Environmental Phycology Climate Change Mitigation and Hazardous Pollutant Cleanup Using Algal Resources

Preface

1. Algae Mediated Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Climate Change

Samraj Sadhappa, Senthilkumar Kandasamy, Naveenkumar Manickam, Manonmani Kumaraguruparaswami, and Basheer Thazeem

2. Role of Microalgae in Climate Stabilization

Dhaval Kumar Shrivastava, Ashutosh Shrivastava, and Namita Bedi

3. Utilization of Algae as Saviors to Minimize Carbon Footprint and Combat Global Climate Change

Dharitri Borgohain, Propalika Borpatra Gohain, and Bhaben Tanti

4. Microalgae for the Prevention of Organic and Inorganic Pollution in the Environment

Tiele Medianeira Rizzetti, Maiara Priscilla de Souza, Gleison de Souza Celente, Gustavo Stolzenberg Colares, Andrea Marisa Sanchez-Barrios, Marcondes Mafaciolli Pacheco, Gislayne Alves Oliveira, Lisianne Brittes Benitez, Enio Leandro Machado, Lúcia Helena Ribeiro Rodrigues, and Rosana de Cassia de Souza Schneider

5. Microalgae Cultivation in Algal Ponds for Wastewater Treatment

Mrinal Kanti Adak and Ajit Das

6. Microalgae in Carbon Dioxide Utilization and Wastewater Treatment for a Sustainable Environment

Munusamy Subathra, Narasiman Nirmala, Selvanantham Shanmuganatham Dawn, and Jayaseelan Arun

7. Applications of Omic Tools (Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics) Based on Phytoplankton Communities to Assess the Environmental Quality of Marine Systems

Silvia Lomartire, Sara García-Poza, Diana Pacheco, João Carlos Marques, Leonel Pereira, and Ana Marta Mendes Gonçalves

8. Prospective Applications of Microalgae as Model for Ecotoxicity Testing

Prabhakar Mishra, Deity Anand, and Padmashree Sekar

9. Environmental Flue Gas Cleanup by Green Algae and Cyanobacteria

Burcu Ertit Ta?tan

Index

Biography

Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Central University of Kerala, India. Her research focuses on environmental toxicology, microbiology, environmental biotechnology, and nanotechnology. She has edited several scholarly books and has received multiple fellowships and awards from the Government of India for her academic and postdoctoral research.

Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is Professor and Chairman of Botany at Karnatak University, India. He has authored and edited more than 30 books and has extensive international research collaborations. His work centers on plant sciences, biotechnology, and environmental research, and he is the recipient of several prestigious scientific awards in India.