This book provides an account of the major environmental contaminations present today, and offers detailed insights into their potential remediation through bio-based solutions. Bringing together the work of various international experts in this field, it contains comprehensive reviews on the mechanisms of bioremediation. Moreover, the book discusses the strategies by which bacteria and plants help in the decontamination of environmental pollutants. As such, it represents a valuable resource for a wide audience, including environmental scientists, biochemists, soil scientists, botanists, agronomists and molecular biologists.
General Principles of Ecological Risk Assessment
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the modern concepts and tools for ecological risk assessment of environmental stressors. It describes methods to evaluate exposure and effects, with sections on bioaccumulation models, emerging stressors, and regulatory instruments.
