Environmental Sensor Technologies: Applications and Challenges to Counter Climate Change Volume 2: Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technologies

Foreword by Nilofer Khan

Preface

1. Emerging Sensor Technology in the Environmental Domain

Tanmay Vyas, Sandhya Chouhan, Palak Patel, and Abhijeet Joshi, Sandeep Choudhary

2. Sensor-Based Air Quality Monitoring (VOCs, Ozone, and Poisonous Gases) and Waste Water Pollution Sensing

Sana Farooq, Humera Aziz, Umair Riaz, Muhammad Rizwan, and Shafaqat Ali

3. Detection and Control of Wildfires and Deforestation Using Sensor Technologies

Bhawna, Ajay Singh, and Sunil Sambyal

4. Biosensors for Environmental Contamination Detection

Roshini Sharma, Vidya Spriha Kujur, Mrinal Poddar, Tarun Kumar Dhiman, Avinash Kumar Singh, and Rahul Kumar

5. Applications of Sensors and Biosensors for Soil Contamination Detection

V. P. Soniya, T. Anusree, Roshni John, M. Sujaina, and N. U. Visakh

6. Removal and Remediation of Contaminated Soils (Heavy Metals) Using Biosensors

Priyanka Varma, Saleem Ahmad Yatoo, and Paulami Sahu

7. Prevention of Soil Contamination Using Sensors and Challenges Thereof

Sunil Sambyal, Ajay Singh, Bhawna, and Sahil Bangotra

8. Sensor Technologies to Monitor Water and Waste Water

Sakshi, Manish Yadav, and S. L. Yadav

9. Prevention of Surface Water Contamination Using Sensors

Ruqeya Nazir and Mudasir Ahmad Dar

10. Remediation of Contaminated Ground Water Using Biosensors

Sunil Sambyal, Ajay Singh, and Sahil Bangotra, Bhawna

Index

Biography

S. A. Shameem, PhD, is currently affiliated with the Division of Environmental Sciences at SKUAST-K, India, bringing over two decades of teaching, research, and extension program experience at both the college and university level. He has served as a resource person delivering lectures on environmental issues and working as an environmental specialist on national-level projects sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MOEFCC) in the cold desert of Leh Ladakh and Kashmir Valley. With a track record of supervising over 25 postgraduate and MPhil students in Environmental Science, he has also led RCM-approved research projects at SKUAST-K focusing on medicinal plants, conservation, future challenges, and ecosystem services. He has an extensive publication list in reputable national and international journals as well as a strong presence at national and international conferences, training sessions, symposiums, and seminars. He has actively taken part in various faculty development programs and workshops while also being a member of several national-level academic and research organizations and serving as a reviewer for national and international journals. Recognized for his contributions, Dr. Shameem has received several accolades. He also has many books to his credit.

Saleem Ahmad Yatoo, PhD, is presently working as Assistant Professor (C) at Government Degree College, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has teaching experience at the secondary school, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. In addition to this, under his supervision, 25 students have completed their project work and dissertations, and many others are still working under his supervision. His areas of expertise are in remote sensing and GIS (geographic information system), LST (land surface temperature) mapping, land use/land cover change, climate change, ecology, biodiversity, wetland ecology, and limnology. In addition to teaching, he has published research papers with international journals from Springer, Taylor and Francis, etc. He has also published two books: Metal Oxide-Based Carbon Nanocomposites for Environmental Remediation and Safety and GIS & Remote Sensing: Recent Trends Tools and Applications. He has participated in a number of national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and training programs to develop his research and teaching insight.

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After completing his doctorate (botany, specialization in plant eco-physiology and molecular biology) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, and at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, where he was a Postdoctorate Fellow and Fellow Researcher (Associate Professor) for several years. Dr. Hakeem has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plants, plant-microbe-soil interactions, as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels. He has served as a visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Currently, he is involved with several international research projects with various government organizations. To date, Dr. Hakeem has authored and edited more than 60 books with international publishers. He also has to his credit more than 170 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 55 book chapters in edited volumes. At present, Dr. Hakeem serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is also a fellow of the Plantae Group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, and a member of the World Academy of Sciences, the International Society for Development and Sustainability (Japan), and the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (Korea).

“A wealth of valuable information and insightful perspectives on how sensor technology can be leveraged to tackle environmental issues, climate change, and its impacts . . . Comprehensively addresses both technical and nontechnical aspects that are crucial for the development of successful end-to-end sensor applications, enabling readers to gain a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the subject matter.”

—From the Foreword by Prof. Haroon Rashid Naik, Director Research/Planning & Monitoring, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, India