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Technological Interventions for Wastewater Treatment: Monitoring and Management

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The continuous denouement in the water environment is grounds for the demand of new and innovative technological interventions to achieve sustainable management of urban wastewater systems. There is a continuous increase in the concentration of contaminants like organic/inorganic material, pathogens, heavy metals and other environmental toxicants in the water systems. Various new technologies like the application of nanotechnology, electrochemistry based approaches and other computational technologies are now replacing the obsolete approaches of wastewater treatment, thereby putting forth a futuristic paradigm of wastewater monitoring and management. We have attempted to highlight technologies and approaches that are better suited for efficient removal of toxicants from wastewater. There are various national and international guidelines/Specifications for the establishment, infrastructure development and proper functioning of wastewater treatment plants. In present day scenario these newer ways of wastewater treatment will not only benefit the human health but also have a good impact on the surrounding environment.

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Authors are thankful to Director, CSIR-IITR for infrastructural support of the prestigious institute. Moreover, the support of Department of Biochemistry, University of Lucknow and Amity University Uttar Pradesh are praiseworthy.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226007, U.P, India

    Anurag Singh

  2. Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, 226028, U.P, India

    Prekshi Garg & Prachi Srivastava

  3. Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR–Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, 226001, U.P, India

    V. P. Sharma

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Singh, A., Garg, P., Srivastava, P., Sharma, V.P. (2023). Technological Interventions for Wastewater Treatment: Monitoring and Management. In: Shah, M.P. (eds) Advanced Application of Nanotechnology to Industrial Wastewater. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3292-4_17

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