Environmental Nexus Approach Management of Water, Waste, and Soil

Section I: Environmental Nexus in Water/Wastewater Management

Chapter 1. Role of Nanoparticles for Removal of Heavy Metals and Dyes from Wastewater

Monika Moond, Sushila Singh, Seema Sangwan, Jyoti Rani, Ritu Devi, and Parvesh Devi

Chapter 2. Hybrid Treatment Technologies for the Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater

Amal Abdelhaleem, Faissal Aziz, Mohamed Gar Alalm, and Alaa El Din Mahmoud

Chapter 3. Bioelectrochemical Systems for Remediation and Treatment of Wastewater

Srinithya Ravinuthala, Saravanan S., and Saprativ P. Das

Chapter 4. Advancements in Conventional and Modern Waste Treatment Approaches

Rejeti Venkata Srinadh, Upasana Priyadarshini, and Neelancherry Remya

Chapter 5. From Linear to Circular Bioeconomy: A Paradigm Shift in Wastewater Management

M.A. Onu, O.O. Ayeleru, H.U. Modekwe, B.O. Oboirien, and P.A. Olubambi

Chapter 6. Biofilm-based Denitrifying Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (dMBBR) for the Removal of Nitrate from Wastewater

Roshni J. Patel, Debarshi I. Mukherjee, and Anuradha S. Nerurkar

Chapter 7. Mosquito Vector Management in Clean, Stagnant, and Sewage Water Ecosystems

Kadarkarai Murugan, Rajapandian Rajaganesh, Murugan Vasanthakumaran, Douglas J.H. Shyu, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Hans-Uwe Dahms, Fajun Chen, Rui-De Xue, Lan Wang, Natchiappan Senthilkumar, Mohamed Néjib Daly Yahia, and Chellasamy Panneerselvam

Chapter 8. Advanced Molecular and Metagenomic Approaches for Microbial Diversity Analysis in Wastewater Treatment Systems

Reshmi Sasi, and Suchithra T.V

Section II: Environmental Nexus in Waste Management

Chapter 9. Trends in the Generation, Behaviour, and Fate of Microplastics from Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems

Ana Laura De la Colina Martínez and David Joaquín Delgado-Hernández

Chapter 10. Antibiotic Pollution: Toxicity Assessment and Bioremediation Strategies

Gangar Tarun, Hazarika Risha, and Patra Sanjukta

Chapter 11. Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Their Management in Organic Wastes

Shokufeh Rafieyan, Zahra Etemadifar, Reihaneh Moridshahi, Farzaneh Dianatdar, and Sharareh Harirchi

Chapter 12. Biofiltration Approach for Emerging Contaminants in Organic Wastes

M. Hemalatha, Prerna Kashyap, M. Fathima Sana, V. Mohanasrinivasan, and C. Subathra Devi

Chapter 13. Microbe-assisted Enzymatic Degradation of Microplastic

Sougata Ghosh, Bishwarup Sarkar, and Sirikanjana Thongmee

Section III: Environmental Nexus in Contaminated Soil Management

Chapter 14. Different Technologies for Contaminated Soil Remediation: Hurdles and Perspectives

Stefanie Bernardette Costa-Gutierrez, Enzo Emanuel Raimondo, Juan Daniel Aparicio, Juliana María Saez, Analía Alvarez, Marta Alejandra Polti, and Claudia Susana Benimeli

Chapter 15. Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons: Sources, Detection, Risk Assessment, and Remediation

Bhumi M Javia, Dushyant R. Dudhagara, and Anjana K. Vala

Chapter 16. Organic Amendments in Soil Systems for Sustainable Ecosystem

Madhu Rani and Sonia Kapoor

Chapter 17. Environmental Risk and Management of Microplastics in Soil

Babita Thakur, Pardeep Kaur, Rakesh Kumar, Joginder Singh, Adarsh Pal Vig, Deachen Angmo, and Jaswinder Singh

Chapter 18. Bioindicators: Natural Biotic Sensors of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Disturbance

Seema Sangwan, Mukesh Kumar, Renu Lamba, Sushila Singh, Anita Kumari, and Leela Wati

Chapter 19. Microbial Community and Management of Soil Health for Environmental Sustainability: Concept, Trends, and Prospects

Shubhra Singh, Kadarkarai Murugan, and Douglas J. H. Shyu

Chapter 20. Sustainable Approach for Management of Organic Waste Agri-residues in Soils for Food Production and Pollution Mitigation

Suman Chaudhary, Tanvi Bhatia, and Satyavir Singh Sindhu

Biography

Sartaj Ahmad Bhat is working as JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher at the River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Japan. His primary research focuses on the development and evaluation of treatment technologies for organic waste and wastewater from domestic and industrial outlets as well as organic waste recycling, with a focus on the biological and sustainable treatment by earthworms.

Vineet Kumar is presently working as a National Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences at Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India. His research work mainly focuses on the development of integrated and sustainable treatment techniques that can help in minimizing or eliminating hazardous waste in the environment.

Fusheng Li is a Professor in the Graduate School of Engineering at Gifu University, Japan. Prof. Li is directing the Division of Water Quality Studies that covers the fields from water quality to water and wastewater treatment, and recently to resource and energy recovery from organic waste.

Fuad Ameen is an Associate Professor and Researcher at the Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He graduated his Ph.D. on biodegradation of urban waste by mangrove fungi from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. After that, he has been involved in many kinds of projects dealing with new solutions to treat polluted sites.

Sunil Kumar is a well-rounded researcher with more than 22 years of experience in leading, supervising, and undertaking research in the broader field of Environmental Engineering and Science with a focus on Solid and Hazardous Waste Management.