Advances in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation for Sustainable Soil Management

Dr. Junaid Malik received B.Sc. (2008) Science from the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K; M.Sc. (2010) in Zoology from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; and PhD (2015) in Zoology from the same university. He completed his B.Ed program in 2017 from the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K. He started his career as Lecturer in School Education Department, Govt. of J&K for 2 years. Dr. Malik is now working as a Lecturer in Department of Zoology, Govt. Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K) and actively involved in teaching and research activities. He has more than 8 years of research experience. His areas of interest are ecology, soil macrofauna, wildlife biology, conservation biology etc. Dr. Malik has published more than 20 research papers in various national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has authored 4 books, 16 book chapters, edited 5 books, and more than 10 popular editorial articles. He is also serving as editor and reviewer of several journals with a reasonable repute. He has participated in several state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia and more than 20 conference papers are to his credit. He is the life member of SBBS (Society for Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences) with membership id LMJ-243

• Bioremediation of Soil: An Overview.- Current Soil Bioremediation Technologies: An assessment.- Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals: Techniques and Strategies.- Bioremediation of Polluted Aquatic Eco-systems using Macrophytes.- Bioremediation of Salt Affected Soil through Plant-based Strategies.- Bioremediation of Waste Dumping Sites.