 3.8.3 Microbial Population, Microbial Efficiency, and Catabolism -- 3.8.4 Hydrocarbon Biodegradation and Consortium of Microbes -- 3.8.5 Hydrocarbon Content and Soil -- 3.8.6 Salinity and Hydrocarbon Biodegradation -- 3.8.7 Presence of Dissolved Oxygen in Soil -- 3.8.8 Nutrient Status of Soil -- 3.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Remediation of Heavy Metals: Tools and Techniques -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Bioremediation |
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4.3 Organism of Bioremediation -- 4.3.1 Factors Affecting Microbial Bioremediation -- 4.3.2 Biotic Factors -- 4.3.3 Abiotic Factors -- 4.4 Techniques of Bioremediation -- 4.4.1 Solid-Phase Bioremediation -- 4.4.2 Slurry-Phase Bioremediation -- 4.5 Types of Bioremediation -- 4.5.1 Biopile -- 4.5.2 Windrows -- 4.5.3 Land Farming -- 4.5.4 Bioreactor -- 4.5.4.1 Techniques for In Situ Bioremediation -- 4.5.4.2 Types of In Situ Bioremediation -- 4.5.5 Bioventing -- 4.5.6 Bioslurping -- 4.5.7 Biosparging -- 4.5.8 Phytoremediation -- 4.5.9 Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB) |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.6 Prospects of Bioremediation |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bajpai, Rajesh
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Gangwar, Ravi Kumar
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| ISBN |
9783527839049 |
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3527839046 |
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