Bioremediation of Emerging Contaminants

Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad is currently Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. He has made outstanding contributions to the fields of bioremediation, bioresources, biomass energy sources, bioeconomy and to the broad field of environmental biotechnology, all of which are his main areas of expertise. Dr. Prasad has served the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India in various advisory committees on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, pollution control and abatement, environmental information systems and bioremediation of contaminated sites. He is an active visiting scientist in several international universities. Larry E. Erickson received doctorate in 1964 in chemical engineering from Kansas State University. He has been a member of the chemical engineering faculty at K-State since 1964. In 1967-68 he conducted research in biochemical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and introduced courses in biochemical engineering and bioseparations at K-State. From 1985-2018, he has provided leadership for hazardous substance research at K-State. From 1989-2003, he was director of the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, a consortium of universities with headquarters at K-State. In order to advance pollution prevention and improve environmental management, he introduced seminars in hazardous waste engineering, air quality, and sustainability. He has worked with more than 70 graduate students, coauthored more than 450 papers, traveled professionally to more than 25 countries, and participated in more than $50 million of funded research projects. In January 2015, he transitioned to emeritus professor of chemical engineering. He has been employed by Mobil Oil Company, ESSO Research and Engineering Co., Humble Oil and Refining Company. He has been a visiting faculty member at MIT, University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino, Russia, and Institute of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic. Dr. Abin Sebastian is working as assistant professor in the Department of Botany, St. Georges College, Aruvithura affiliated to Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He is expertise in ecophysiology of plants and environmental biotechnology. His studies pointed out the role of iron and iron transporters involved in detoxification of cadmium in rice plants. He synthesized magnetic iron nanoparticles that efficiently remove heavy metals from aqueous media, and ameliorate heavy metal stress in plants. He was awarded with outstanding student scholar award during IBC 2017, China, and received fellowship from DAAD, Germany and UGC, India for conducting doctoral and post-doctoral research. Dr Sailaja Elchuri completed her Doctoral studies in molecular regulation of light stress in C4 plants under eminent plant physiologist Prof V.S. Ramadas. Significant contribution included paper submission to volume dedicated to Prof Daniel Arnon. Completed post-Doctoral studies at Arizona State University examining UV light effects on canopy photosynthesis. Later studies included animal models of disease and nanotechnology at Stanford University. Recent focus has been to use one health approaches for Human, animal, and plant triad. She used Omic approaches and green Nanotechnology to study human disease progression and therapy for safer environment. She is reviewer for several journals in Omic studies and Nanotechnology. Published 55 papers in peer reviewed journals and 5 book chapters.

• Section 1: Bioremediation of emerging contaminants1. Bioremediation of emerging contaminants and pollutants: Anthropocene and One Health Perspective 2. Contaminants of Emerging Concern and applicable remediation technologies – bibliometric resume of salient research findings3. Phytotechnologies for emerging contaminants and micropollutants - a scoping review4. Bioremediation of Strontium and manganese5. Bioremediation of total petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated environmentsSection 2: Omics, phytotech insights, microbial genetic engineering for remediation of emerging contaminants radionuclides and pesticides6. Omics technologies for phytoremediation of contaminants of emerging concern7. Biological remediation of emerging contaminants and pollutants: role of genetically modified organisms (bacteria, fungi and plants) and omic approaches8. Omics and Phyto Insights in Environmental Bioremediation of Antibiotics: Eco-friendly and sustainable approach to remove antibiotics from the environment9. Microbial Genetic Engineering Technologies for Remediation of Pesticides10. Transgenic Approaches for Heavy Metal Detoxification in Plants11. Use of transgenic plants and genetically modified bacteria for remediation of pharmaceutical contaminants in water12. Remediation of Radionuclides 13. Remediation of Pesticides14. Personal care products contamination, remediation: Focus on antibiotic resistance using machine learning and Omic approachesSection 3: Remediation of Indoor air pollutants, nanoparticles, use of Poaceae and transgenic crops for cleanup of emerging contaminants15. Indoor air pollutants of emerging concern: options for monitoring and remediation16. Approaches to Bioremediate Nanoparticles: An Emerging Contaminant of Concern17. Environmental remediation of emerging contaminants using Poacease: Focus on Millets and Miscanthus18. Transgenic tree crops - Poplars, Willows and Eucalyptus - for remediation of emerging contaminants 19. Impact Assessment of Mulberry (Morus spp.) Cultivation on Soils Contaminated with Emerging Pollutants for Sustainable Sericulture20. Miscanthus for cleanup of emerging contaminantsSection 4: Biodiversity for remediation of Emerging contaminants21. Phytoremediation of cyanotoxins22. Phycoremediation for detoxification of Herbicides23. Energy crops for remediation of emerging contaminants, a synoptic resume24. A Case Study on Transgenics and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacterial Populations Across the Fresh Water Ecosystem of Uzh River in Transcarpathia, UkraineSection 5: Genetic engineering and microbial applications for degradation/detoxification of Emerging contaminants25. Bioinspired methods in enzymatic degradation of textile dyes26. Applications and challenges of transgenic plants in the bioremediation of emerging contaminants27. Microbial bio-desulfurization of crude oilSection 6: Physiological, biochemical, molecular and nanotechnological approaches for bioremediation of emerging contaminants28. Recombinant microorganisms role in biodegradation of emerging contaminants29. Aptamers applications with focus on detection and remediation of contaminants of emerging concern30. Use of phytotechnology for remediation of pollutants in pharmaceutical and personal care products 31. Physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects of remediation of emerging contaminants32. Bioremediation of Endocrine Disrupters in the Environment33. Plant Growth Regulators role in remediations of emerging contaminantsSection 7: Novel approaches for remediation of Emerging contaminants34. Artificial Intelligence in the Phytoremediation of Emerging Contaminants35. Fungal Catechol 2, 3 Dioxygeanse as a Tool for the the Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons.36. Emerging contaminants in wildlife habitats: Ecological risks and phytoremediation 37. Genetic engineering approach for remediation of emerging contaminants in Industrial wastewater38. Strategies for the Removal of Emerging Nanoparticles from Contaminated Environments39. Molecular and nanotechnology approaches for bioremediation of emerging contaminantsSection 8: Bioaccumulative and biotoxic Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals as Environmental nightmares40. Phytoremediation of PFAS: Progress and Challenges41. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Environmental Matrices: Distribution Patterns and Treatment TechnologiesSection 9: Management of Emerging Contaminants including Methods and technologies42. Modular solutions for managing drinking water emerging contaminants43. Integrating Phytoremediation and Regenerative Agriculture for the Management of Emerging Contaminants in Soils44. Methods and technologies applied for removal and remediation of emerging contaminants and pollutants - A synoptic review of bibliography45. Current status of policies and laws for regulation of emerging contaminants