Xenobiotics in Environment : Impacts, Detection and Its Remediation

This book explains the holistic knowledge of xenobiotics and their mode of action, as well as their toxic impact on living organisms at the cellular level. It also enlightens readers about various mitigation approaches against xenobiotics, especially phytoremediation-based technology. In addition, this book provides a critical overview of xenobiotic contamination in both abiotic and biotic components of the environment.

Recent trends in various molecular remedial strategies, such as nanotechnology and microbe-assisted approaches, have also been discussed. Omics approaches in xenobiotics are also discussed.

Key features discussed in this book include:

• Biomonitoring of xenobiotics, deteriorating quality of aquatic bodies due to xenobiotics, and current approaches for remediation of xenobiotics. Moreover, transgenic approaches for combating xenobiotic toxicity are also one of the landmarks
• A burning issue over persistent organic pollutants (POPs), sources of POPs and their contamination in food products, types of persistent organic pollutants, and impact of persistent organic pollutants on the Arctic region are among the major key features
• The latest mitigation technology, including the role of nanotechnology, is very interesting. Another important feature of this book is the inclusion of defense system mechanisms of tolerant plants to combat xenobiotics and biotransformation of xenobiotics
• Genetic alteration in living organisms to combat toxicity exerted by xenobiotics has also been highlighted

This book is a timely addition to the field and will act as a landmark. This book is ideal for those who are looking to deepen their knowledge about the xenobiotics spectrum in the environment, their augmentation, and green technology to combat it. This book is suitable for students, researchers, academicians, and policy makers.

Kiran Gupta is an Assistant Professor at Siddharth University, Kapilvastu in Botany subject. She has been awarded with two Post Doctorate Fellowships at University of Lucknow, Lucknow. She was awarded with UGC-Post Doctorate Fellowship for women candidate scheme of 5-year duration (2016-2021). Another Post doctorate Fellowship was CSIR-Research Associate of 3-year duration (2009-2012). She served Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow as Guest Faculty from 2012-2016. Her specialization is in Cyto-genetics, heavy metal Toxicity, stress physiology and Phytoremediation in response to xenobiotics. She has got Ph.D degree in Botany subject from Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow (2007). She has been engaged in various aspects of toxic impact of industrial discharges, metal/metalloid, stress physiology along with phytoremediation strategy of xenobiotics. Moreover, she has worked out on cyto-genetics, chromosomal normal as well as abnormal behavior, function of spindle fibre, cell division activity and micronuclei endpoint exposed to xenobiotics. She has worked on mitigation of arsenic in crop plants through utilizing ornamental fern Pteris vittata. She utilized aquatic macrophytes like Eichhornia crassipes and Bacopa monnieri for phytoremediation of xenobiotics like tannery effluent, chromium and lead. She has published more than 50 research papers/book chapters/conference proceedings. She has published 2 books from International publisher Lambart, Germany. She is a life member of several National/International societies. She has also served as a reviewer for various national and international journals. She has been conferred several Awards for her contribution, including Uddeepan Award-2020 and 2021 along with best research paper award-2019.

Kapil Gupta is an Assistant Professor at Siddharth University, Kapilvastu in Biotechnology. His research focuses on abiotic stress signaling as well as metabolites from medicinal plants, especially the biosynthesis pathways of delphinidin, taraxerol in medicinal plant 'Aparajita' and engineering terpenoid pathway in Ocimum sp. by targeting YABBY TFs at CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow. He has obtained postgraduate degree in Biotechnology from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University. Later he obtained Ph.D. degree from CSIR-CSMCRI Bhavnagar, Gujarat on the topic Functional analysis of DREB Transcription Factor from a halophyte Salicornia brachiata for abiotic stress tolerance in 2013. He has postdoctoral research experience of working at Agriculture Research Organization, Israel on Transcriptome analysis of peanut seed and shell development. Later he worked as postdoctoral fellow at Central University of Rajasthan, India on Transcription Factors associated with abiotic stress and secondary metabolism in tomato. His research work has been published in International and National Journals like BMC Plant Biology, Plant Science, Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal of Experimental Botany, Food Research International, Plant Cell Reports, Planta etc. and he was awarded Young Researcher Award by INSc.

Amit Kumar is currently working at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute. He has also worked as a National Post-Doctoral Fellow in Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science (2015) from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is engaged in various aspects of metal/metalloid phytoremediation, biochemical and molecular approaches with a special emphasis on reducing heavy metal accumulation. He is working on mitigation of arsenic in crop plants and green leafy vegetables with enhancing grain yield through biogenic nanoparticles and elemental based formulation for arsenic affected areas. He has published 36 research papers with total impact factor 184, H-index 24 and total citation 2450. He has also published many national and international book chapters and magazine articles. He has presented a paper in international conference at Gdansk, Poland in 2015. He is a life member of several societies as well as non-governmental organizations. He has also served as a reviewer for various national and international journals. He has been conferred several Awards for his contribution, including Protsahan Award-2021; Awsar Award-2020 and Young Scientist Award-2018.