Biodegradation and Detoxification of Micropollutants in Industrial Wastewater

Izharul Haq is working as an Assistant Professor at the Manipal University Jaipur, India, where he specializes in environmental biotechnology, with a focus on waste management using microbial processes and evaluating the toxicity of pollutants. He completed his PhD in Microbiology at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India, and later conducted postdoctoral research at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His current research work is in the field of environmental microbiology and pollutant remediation. Ajay S. Kalamdhad is working as professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He obtained his Bachelors, Masters and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from GEC Jabalpur, VNIT Nagpur and IIT Roorkee respectively. Prior to joining IIT Guwahati in 2009, he was an Assistant Professor at VNIT Nagpur and worked in various projects at RRL, Bhopal (Now AMPRI, Bhopal) and NEERI, Nagpur. His research team is working on solid waste management by microbial and vermicomposting, aerobic and anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste and industrial sludge for biogas production, Composting of water hyacinth using different composting technologies. He also serves as an editorial board member/reviewer for several national/international journals of repute. Currently, Prof Kalamdhad supervising 18 PhD and 11 M Tech students and more than 10 PhD and 35 M Tech dissertations have been completed under his supervision. In addition, Prof. Kalamdhad has handled 9 major R&D projects funded by various agencies. He has published more than 150 research papers in national and international journals of repute. He also has published 6 book chapters and 5 international books. He is a life member of Indian Public Health Engineers, Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society, National Solid Waste Association of India, International Solid Waste Association, and Indian Water Works Association. Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.

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