1. Microbial bioremediation: A potential tool for restoration of the contaminated areas 2. Heavy metals and hydrocarbons: Adverse effects and mechanism of toxicity 3. Nanotoxicity: Aspects and concerns in biological systems 4. Application of molecular techniques for assessment of microbial communities in contaminated sites 5. Microbial indicators for monitoring pollution and bioremediation 6. Biofilm mediated bioremediation of PAHs 7. Nano-particle based bioremediation 8. Bioremediation using extremophiles 9. Role of Actinobacteria in bioremediation 10. Biology, genetic aspects and oxidative stress response of Streptomyces and strategies for bioremediation of toxic metals 11. Fungal bioremediation strategies 12. Microbial bioremediation of industrial effluents 13. Bioremediation of polythene wastes 14. Phycoremediation of contaminated water and soil coupled with generation of value added products 15. Feasibility of using microbial fuel cell technology for bioremediation 16. Microbial bioremediation: A metagenomic approach 17. In-silico approach in bioremediation 18. Microbial bioremediation of greenhouse gases 19. Enzymes/Enzymatic reactions in bioremediation 20. Microbiological metabolism under chemical stress 21. Bioremediation of pesticides: A case study 22. Microalgae in removal of heavy metal and organic pollutants from soil 23. Bioremediation of aquaculture effluents 24. Aquifer microbiology of different geogenic setting for environmental biogeotechnology 25. Exploring prospects of mono-oxygenases based bio-catalyst in xenobiotics and their computational modelling 26. White-rot fungi and their Environmental applications 27. Remediation of environmental pollution by genetically engineered Bacteria 28. Toxicity on human-health and adverse consequences of cosmetics 29. Bioremediation of Steroidal Estrogens 30. Increased coverage of nanoremediation/ Applications and implications of nanotechnology in remediation of environmental pollutants 31. Bioremediation of Heavy Metals/ New insights into bioremediation of toxic metals 32. Expanded coverage of effluents from various industries 33. New Techniques for contaminant transport/ monitoring of contaminant transport 34. In situ and ex situ methods of bioremediation 35. Factors affecting bioremediation 36. Non-molecular methods of monitoring bioremediation 

Describes many novel approaches of microbial bioremediation including genetic engineering, metagenomics, microbial fuel cell technology, biosurfactants and biofilm-based bioremediation Introduces relatively new hazardous elements and their bioremediation practices including oil spills, military waste water, greenhouse gases, polythene wastes, and more Provides the most advanced techniques in the field of bioremediation, including insilico approach, microbes as pollution indicators, use of bioreactors, techniques of pollution monitoring, and more Completely updated and expanded to include topics and techniques such as genetically engineered bacteria, environmental health, nanoremediation, heavy metals, contaminant transport, and in situ and ex situ methods Includes theoretical context and case studies within each chapter