Contents

Preface

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1. Bioremediation: A Sustainable Approach for Environmental Cleanup

Bharti Singh, Anju Malik and Vinod Kumar Garg

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2. Bioprecipitation as a Bioremediation Strategy for Environmental Cleanup

Samantha M. Wilcox, Catherine N. Mulligan and Carmen Mihaela Neculita

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3. Bio Adsorption: An Eco-friendly Alternative for Industrial Effluents Treatment

Andrea Saralegui, M. Natalia Piol, Victoria Willson, Néstor Caracciolo, Silvia Ramos

and Susana Boeykens

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4. Bioaccumulation and Biosorption: The Prospects and Future Applications

P.F. Steffi and P.F. Mishel

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5. PAHs in Terrestrial Environment and their Phytoremediation

Sandip Singh Bhatti, Astha Bhatia, Gulshan Bhagat, Simran Singh,

Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Vivek Sharma, Vibha Verma, Rui Yin and Jaswinder Singh

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6. Fungal Strategies for the Remediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Nitu Gupta, Sandipan Banerjee, Apurba Koley, Aman Basu, Nayanmoni Gogoi,

Raza Rafiqul Hoque, Narayan Chandra Mandal and Srinivasan Balachandran

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7. Microbe-Assisted Bioremediation of Pesticides from Contaminated Habitats:

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Current Status and Prospects

Karen Reddy, Shisy Jose, Tufail Fayaz, Nirmal Renuka, Sachitra Kumar Ratha,

Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux

8. Pseudomonas putida: An Environment Friendly Bacterium

Sneha S. Das and Gunderao H. Kathwate

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9. General Aspects/Case Studies on Sources and Bioremediation

Mechanisms of Metal(loid)s

Manoj Kumar, Sushma K. Varma, Renju, Neeraj Kumar Singh and Rajesh Singh

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10. Metal(loid)s Toxicity and Bacteria Mediated Bioremediation

Sushant Sunder, Anshul Gupta, Mehak Singla, Rohit Ruhal and Rashmi Kataria

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11. Lead Induced Toxicity, Detoxification and Bioremediation

Shalini Dhiman, Arun Dev Singh, Isha Madaan, Raman Tikoria, Driti Kapoor,

Priyanka Sharma, Nitika Kapoor, Geetika Sirhindi, Puja Ohri and Renu Bhardwaj

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12. Microalgal Bioremediation of Heavy Metals: An Integrated Low-cost

Sustainable Approach

Anubha Kaushik, Sharma Mona, Randhir Bharti and Sujata

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