Elevated demand and extensive exploitation of cosmetics in day‐to‐day life have hiked up
its industrial productions worldwide. Organic and inorganic chemicals like parabens …

Iron and steel industries are one of the seven major energy-extensive manufacturing
industries strengthening any nation's economic infrastructure. Processes involved in these …

This chapter explains the significance of the removal of selected categories of organic
contaminants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons, azo dyes …

Phycoremediation, employing microalgae, effectively treats Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) by
removing pollutants, curbing eutrophication, and yielding valuable substances. Microalgae …

Litchi chinensis (lychee) is one of the most important tropical fruit crops in Asia. Despite the
annual increase in research on lychee fungal pathogens, few studies have been conducted …

Phytoremediation, which is the use of water-loving plants, proposed over 300 years ago has
gained explicit acceptance as a more prolific approach towards the removal and uptake of …

Pesticides are used all over the world in agricultural operations to reduce the damage of
pests and to improve the productivity of agricultural crops. The excessive use of these …

Algae are a diverse group of micro-and macroscopic, highly efficient photosynthetic
organisms with rapid growth and flourish in a variety of environments where many land …

Heavy metal contamination is a result of increased human activity and industrialization.
These metals are non-biodegradable and are highly toxic to the environment. As a result …

Scientists all over the world are working tirelessly on the management of environmental
toxicants and their control over the past two decades due to their injurious effects on plants …