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  • 1
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    Online Resource
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Renewable Energy. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Waste Management Diagnostic Trends in Developing Countries -- Waste Generation and Characteristics -- Waste Collection Situation -- Waste Recycling and Recovery -- Landfill Disposal -- Waste Legislation Aspect -- Economic and Financial Aspects of Waste Management -- Part 2: Impact of Poor Waste Management in Developing Countries -- Impact on Human Health -- Impact on Water -- Impact on Soil -- Impact on Climate Change -- The Waste Informal Sector Impact -- Part 3: Towards a Good and Adequate Governance of Waste Management in Developing Countries -- Towards Improved Waste Legislation and Laws -- Appropriate Financial Instruments for Waste Management -- Waste Management Institutional Aspects -- Part 4: Appropriate Waste Technologies for Developing Countries -- Improvement of Waste Collection System -- Waste Recycling Process in Circular Economy Context -- Organic Waste Composting -- A Suitable Biochemical Conversion Technology for Organic Waste Recovery -- Thermochemical Conversion as an Organic Waste Recovery.
    Abstract: This book presents state-of-the-art solid waste management in developing countries. It outlines the impact of poor solid waste management on human health and the environment and examines appropriate solid waste management technologies for the developing world. Contributions define waste recovery in a circular economy context and the informal sector's role, describe how sustainable and integrated solid waste management in developing countries contributes to reducing greenhouse gases and their effect on climate change, and analyze the financial and legislation aspects of solid waste management. Waste Management in Developing Countries will be an essential reference for researchers, scientists, and students in waste management and environmental sciences, as well as waste management practitioners, policymakers, municipal officials, and related industry professionals. Examines potential for reducing GHG emissions through waste management; Looks at technology for developing countries; Includes waste-to-resource case studies. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 254 p. 60 illus., 59 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031280016
    Series Statement: Waste as a Resource,
    DDC: 363.728
    Language: English
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  • 2
    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biogeography. ; Mining engineering. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Water. ; Biogeosciences. ; Mining and Exploration.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction and Weathering -- 2. Dimensions of Global Mining Waste Generation and Water Use -- 3. Toward a Sustainable Metals Extraction Technology -- 4. Waste Management: A brief history and the present state -- 5. Constructed wetlands and the ecology of extreme ecosystems -- 6. Ecological Engineering Tools in Extreme Ecosystems -- 7. Biological Polishing Tool: Element Removal in the Water Column -- 8. The biofilm generation tool and sulphate oxidation -- 9. R&D Field Applications -- 10. The Way forward.
    Abstract: The book reviews past and present mine waste management processes. It estimates global water consumption by major mining resources per annum. This consumption will lead land use resources (agriculture and water) to collide with mining interests expected in the near future. With the application of novel metal extraction processes and the adoption of ecological engineering as an approach to waste and water management, a reduction in water and land consumption can be achieved. Using these methodologies would make mining more sustainable. Together with ore and metal recycling, mining methods can be brought into the 21st century. The book describes natural weathering processes and the microbiology of extreme environments, also known as mine sites. The role of microbes in weathering and remediation is emphasized, along with case studies of the enhancement of various ecological processes which curtail weathering and transform pollutants, creating ore bodies of the future. This book has been written as an extension to a contribution to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia. It adds depth and many examples from 40 years of multidisciplinary work with experts from geology, hydrogeology, geomicrobiology and algal physiology and chemistry, items too extensive for the Encyclopedia.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 154 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030846510
    DDC: 363.728
    Language: English
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  • 3
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Operations research. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Urban Ecology. ; Operations Research and Decision Theory.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Sustainable renovation of buildings and methodologies to quantify environmental and economic impact -- Chapter 2. Spanish regulations and European standardization: Driving transformation -- Chapter 3. Methods -- Chapter 4. Method application -- Appendix.
    Abstract: The book provides a complete vision about Spanish sustainable renovation of buildings situation at this moment, analysing legal and technological context and opportunities that economic stimulus —by means of direct aids— and the use of BIM methodologies offers a standardization of high scale interventions. Nowadays, BIM models let us integrate multiple quantitative parameters that can agile the information to interchange between stakeholders. Using this potential to standardize protocols of interventions and share knowledge is necessary to face a high scale intervention that our cities need. Climatic Emergency and socioeconomic crisis caused by recent events —COVID-19 and hydrocarbons crisis— are the two principal struggles we face as society. European Politics, embodied by National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) developed by each region give the way to the green transition of different productive sectors. Our building stock is responsible for approximately 36% of the CO2 emissions in the European Union. For this reason, these policies focus a large part of their efforts on economically incentivizing a new development model for the building sector that is committed to the large-scale renovation of the existing real estate stock and that, through the reduction of energy demand and of emissions, manage to reduce the environmental impact of these. Next Generation EU is the new recovery instrument that aims to mobilize investments towards strategic sectors for the reorientation of the production model that, among other measures, contributes to decarbonization through the promotion of energy efficiency and the deployment of renewable energies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 104 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031151439
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 4
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 – Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Cellulase in Degradation of Lignocellulosic Wastes -- Chapter 3 - Hemicellulase in Degradation of Lignocellulosic Wastes -- Chapter 4 - Ligninase in Degradation of Lignocellulosic Wastes -- Chapter 5 - Microbial Pectinolytic Enzymes -- Chapter 6 - Lipase in Degradation of Lignocellulosic Wastes.
    Abstract: This book offers valuable insights into the principles, mechanisms of action and applications of traditional and novel enzymes involved in the degradation of wastes. Enzymes are biological catalysts that play an important role in various biochemical reactions. The generation of value-added products by means of these biological processes is also discussed. This book covers the use of in silico and computational methods in understanding the biodegradation processes, and reveals the importance of enzymes in various biochemical reactions and kinetics. The book’s target audience includes undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members at colleges and universities, research students, scientists and industry professionals.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 113 p. 36 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030446710
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  • 5
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Water. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Aquaculture -- Fisheries management -- Ecology and protection of aquatic ecosystems -- Fishing.
    Abstract: The book presents expert assessments of modern opportunities for fisheries and aquaculture in terms of economic efficiency, the state of fishery reservoirs, and the state of ichthyocenoses. The purpose of this book is to provide interested parties (government bodies, representatives of business, science and civil society) with information about modern solutions in the field of aquatic biological resources management, the state of aquatic ecosystems and fish stocks, and modern and promising technologies in aquaculture and fisheries. The book contains an assessment of the state and recommendations for the restoration of natural aquatic ecosystems, an analysis of the state of fisheries and aquaculture in inland waters, taking into account regional characteristics, the development of a methodology for assessing freshwater fish stocks, information on advanced technologies in cage aquaculture in reservoirs and lakes and in circulation systems, data on opportunities for capacity building in small-scale fisheries, and the prospects for establishing a data and information management system for fisheries and aquaculture.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 207 p. 51 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031082849
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 6
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Business logistics. ; Application software. ; Industrial Management. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Supply Chain Management. ; Computer and Information Systems Applications. ; Industrial Management. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Abstract: This book provides a framework for integrating information management in supply chains. Current trends in business practice have made it necessary to explore the potential held by information integration with regard to environmental aspects. Information flow integration provides an opportunity to focus on the creation of a more “green” supply chain. However, it is currently difficult to identify the impact of information integration on greening a supply chain in a wide range of practical applications. Accordingly, this book focuses on the potential value of information integration solutions in terms of greening supply chain management. It covers the following major topics: Application of information flow standards in the supply chain Information systems and technological solutions for integrating information flows in supply chains The Internet of Things and the industry 4.0 concept, with regard to the integration of supply chains Modeling and simulation of logistics processes Decision-making tools enabling the greening of supply chains.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 415 p. 110 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030243555
    Series Statement: EcoProduction, Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing,
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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  • 7
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Characterization methods for microbial communities present in contaminated soils -- Antibiotic Resistance Genes as contaminants in Industrial Waste Water Treatment -- Bacteriophages: A strategy to combat antibiotic resistance in waste water treatment plants -- The emergence of Waste Water Treatment Plant as a leading source for dissemination of Antibiotic-Resistant Gene -- Increasing Prevalence of Antibiotic-resistant genes in industrial wastewater: impact on public health -- Antibiotic resistance genes as emerging contaminants in industrial waste water treatment -- Characterization and Dynamic Shift of Microbial Communities in wastewater treatment plant.
    Abstract: This book discusses the key problems and solutions with various applicable approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant genes in industrial waste water. Several genes are selected within the chapters to illustrate the past and future roles of molecular ecophysiology and genomics in the development of wastewater microbiology as an important subdiscipline of microbial ecology. As we have very limited knowledge of composition, dynamics and stability of microbial communities, various processes in wastewater treatment have been generally considered to be "black box." In recent years, with the development of several new high throughput sequencing platforms, metagenome sequencing strategies and bioinformatics toolboxes, the analysis of the genome of complex communities has become much more accessible and means easier. The opening of the biological wastewater treatment “black box” is not the unpleasant experience it was before. The viable, but not cultural, ceases to be the inconsequential, uncharacterizable enigma that existed today. Metagenomics leads the way for more specific studies in related fields. Finally, genomic studies of wastewater treatment microbes, in addition to their biotechnological applications, are also an excellent testing ground for variety of other ecological and environmental burns questions. Wastewater treatment plants are considered hotspots for the environmental dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant determinants. Comparative genomics of antibiotic resistant genes isolated from conventional activated sludge and biological aerated filter wastewater treatment plants is discussed.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 158 p. 17 illus., 12 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031446184
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  • 8
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Biotechnology. ; Food science. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Chemical Bioengineering. ; Food Engineering. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Food industry as a source of waste and by-products -- 2. Anaerobic digestion of waste and by-product from food industry -- 3. Composting of waste and by-product from food industry -- 4. Environmental aspect of waste and by-product from food industry and their management.
    Abstract: This book discusses selected waste and by-products of the food industry. Two commonly used methods of managing these are discussed: anaerobic digestion and composting. The book reviews current research and also brings in the author’s own research insights to the discussion. The book is aimed at food industry specialists, waste management specialists, scientists, and students. However, the book describes problems in an accessible way, which will make this book useful for beginners in the waste/biogas/composting sector.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 64 p. 10 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031474873
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
    DDC: 363.728
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  • 9
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environment. ; Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Treatment of Hazardous Sludge from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants -- Chapter 2: Treatment of Textile Effluent -- Chapter 3: Stabilization and Solidification of Sludges -- Chapter 4: Removal of Fe and Mn From Groundwater -- Chapter 5: Treatment of Toxicant Dye Compounds in Wastewater By Modified Natural Coagulant -- Chapter 6: Occurrence, Behaviour and Transport of Toxic Heavy Metals from Industries In River Catchment-Control and Mitigation Measures -- Chapter 7: Nano Pollutant Properties, Occurrence and Behavior in Water and Wastewater Streams -- Chapter 8: Dredging and Mining Operations, Management and Environmental Impacts -- Chapter 9: Laboratory Waste Management and Treatment -- Chapter 10: Management and Treatment Methods of Acid Mine Drainage -- Chapter 11: Evaluation of Coagulation-Flocculation Treatment Technologies in Palm Oil Effluent Management.
    Abstract: This volume discusses: (1) the treatment of hazardous sludge, wastewater, textile effluent, contaminated groundwater, laboratory waste, toxic dye, heavy metals, acid mine drainage and palm oil effluent; (2) the technologies of stabilization, solidification, natural coagulation-flocculation, river catchment control and mitigation, dredging and mining operations, and (3) the management of acid mines, laboratories, nano pollutants and plant effluents.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 558 p. 137 illus., 111 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031467479
    Series Statement: Handbook of Environmental Engineering, 28
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  • 10
    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environment. ; Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Treatment And Management Of Livestock Wastes -- Chapter 2: Waste Treatment In The Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Industry Using Green Environmental Technologies -- Chapter 3: Vermicomposting Process For Processing Agricultural And Food Industry Wastes -- Chapter 4: The Impacts Of Climate Change On Agricultural, Food, And Public Utility Industries -- Chapter 5: Innovative Pact Activated Sludge, Captor Activated Sludge, Activated Bio-Filter, Vertical Loop Reactor, And Phostrip Processes -- Chapter 6: Agricultural Waste Treatment By Water Hyacinth Aquaculture, Wetland Aquaculture, Evapotranspiration, Rapid Rate Land Treatment , Slow Rate Land Treatment, And Subsurface Infiltration -- Chapter 7: Production And Applications Of Crude Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Containing Bioplastic From Agricultural And Food-Processing Wastes -- Chapter 8: Optimization Processes Of Biodiesel Production From Pig And Neem (Azadirachta Indica A.Juss) Seeds Blend Oil Using Alternative Catalysts From Waste Biomass -- Chapter 9: Castor Oil: A Promising Source For The Production Of Flavour And Fragrance Through Lipase Mediated Biotransformation -- Chapter 10: Treatment And Minimization Of Waste In Baker’s Yeast Industry.
    Abstract: This book and its 2 sister books (Volumes 2 and 3) of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering (HEE) series have been designed to serve as a mini-series covering agricultural and green biotechnologies. It is expected to be of value to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, to designers of sustainable biological resources systems, and to scientists and researchers. The aim of these books is to provide information on treatment and management of agricultural, pharmaceutical and food wastes and to serve as a basis for advanced study or specialized investigation of the theory and analysis of various integrated environmental control and waste recycle systems. Volume 1 covers topics on: treatment and management of livestock wastes; waste treatment in the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry using green environmental technologies; vermicomposting process for treating agricultural and food wastes; the impacts of climate change on agricultural, food, and public utility industries; innovative PACT activated sludge, CAPTOR activated sludge, activated bio-filter, vertical loop reactor, and PHOSTRIP processes; agricultural waste treatment by water hyacinth aquaculture, wetland aquaculture, evapotranspiration, rapid rate land treatment , slow rate land treatment, and subsurface infiltration; production and applications of crude polyhydroxyalkanoate-containing bioplastic from agricultural and food-processing wastes; optimization processes of biodiesel production from pig and neem seeds blend oil using alternative catalysts from waste biomass; making castor oil a promising source for the production of flavor and fragrance through lipase mediated biotransformation; and waste treatment and minimization in baker's yeast industry.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 485 p. 102 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031035913
    Series Statement: Handbook of Environmental Engineering, 26
    DDC: 363.728
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    Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Waste Management -- Landfilling -- Leachate Quality -- Leachate Quantity -- Leachate Management -- Natural Treatment Systems -- Solid Waste Management in Tehran.
    Abstract: This book is divided into seven chapters, which address various leachate landfill management issues such as the quality, quantity and management of municipal landfill leachate, together with new methods. There are many methods available for the treatment and management of municipal landfill leachate. The waste management methods presented here can be applied in most third-world countries, due to the lack of waste separation and high organic content of waste. The book provides descriptions and a hierarchy of waste management, reviews the history of solid waste disposal, and covers a range of topics, including: leachate and gas generation in landfills; natural attenuation landfills; landfill site selection; leachate and stormwater management, collection and treatment; landfill gas management; landfill cover requirements; leachate collection; types of natural treatment systems; and design procedure and considerations. In closing, it provides an overview of the current solid waste management status in Iran. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 237 p. 82 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030502126
    Series Statement: Environmental Science,
    DDC: 363.728
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Biotechnology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1:Current scenario on conventional and modern approaches towards eco-friendly E-waste management -- Chapter 2:Electronic waste and their management strategies -- Chapter 3:E-waste management practices in India: challenges and approaches -- Chapter 4:Bioleaching for heavy metal extraction from E-waste: a sustainable approach -- Chapter 5:Bioremediation strategies for sustainable E-waste management -- Chapter 6:Challenges and approaches in E-waste management -- Chapter 7:Bioremediation: A sustainable way for E-waste management -- Chapter 8:Role of bacteria for the recovery of precious metals from e-waste -- Chapter 9:Importance of microorganisms in metal recovery from E-waste -- Chapter 10:Bioleaching: A sustainable resource recovery strategy for urban mining of E-waste -- Chapter 11:Microbial biodegradation of e-plastic in diverse ecosystem -- Chapter 12:Metal bioleaching from E-waste using fungal communities -- Chapter 13:Association of algae to water pollution and waste water treatment -- Chapter 14:E-waste and its management by using algae -- Chapter 15:Bioremediation of e-waste through microbial exopolysaccharides: A perspective -- Chapter 16:Genetically modified microbes in e-waste management: a perspective -- Chapter 17:Recent trends in bio-mining microorganisms for solid waste management -- Chapter 18:Plant-bacteria interaction in the recovery of metals from electronic waste -- Chapter 19:E-waste management: prospects and strategies -- Chapter 20:Role of biotechnological approaches for the valorization of precious metals from E-waste -- Chapter 21:A summary of the role of microorganisms in waste management.
    Abstract: This book, besides discussing challenges and opportunities, will reveal the microbe-metal interactions and strategies for e-waste remediation in different ecosystems. It will unveil the recent biotechnological advancement and microbiological approach to sustainable biorecycling of e-waste such as bioleaching for heavy metal extraction, valorization of precious metal, biodegradation of e-plastic, the role of the diverse microbial community in e-waste remediation, genetically engineered microbes for e-waste management, the importance of microbial exopolysaccharides in metal biosorption, next-generation technologies, omics-based technologies etc. It also holds the promise to discuss the conservation, utilization and cataloging indigenous microbes in e-waste-polluted niches and promising hybrid technology for sustainable e-waste management. Revolution in the area of information technology and communication is constantly evolving due to scientific research and development. Concurrently, the production of new electrical and electronic equipment also thus uplifting in this era of revolution. These technological advancements certainly have problematic consequences which is the rise of huge amounts of electronic obsoletes or electronic waste (e-waste). Improper management of both hazardous and nonhazardous substances of e-waste led to a major concern in our digital society and environment. Therefore, a sustainable approach including microbial candidates to tackle e-waste is the need of the hour. Nevertheless, the continuous demand for new-generation gadgets and electronics set this high-tech evolution to a new frontier in the last few years. With this continuing trend of technological development, e-waste is expanding exponentially worldwide. In the year of 2019, the worldwide generation of e-waste was approximately 53.6 Mt, of which only about 17.4% of e-waste was collected and recycled, and the other 82.6% was not even documented. E-waste contains various heterogeneous waste complexes such as metals (60%), blends of many polymers (30%) and halogenated compounds, radioactive elements and other pollutants (10%), respectively. The sustainable, efficient, and economic management of e-waste is thus, a challenging task today and in the coming decades. Conventional techniques such as the use of chemicals, incineration and informal ways of e-waste dismantling trigger serious health risks and contamination to the human population and environment, respectively due to the liberation of toxic and hazardous substances from the waste. In this context, bio-candidates especially microorganisms could be sharp-edged biological recycling tools to manage e-waste sustainably. As microbes are omnipresent and diverse in their physiology and functional aspects, they offer a wide range of bioremediation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 352 p. 48 illus., 33 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031256783
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mechanized Collection and Densification of Rice Straw -- 3 Rice Straw-Based Composting -- 4 Thermochemical Conversion of Rice Straw -- 5 Co-digestion of Rice Straw for Biogas Production -- 6 Mushroom production -- 7 Rice straw-based fodder for ruminants -- 8 Rice straw incorporation influences nutrient cycling and soil organic matter -- 9 Rice straw management effects on greenhouse gas emissions -- 10 Life cycle assessment and best management practices -- 11 Overview of rice straw value chain and business model -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This open access book on straw management aims to provide a wide array of options for rice straw management that are potentially more sustainable, environmental, and profitable compared to current practice. The book is authored by expert researchers, engineers and innovators working on a range of straw management options with case studies from Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia. The book is written for engineers and researchers in order to provide them information on current good practice and the gaps and constraints that require further research and innovation. The book is also aimed at extension workers and farmers to help them decide on the best alternative straw management options in their area by presenting both the technological options as well as the value chains and business models required to make them work. The book will also be useful for policy makers, required by public opinion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, looking for research-based evidence to guide the policies they develop and implement.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 192 p. 60 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030323738
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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