1st Edition

Sustainable Environment and Health Practical Strategies

268 Pages 97 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

268 Pages 97 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

The United Nations describes sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” It encompasses the need to incorporate growing concerns about a range of environmental and public health issues with socio-economic affairs. This new book focuses on the goal of implementing greener environment... Read more

1. Oh H20! When Resources and Modernism Have No Chemistry.

Maria Eugenia Molar Orozco

2. Biological Removal of Nitrogen from Wastewater for a Sustainable Environment and Health

Jose Antonio Rodríguez-De La Garza and Silvia Yudith Martínez-Amador

3. Vanadium Pentoxide-Based Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Dye-Containing Wastewater to Avoid Negative Effects on the Environment and Human Health

Smriti Bansal, Ankita Singh, Deepak Poddar, and Purnima Jain

4. Pesticides Removal from Water with Semiconductor Materials Through Adsorption and Photocatalysis: A Sustainable Strategy

Sofía Estrada Flores and Antonia Martínez Luevanos

5. Microencapsulation of Bioactive Compounds as a Sustainable Option for Treatment for Inflammatory Conditions

J. D. García-Orti, A. C. Flores-Gallegos, J. A. Ascacio-Valdés, C. N. Aguilar-Gonzalez, S. D. Flores-Nery, S. C. Esparza-Gonzales, and R. Rodriguez-Herrera

6. Sustainable Use of Andean Tubers: Nutritional, Bioactive, and Functional Properties

Steffanny Sanchez-Portillo, Margarita Del Rosario Salazar-Sanchez, Juan Alberto Ascacio-Valdés, Jose Fernando Solanilla-Duque, Adriana Carolina Flores-Gallegos, and Raúl Rodríguez-Herrera

7. Sustainable Valorization of Wheat Bran Waste Through the Extraction of Gelling Ferulated Arabinoxylan Intended for Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Metronidazole

Olympia Judith Dominguez Murua, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan, Jorge A. Marquez-Escalante, Agustín Rascon Chu, Alma C. Campa-Mada, Martin Antonio Encinas Romero, Paul Zavala Rivera, and Agustín Gomez Alvarez

8. Performance Evaluation for Sustainable Urban Water Supply Services in Mexico: A Case Study

Ismael Aguilar-Benitez and Sergio Colin Castillo

9. Water Quality Index to Measure of Quality of Drinking Water for Sustainable DevelopmentParvathi Jayasankar, Satheesh Kumar K. V., and Vedavalli V., Agampodi Sandali Inupama De Zoysa, and U. Meghana

10. Era of Managing and Reviving Water Footprint

Rekha Mirle, Agness Chacha, Vedashree N., Priyanka Ghow, and Keerthana M.

11. Effect of ZnO Nanorods Treated by Calycopteris floribunda on the Growth of Oryza sativa: Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Soosen Samuel M., Shan Abraham, Johyna Els Thomas, Annie M. Shaji, and Binoy T. Thomas

Biography

Leonardo Sepulveda Torre, PhD, is Professor at the School of Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México, where he is also a leader of the Bioprocesses and Microbial Biochemistry Group. He was formerly a collaborator at the Center of Biological Engineering in Uminho, Braga, Portugal. He has published over 35 scientific journal papers, several books, and book chapters, and he holds two national patents.

Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kerala, India. She was formerly affiliated with the Bose Institute, SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, and UGC-DAE CSR Centre, India, as well as with various international laboratories. Dr. Abraham is a frequent speaker and has published journal papers, book chapters and more than 25 edited books.

Neha Kanwar Rawat, PhD, is a researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. Her main interests include nanotechnology and nanostructured materials synthesis and characterization, with a focus on green chemistry; novel sustainable chemical processing of nano-conducting polymers/nanocomposites; conducting films, ceramics, silicones and matrices, etc. She has published several books, book chapters and research articles in journals.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications. He is currently a research associate at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. He also served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures.