Phycoremediation of Wastewater

Dr. Maulin P. Shah has been an active researcher and scientific writer in his field for over 20 years. He received a B.Sc. (1999) in Microbiology from Gujarat University, Godhra (Gujarat), India. He also earned his Ph.D. (2005) in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat), India. His research interests include biological wastewater treatment, environmental microbiology, biodegradation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation of environmental pollutants from industrial wastewaters. He has published more than 350 research papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He is the editor of 150 books of international repute, and he has edited 25 special issues, specifically in industrial wastewater research, microbial remediation, and biorefinery of wastewater treatment area. He is associated as an editorial board member in 25 highly reputed journals. Dr. Günay Yıldız Töre has a Ph.D. in Environmental Science. She has completed her postdoctoral position at Istanbul Technical University. She is a professor at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Her research interests include the biological treatment of industrial wastewater, industrial waste management, and the industrial reclamation and reuse with emerging treatment technologies. She has published papers in international peer-reviewed journals as well as more than 20 national projects about industrial wastewater treatment and waste management. She has also published one book titled Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment and several book chapters. Currently, she is studying antibiotic and microplastic removal with emerging treatment technologies from treated urban and industrial wastewater for agricultural reuse and its effect on activated sludge.