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First chapter  describes the organic pollutants        impact and  difficulties  with this  waste  water
         including phenolic dyes, volatile organic compounds    have been summarized.  (Open pond- based waste
         which are vital pollutants from various industries like   water treatment system for distillery waste water.)
         tannery, distillery, pulp & paper and textile. Waste
         Water  form  such  industries  are  rich in chlorine
         residues, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides and   Chapter 7  describes emerging techniques for the
         dioxins which are liable to dark  color of waste       bioremediation of various environmental pollutants
         water. For addressing and minimizing the concern       using endophytes.  In this chapter, a micro- organism
         different Bioremediation  technologies have been       community recognized as Endophytes is discussed.
         described like Phytoremediation, constructed wetland,   Which is capable of reducing or minimizing the variety.
         enzymatic waste treatment etc. Beside Bioremediation
         technologies, some emerging technologies are also
         described which  include advanced oxidation            Chapter 8 facilitates several physicochemical and
         process  photo- catalysis, membrane filtration etc     biological wastewater treatment systems for the
         and concluded with the merits and demerits.            pulp and paper industry. There are eight bacterial
                                                                species,  nine fungal species  and three algal
         Chapter 2 and 3 provide an overview of emerging        species.
         contaminants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
         and endocrine disrupting chemicals which may           Chapter 9 describes  the potential of peroxides
         cause various adverse impacts such as altering the     enzymes,  which are extracted and purified from
         hormonal balance as well as breeding behavior of       specific  plants including  turnip  seed  coat of
         living beings and intimately liable to development     soyabean pointed gourd white radish  and some
         deformities in human and animal as well.               specific microbial species.
         These chapters also focus on treatment approaches
         like Ozonations, membrane filtration which have        Chapter 10  focusing mainly on phytoremediation
         been discussed in this chapter for the mitigation of   technology.    The  accumulation  of  inorganic  and
         concerned contaminants.                                organic contaminants including pesticides, herbicides,
                                                                insecticides, DDT and metal in the marine ecosystem
         Chapter 4 is dedicated to industrial waste water       together with metalloids that  can cause lethal
         treatment using a submerged anaerobic membrane         effects on the environment and organism has been
         bioreactor.  The Anammox procedure is found to         addressed in detail.  Algae are well known to be
         be a promising method for the removal of ammonia –     widely distributed on earth and adapted to different
         rich wastewater.  Anammox bioreactor has been          habitats.  It grows in a diverse variety and is
         described as dedicated to the treatment of synthetic   environmentally suited for waste water treatment
         wastewater.                                            and production of biofuel and other value added
                                                                products including food, fertilizer, pharmaceuticals
         Chapter 5 is talks about EDCs (endocrine- disrupt-     and Bio-fuel etc.
         ing chemicals) a chemical class that can impact the
         normal function of the human endocrine system          The present book could be better if a few chapters
         including those for animals.                           were added to it covering the in silico-technologies
         Chlorophenols and pesticides are among EDCs            and approaches.  Silico methods are the emerging
         which are released from different industrial sources.    trends and are widely being used in bioremediation.
         The impact of different EDCs is elaborated along       Additionally environmental conservation and
         with the removal of such  compounds  ethics in waste management also must be included.
         from       wastewater using a potential  bacterial     Besides  these  points the  above  book  may  be
                              system.  Various bacterial        suggested to a variety of professional scientist.
                              species and their mediated        students, researchers etc having interest in
                              Biodegradation of EDCs have       bioremediation technologies in an Eco-friendly
                              been summarized in detail for     way.
                              their removal from various
                              industrial waste water.           Moreover, this book further encourages the basic
                Neha                                            and specialized understanding of environmental
              TGT, N. Sci.    Chapter  6  emphasizes on         issues among all.  Readers will obtain useful
            SKV, Madanpur     micrological based management     information and develop greater awareness about
              Khadar, Ext.    of alcohol distillery wastewa-    environmental aspects & remedies.
                Phase-3       ter.  Its environmental


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