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Advances in Environmental Biotechnology

 
A.K. Shrivastava (Author)
Synopsis

Environmental biotechnology makes an attempt to understand the science of biotechnology at a mire complex level than commonly utilized. It explores the various promises this field holds and examines the various tools and technologies within the field. The quality of life on earth is depends on overall quality of the environment. Due to unregimented population increased and industrial development added millions of tones of hazardous wastes to the soil and water during the 20th century. For centuries we believe that atmospheric terrestrial and aquatic systems were sufficient to absorb and breakdown wastage from population centre, industry and farming. Environmental biotechnology can also provide a natural way of addressing mainly environmental problems ranging from the identification of biohazards to bioremediation techniques for industrial agricultural and domestic like municipal effluents and residues. This book provides deeper insight into the concepts and applications of environmental biotechnology.

Contents: 1. Environmental biotechnology. 2. Bioremediation of environmental biotechnology. 3. Modes of biomineralisation and biomimetics. 4. Biomagnification of radionuclides. 5. Biofertilizers. 6. Plantation of green manure. 7. Environmental of cleaner technology. 8. Chemical engineering perspective of environmental biotechnology. 9. Environmental practice for mechanical biological treatment. 10. Applications of environmental biotechnology in industry. 11. Agricultural and environmental biotechnology. 12. Conserving biodiversity. Index.

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About the author

A.K. Shrivastava

Prof. A.K. Shrivastava is chairman of the Council for Training and Research in Ecology and Environment, New Delhi. The CTREE, founded by Prof. Shrivastava, Structured “Environment Auditing / Environment Impact Assessment in a course frame, for the first time in India. The course was inaugurated in the year ’98 by the then Minister of Environment & Forests, Government of India Sri Suresh Prabhu. Under the academic guidance of Prof. Shrivastava, more than one hundred and sixty participants were imparted short term training programme in the stream of Environment Auditing and Environment Impact Assessment, among those corporate executives, environmental Scientists and engineers, corporate bodies, senior forest officers and agriculturists can be underlined. Besides the training programme, he is currently providing expert consultancy to the government departments, corporate bodies and NGO’s in the matters of ecology and environment. As chief executive of the CTREE, Prof. Shrivastava has also worked as consultant / monitor / project evaluator with the Ministry of Environment and Forests / Ministry of Rural development, Govt. of India / Corporate bodies / and NGO’s as well. He has participated in various national and international seminars and conferences and addressed on the topic of management, eco-consumerism, environment and sustainability. He is author of several books on environment and management. He is found chief of National Council for Registration of Environmental Auditors (NCREA, India); Institute of Environmental Auditors & Impact Assessors, (IEAIA), India).

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Bibliographic information

Title Advances in Environmental Biotechnology
Format Hardcover
Date published: 07.10.2013
Edition 1st.ed.
Publisher Agrotech Press
Language: English
isbn 9788192668901
length 256p., Illustrations; Map; 24cm.