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Xenobiotics in the Soil Environment

Monitoring, Toxicity and Management

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Editors:
  1. Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi

    1. Department of Meteorology, COMSATS Inst. of Information Technology Department of Meteorology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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  2. Vivek Kumar

    1. Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Noida, India

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  3. Ajit Varma

    1. Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Noida, India

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  • Broadens readers’ understanding of the currently available approaches for coping with polluted ecosystems
  • All chapters contributed by researchers actively involved in the respective fields
  • Will be of interest to scientists in the fields of environmental ecology, soil and food sciences, agriculture, and applied microbiology

Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 49)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Xenobiotics, Types, and Mode of Action

    • Abdul Qadir, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Adeel Mahmood
    Pages 1-7

  3. Atmospheric Pollutants and Its Transport Mechanisms in Soil Along the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau, and Its Surroundings: A Brief Note

    • Dambaru Ballab Kattel, Kalim Ullah, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Lekhendra Tripathee, Ashutosh Mohanty, Tandong Yao
    Pages 9-19

  4. HCH and DDT Residues in Indian Soil: Atmospheric Input and Risk Assessment

    • Paromita Chakraborty, Sanjenbam Nirmala Khuman, Bhupandar Kumar, Bommanna Loganathan
    Pages 21-40

  5. Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) in Soil: Occurrence, Fate, and Effects

    • Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Adeel Mahmood, Dambaru Ballab Kattel, Sohaib Khan, Ahmad Hasnain, Zulkifl Ahmed
    Pages 41-54

  6. Human Being as Biomonitor of Soil Xenobiotics

    • Atif Kamal, Riffat Naseem Malik
    Pages 55-71

  7. Use of Earthworms in Biomonitoring of Soil Xenobiotics

    • Muhammad Dawood, Abdul Wahid, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Sidra Mukhtar, Zaffar Malik
    Pages 73-88

  8. Emerging Metagenomic Strategies for Assessing Xenobiotic Contaminated Sites

    • Srujana Kathi
    Pages 89-100

  9. An Overview of Extraction, Clean-up and Instrumentation Techniques for Quantification of Soil-Bound Xenobiotic Compounds

    • Srujana Kathi
    Pages 101-118

  10. Xenobiotics in the Food Chain: Quantitative Analysis, Toxic Impact, and Usage History

    • Adeel Mahmood, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Abdul Qadir
    Pages 119-124

  11. Biphasic Dose–Response Phenomenon Induced by Xenobiotics and Its Application in Soil Risk Assessment

    • Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Adeel Mehmood, Sohaib Khan, Ahmad Hasnain, Zulkifl Ahmed
    Pages 125-138

  12. Agrochemicals and Soil Microbes: Interaction for Soil Health

    • Zaffar Malik, Maqshoof Ahmad, Ghulam Hassan Abassi, Muhammad Dawood, Azhar Hussain, Moazzam Jamil
    Pages 139-152

  13. Soil Microbial and Enzymatic Diversity as Affected by the Presence of Xenobiotics

    • Liliana Gianfreda, Maria A. Rao
    Pages 153-169

  14. Current Approaches for the Assessment of In Situ Remediation of Xenobiotics

    • Safdar Bashir, Zeshan, Waseem Hassan, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Irshad Bibi, Niaz Ahmad
    Pages 171-196

  15. Transgenic Approaches for Building Plant Armor and Weaponry to Combat Xenobiotic Pollutants: Current Trends and Future Prospects

    • Umesh B. Jagtap, Vishwas A. Bapat
    Pages 197-215

  16. Bioavailability/Phytostabilization of Xenobiotics in Soil

    • Biljana Balabanova
    Pages 217-233

  17. Biodegradation of Xenobiotics in Soil by Fungi

    • Fariha Khan, Abida Farooqi, Mazhar Iqbal Zafar
    Pages 235-242

  18. The Use of Enzymes in Bioremediation of Soil Xenobiotics

    • Anna Piotrowska-Długosz
    Pages 243-265

  19. Soil Xenobiotics and Their Phyto-chemical Remediation

    • Haythum M. Salem, Ali Abdel-Salam, Mohamed A. Abdel-Salam, Mahmoud F. Seleiman
    Pages 267-280

  20. Soil–PCB–PGPR Interactions in Changing Climate Scenarios

    • Saeed Ahmad Asad
    Pages 281-298
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About this book

This book describes the vast variety of xenobiotics, such as pesticides, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, agrochemicals and other pollutants, their interactions with the soil environment, and the currently available strategies and techniques for soil decontamination and bioremediation. Topics covered include: transport mechanisms of pollutants along the Himalayas; use of earthworms in biomonitoring; metagenomic strategies for assessing contaminated sites; xenobiotics in the food chain; phyto-chemical remediation; biodegradation by fungi; and the use of enzymes and potential microbes in biotransformation. Accordingly, the book offers a valuable guide for scientists in the fields of environmental ecology, soil and food sciences, agriculture, and applied microbiology.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Meteorology, COMSATS Inst. of Information Technology Department of Meteorology, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi

  • Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Noida, India

    Vivek Kumar

  • Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Noida, India

    Ajit Varma

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Xenobiotics in the Soil Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Monitoring, Toxicity and Management

  • Editors: Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Vivek Kumar, Ajit Varma

  • Series Title: Soil Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47744-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47743-5Published: 21 February 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83811-3Published: 13 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47744-2Published: 15 February 2017

  • Series ISSN: 1613-3382

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 400

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Soil Science & Conservation, Applied Microbiology, Ecotoxicology

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