Current global environmental issues raise unavoidable challenges for our use of natural
resources. Supplying the human population with clean water is becoming a global problem …

10Selenium is an essential trace element needed for all living organisms. Despite its
essentiality, selenium is a potential toxic element to natural ecosystems due to its …

Microbial metabolites are of huge biotechnological potential and their production can be
coupled with detoxification of environmental pollutants and wastewater treatment mediated …

During the last decades, the perception of selenium has undergone substantial changes.
While its toxic effects were recognized causing hair and hoof loss in animals during the …

Although initially based purely on environmental principles of reuse and recycling, natural
waste treatment systems proved to have economic advantages over mechanical systems in …

Facing an unprecedented population growth, it is difficult to overstress the assets for
wastewater treatment of waste stabilization ponds (WSPs), ie high removal efficiency …

This book examines the utilization of algae for the development of useful products and
processes with the emphasis towards green technologies and processes, and the …

The increase in global pollution, industrialization and fast economic progress are
considered to inflict serious consequences to the quality and availability of water throughout …

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is defined as the wastewater that contains high concentrations
of organics, nutrients and oil and grease generated from the production process of palm oil …

Microbial selenium (Se) bioremediation is based on conversion of water soluble, toxic Se
oxyanions to water insoluble, elemental Se. Formed biogenic elemental Se is of nanometer …