Part One: Introductory chapters 1. Modernization in agriculture:
Use of agrochemicals 2. Occurrence, sources, types and effects of
agrochemicals on aquatic ecosystem a) Herbicides b) Insecticides c)
Fungicides d) Soil fumigants, desiccants, harvest aids, and plant
growth regulators
Part Two: Environmental Impact 3. Effects of agrochemicals on soil
health and soil microbiology 4. Agrochemicals and human health: a
global view 5. Acute systemic toxicity testing of agrochemical
formulations 6. Chemical fertilizers and pesticide: role in ground
water contamination 7. A green-analytical chemistry for
agrochemical-residue analysis in vegetables 8. Mixtures of
agrochemicals in urban environment and their risks 9. Indicators of
toxicity of agrochemicals in environment
Part Three: Remediation 10. Physical and chemical method used for
abatement of chemical fertilizers and pesticides from aquatic and
land ecosystem 11. Bioremediation: a sustainable approach for
remediation of agrochemicals (aerobic and anaerobic bacteria) 12.
Mycoremediation of agrochemicals (Fungal degradation) 13. Earthworm
assisted bioremediation of agrochemicals 14. Genetically engineered
microbes for remediation of wide range of agrochemicals 15. Removal
of agrochemicals by aquatic plants
Part Four: Advanced processes resource recovery to prevent
pollution 16. Nanotechnology and remediation of agrochemicals 17.
Removal of fluoride and calcium ions to recover phosphate from
fertilizer industry wastewater 18. Biomonitoring of genotoxicity of
industrial fertilizer pollutants 19. Fertilizer production from
sewage sludge ash 20. Phosphorus recovery from wastewater
Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad is Emeritus Professor in the School of
Life Sciences at the
University of Hyderabad in India. He received his PhD in Botany
from Lucknow University,
Lucknow. In past he worked as Lecturer at North Eastern Hill
University, Lecturer & Reader at University of Hyderabad. He is
also serving as reviewer in many scientific journals. He is
professional member of National Institute of Ecology New Delhi,
India, Bioenergy Society of India, New Delhi, Indian Network for
Soil Contamination Research, New Delhi. He also completed 20
research projects. He has published 179 articles in peer review
journals in which contributed as author/co-author. He supervised 17
PhD and 7 M.Phil students, all students received award in his
supervision.
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