Fast growing human civilization and industrialization have resulted in
increased amounts of pollutants such as pesticides, electronic wastes,
etc. in the environment. These pollutants have hazardous impacts on
living organisms including human health. Remediation of these
contaminants is a serious environmental issue of current interest. Recent
research has shown that soil microorganisms play an important role in
remediating and improving disturbed ecosystems. This approach is ecofriendly
and relatively less expensive. The investigations carried out
using microbes for restoration of degraded eco-systems is covered in the proposed book.
Table of Contents
1. Status of Beneficial Microbes and their Role as Bio-inoculants for Reclamation of Saline Areas in Tamil Nadu by
Mohan, V., Saranya Devi, K., Srinivasan, R. and Sangeeth Menon 2. Significance of Microbes for Humification Process by
Manna, M.C., Asha Sahu, Patra, A.K. and Khanna, S.S. 3. Biosorption of Heavy Metals by Microbes and Agro Wastes: An
Ecofriendly Inexpensive Approach for Remediation of Heavy Metal Polluted Environment by Savitha, J. and Sriharsha,
D.V. 4. Can Mycorrhizal Fungi Influence Plant Diversity and Production in an Ecosystem? by Bagyaraj, D.J. and Ashwin,
R. 5. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Quenching the Detrimental Effects of Heavy Metals for Sustainable Agriculture of
Crop Plants by Surbhi, S. and Kapoor R.6. Improvement of Growth of Tree Seedlings in Heavy Metal Polluted Soil by
Ectomycorrhizal Fungi by Ajungla, T. and Sharma, G.D. 7. Biological Recovery of Metals from Electronic Waste Polluted
Environment Using Microorganisms by Narayanasamy, M., Dhanasekaran, D. and Thajuddin, N. 8. Microbial Degradation
of Textile Dye Wastes - an Eco-friendly Approach by Ramasamy Vijayakumar and Govintharaj Vaijayanthi 9. Engineered
Microbes for Remediation of Toxic Pollutants and Restoration of Contaminated Environments by Jeyabalan Sangeetha,
Shrinivas Jadhav, Devarajan Thangadurai, Muniswamy David, Abhishek Mundaragi and Purushotam Prathima 10.
Bioremediation of Pesticide Contaminated Soil: A Cost Effective Approach to Improve Soil Fertility by Jyoti Bisht and
Harsh, N.S.K .11. Ecological Restoration and Bioremediation of Canadian Mining Boreal Ecosystems by Nadeau, M.B.,
Quoreshi, A. and Khasa, D.P. 12. Microbial Restoration in Mined-out Areas Under Reduced Ecosystem - An Overview by
Chaubey, O.P., Bohre Priyanka and Jamaluddin 13. Biological Synergism for Reclamation of Mined Lands by Anuj Kumar
Singh and Jamaluddin 14. Mycorrhizal Fungi in Restoration of Coastal Forests by Sridhar, K.R.15. Biological Degradation
of Crude Oil Contaminants and its Application in Indonesia by Asep Hidayat and Maman Turjaman.