Short description:

Waste production poses significant environmental challenges globally, stemming from orthodox practices in industrial, agricultural, and medical sectors. These practices generate vast amounts of hazardous waste, polluting water, air, and soil, and threatening human health and ecosystems. Improper disposal exacerbates environmental crises such as pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) emerge as promising alternatives to address these challenges, harnessing nature's restorative power and offering cost-effective, eco-friendly climate solutions.

This edited book explores advanced NbS concepts and their role in revolutionizing conventional waste treatment methods while minimizing negative impacts on health and the environment. It delves into NbS characteristics, aims, and applications for sustainable wastewater management, advocating for interdisciplinary research and integrated nature-based systems. Topics covered include dynamic modeling, omics data analysis, computational and bionanotechnological approaches, bio hybrid systems, biomass utilization, life cycle assessment, urban circularity challenges, bio-inspired materials, hydroponics/aquaponics, and ecological sustainability. Adopting these approaches promises to reduce process costs and enhance long-term sustainability. The book offers a comprehensive understanding of nature-based interventions for bioremediation, addressing theoretical and practical aspects alongside contemporary challenges. 

It is a valuable reference for professionals, scientists, environmentalists, industrialists, researchers, environmental biotechnologists, students, and policymakers engaged in environmental research and strategy development. It provides insights into sustainable progress and future applications of nature-based approaches in mitigating environmental pollution, particularly industrial and municipal wastewater discharge.

Long description:

Waste production poses significant environmental challenges globally, stemming from orthodox practices in industrial, agricultural, and medical sectors. These practices generate vast amounts of hazardous waste, polluting water, air, and soil, and threatening human health and ecosystems. Improper disposal exacerbates environmental crises such as pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) emerge as promising alternatives to address these challenges, harnessing nature's restorative power and offering cost-effective, eco-friendly climate solutions.

This edited book explores advanced NbS concepts and their role in revolutionizing conventional waste treatment methods while minimizing negative impacts on health and the environment. It delves into NbS characteristics, aims, and applications for sustainable wastewater management, advocating for interdisciplinary research and integrated nature-based systems. Topics covered include dynamic modeling, omics data analysis, computational and bionanotechnological approaches, bio hybrid systems, biomass utilization, life cycle assessment, urban circularity challenges, bio-inspired materials, hydroponics/aquaponics, and ecological sustainability. Adopting these approaches promises to reduce process costs and enhance long-term sustainability. The book offers a comprehensive understanding of nature-based interventions for bioremediation, addressing theoretical and practical aspects alongside contemporary challenges. 

It is a valuable reference for professionals, scientists, environmentalists, industrialists, researchers, environmental biotechnologists, students, and policymakers engaged in environmental research and strategy development. It provides insights into sustainable progress and future applications of nature-based approaches in mitigating environmental pollution, particularly industrial and municipal wastewater discharge.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Advanced integrated nature-based solutions (NbS) for Fluoride Removal from wastewater to increase sustainability and resilience.- Chapter 2. Ecological restoration through nature-based solutions and minimizing water challenges.- Chapter 3. Vermifiltration in wastewater treatment and waste valorization.- Chapter 4. Advances in Microbial wastewater treatment system.- Chapter 5. Phytoremediation in Restoring Infected or Damaged Water Bodies.- Chapter 6. Urban Circularity Challenges via Nature-Based Solution.- Chapter 7. Phyco -application for the treatment of industrial waste water.- Chapter 8. Wastewater Treatment by Soil Infiltration Process.- Chapter 9. Bio-inspired/ bio-nano materials for wastewater treatment.- Chapter 10. Designing and technical feasibility of bio-hybrid system for scaling up treatment process.- Chapter 11. Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Technology in Bioenergy Generation from Wastewater treatment.- Chapter 12. Integrative Omics Approaches for Improving the Effectiveness of Plants for Phytoremediation.- Chapter 13. Life cycle assessment of microalgae-based systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery.- Chapter 14. Hydroponics/Aquaponics and its co-benefits.- Chapter 15. Enzymatic and Microbial-Based Systems for Bioremediation of Wastewater.- Chapter 16. Solid Wastes to Renewable Energy: An Approach of the Processing Steps.