This textbook covers the application of biological systems to environmental problems, including microbial processes for waste treatment, bioremediation, pollution control, and environmental monitoring. It explores both the scientific foundations of environmental biotechnology and its practical uses in industry and environmental protection.
This textbook provides a broad, applied overview of how biotechnological techniques help address environmental issues. It covers core microbiology foundations and then explores applications such as environmental monitoring, sewage and waste treatment, bioremediation of polluted sites, sustainable technologies like biofuels, resource recovery, agricultural biotechnology, and marine environmental…