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Green Technologies for Pollutants Remediation and Recovery from Water and Soil presents a comprehensive examination of sustainable and environmentally friendly methods for remediation and recovery from various types of pollutants in water bodies and soil. It discusses diverse remediation and recovery technologies, ranging from classic adsorption and membrane technologies to the most promising green technologies such as biocatalysts and microorganisms for obtaining value-added products for practical use. Through many case studies and best practices, this book explores current achievements and challenges and indicates future directions for global and cross-border collaboration. Key Features: Provides a comprehensive overview of the achievements, challenges, and the current use of eco-friendly approaches for pollutant removal and recovery. Covers the role of biology, biotechnology, and chemical technology in designing green technologies for environmental applications. Presents innovative applications of microorganisms, enzymes, adsorption processes, and membrane technologies as a base for improvement in green technologies of environmental importance. Explains the basic assumptions, requirements, and mechanisms of green technologies used for pollutant conversion. Aims to better understand the importance of sustainable technologies in environmental protection. This reference is a great resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in environmental science and engineering, soil and water sciences, biotechnology, and chemical engineering, as well as researchers and professionals who work as environmental and technical engineers, ecologists, applied environmental scientists, and managers.

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Dr. Jakub Zdarta is an associate professor in the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poland. He is a member of the editorial boards of the journals Environmental Technology & Innovations, Catalysis Communications, Oxygen, and AIMS Bioengineering. He has been a guest editor for several special issues from different journals. His research is focused on environmental biotechnology and the removal of environmental pollutants for which he has published many articles and received several awards. Dr. Teofil Jesionowski is currently the Rector of Poznan University of Technology, Poland. He is a chemist and engineer, and he graduated from the same university. His areas of research include polymer modification, neutralization of water pollution with inorganic and organic compounds. Many of his scientific studies also concern the development of the so-called ""Green Chemistry"". Dr. Jörg Rinklebe is a professor of soil and groundwater management at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. He is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of biogeochemistry of trace elements in wetland soils. Dr. Rinklebe has published over 500 research papers, four books, as well as numerous book chapters. He is the Editor of the international journal Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST). He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics at Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea, and Guest Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Recently, Dr. Rinklebe was elected as Vice President of the International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB).

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