Omics for Environmental Engineering and Microbiology Systems

Bioremediation using microbes is a sustainable technology for biodegradation of target compounds, and an omics approach gives more clarity on these microbial communities. This book provides insights into the complex behavior of microbial communities and identifies enzymes/metabolites and their degradation pathways. It describes the application of microbes and their derivatives for the bioremediation of potentially toxic and novel compounds. It highlights the existing technologies along with industrial practices and real-life case studies.

Features:

• Includes recent research and development in the areas of omics and microbial bioremediation.
• Covers the broad environmental pollution control approaches such as metagenomics, metabolomics, fluxomics, bioremediation, and biodegradation of industrial wastes.
• Reviews metagenomics and waste management, and recycling for environmental cleanup.
• Describes the metagenomic methodologies and best practices, from sample collection to data analysis for taxonomies.
• Explores various microbial degradation pathways and detoxification mechanisms for organic and inorganic contaminants of wastewater with their gene expression.

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental engineering, soil remediation, hazardous waste management, environmental modeling, and wastewater treatment.

Vineet Kumar is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, School of Engineering and Sciences at GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India. Prior to joining GD Goenka University, Dr. Kumar served the various reputed institutions in India like CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Maharashtra, India; Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, India; Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University Lucknow, India, etc. He received his M.Sc. (2010) and M.Phil. (2012) in Microbiology from the Department of Microbiology at Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India. Subsequently, he earned his Ph.D. (2018) in Environmental Microbiology from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar (A Central) University, Lucknow, India. Dr. Kumar's research work mainly focuses on the development of integrated and sustainable treatment techniques that can help in minimizing or eliminating hazardous waste in the environment. He has published >32 research and review articles in reputed international peer-reviewed Journals with more than citations >1000, and h-index 17. In addition, he is the author/co-author of 4 Proceeding Articles, 45 Book Chapters, and 4 Scientific Magazine articles. Moreover, he has published 2 authored and 17 edited books on different aspects of Phytoremediation, Bioremediation, Wastewater Treatment, Waste Management, Omics, Genomics, and Metagenomics from CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), Elsevier, Springer Nature, IWA, and Wiley. Recently, his two series have been approved for publication by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) and International Water Association (IWA Publishing). Dr. Kumar has been serving as a guest editor and reviewer in many prestigious international peer review Journals. He has served the editorial board of various reputed journals including SN Applied Sciences, Frontiers in Microbiology, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. He has presented several papers relevant to his research areas at national and international conferences. Dr. Kumar is an active member of numerous scientific societies including Microbiology Society (UK), the Indian Science Congress Association (India), Association of Microbiologist of India (India), etc. He is founder of the Society for Green Environment, India (website: www.sgeindia.org). He can be reached at vineet.way18@gmail.com; drvineet.micro@gmail.com.

Vinod Kumar Garg is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Previously, he has worked at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology and CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India in different capacities. Prof. Garg is a well-rounded researcher with more than 30 years of experience in leading, supervising, and undertaking research in the broad field of solid and hazardous Waste Management. He and his research group are working on Water and Wastewater pollution monitoring and abatement, Solid Waste Management, Pesticide degradation, and Heavy Metal and radionuclide detoxification from the contaminated environment. He has published more than 200 research and review articles, 22 proceedings, and 6 editorials in peer-reviewed journals of International and National journals of repute with more than citations 15000 and h-index 65. In addition, he has published 2 book and 12 book chapters and completed 10 sponsored research projects as PI funded by various agencies and departments. He was awarded "Thomson Reuters Research Excellence - India Citation Awards 2012". He is a member of the editorial board and reviewing committee of several journals and professional societies. He has guided 24 Ph.D., and 80 M.Sc., students for research work. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations including, the Indian Science Congress, Kolkata; Biotech Research Society of India, National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI), Mumbai; and Indian Nuclear Society etc. He was elected a Fellow of the Biotech Research Society of India. He has served on the editorial board of various scientific journals in his research areas.

Sunil Kumar is a well-rounded researcher with more than 20 years of experience in leading, supervising, and undertaking research in the broad field of environmental engineering and science with a focus on Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. His primary area of expertise is solid waste management (Municipal Solid Waste, Electronic waste, Biomedical Waste etc.) over a wide range of environmental topics including contaminated sites, EIA, and wastewater treatment. He has contributed extensively to these fields and has a citation of 8825, h-index of 44, and i10-index of 168 (Google scholar). His contributions since inception at CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), India in 2000 include 300 refereed journal publications, 05 books, and 40 book chapters, 10 Edited volumes, and numerous project reports to various governmental and private, local, and international academic/research bodies. He is the Associate Editor of peer-reviewed journals of the international repute i.e., Environmental Chemistry Letter, International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology, ASCE, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste. He also serves as an editorial board in Bioresource Technology, Elsevier. He has completed more than 22 research projects as PI with 17 (7 awarded) Ph. D. and 17 M. Phil/M. Tech thesis/dissertations under his supervision. The list of his collaborations is long and includes key Indian universities as IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, and IIT Mumbai and prestigious regional institutes, such as Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Hong Baptist University, as well as universities in US (Columbia, Texas A&M), University of Calgary, Canada and Europe (UN University Dresden, and University of Uppsala, Sweden). He has contributed immensely to the advancement of environmental engineering/science fields in India in the region and internationally as an expert committee member for revision of Solid Waste Management Rules, NGT members for Solid Waste Rules, organizing workshops/conferences, and delivering invited speeches at both Indian and international Venues. Dr. Kumar has achieved recognition and was awarded as Outstanding Scientist in 2011 and 2016 at CSIR-NEERI for his Scientific Excellence in the field of Research & Development in Solid Waste Management. Dr. Kumar was also awarded the most prestigious award Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Jean-Paul-Str.12 D-53173 Bonn, Germany as a Senior Researcher for developing a Global Network and Excellence for more advanced research and technology innovation.

Jayanta Kumar Biswas is a Professor at the Department of Ecological Studies and International Centre for Ecological Engineering, University of Kalyani, India. He obtained M.Sc. in Zoology, M.Phil. in Ecology and Ph.D. for his work on ecotechnological management of aquatic systems. His spectrum of research interest and expertise spans the following focal areas: ecotoxicology and bioremediation of toxic metal(loid)s in soil and water; ecological engineering and ecotechnological remediation of water and soil contaminants; environmental microbiology; nanobiotechnology; wastewater treatment & resource recovery; environmental sustainability. A consistent rank holder all through his academic career Professor Biswas received many scholarships, awards, and fellowships including Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (FAScT), Fellow, National Environmentalists Association (FNEA), Zoological Society of India (FZSI), Zoological Society, Kolkata (FZS), Outstanding Reviewer Award (Chemosphere (Elsevier) & Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Springer) etc. He is credited with publishing 6 books and 160 original research papers in reputed international journals, with 2335 citations, cumulative IF >550. He is serving as associate editor, advisory/editorial board member of several international journals of repute, namely Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier); Heliyon (Cell Press/Elsevier); Environmental Chemistry Letters (Springer); Ambio (Springer); Environmental Technology & Innovation (Elsevier); Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Springer); Environmental Management (Springer); Ecotoxicology (Springer); Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Springer); Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (Elsevier); Current Pollution Reports (Springer); Sustainable Environment (Taylor & Francis); Energy & Environment (SAGE). He visited several countries with government travel fellowships, to present research papers and chair scientific sessions in International conferences.