Periphyton : functions and application in environmental remediation / Yonghong Wu.

Author
Wu, Yonghong [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
xxxi, 402 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

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    "Periphyton: Functions and Application in Environmental Remediation presents a systematic overview of a wide variety of periphyton functions and applications in environmental remediation, providing readers with an understanding of the biological/ecological features of periphyton, the methodology of their study, and their application in environmental conservation. With increases in environmental stress, anthropogenic impacts, and the global decline in biodiversity, there is a pressing need for methods to assess and improve environmental quality that are rapid, reliable, and cost-effective. Periphyton is an important component of benthic communities and plays a crucial role in the functioning of microbial food webs. Because of a number of advantages, such as a short lifecycle, relative immobility, more rapid responses to environmental stress and anthropogenic impact than any metazoa, ease of sampling, availability of taxonomic/molecular identification, and standardized methodologies for temporal/spatial comparisons, there has, in recent decades, been an increased interest in periphyton as a tool in biological conservation in aquatic ecosystems"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Periphyton and its study methods
    • 2. The living environment of periphyton
    • 3. Indicators for monitoring aquatic ecosystems
    • 4. Water and wastewater purification using periphyton
    • 5. Periphytic biofilm and its functions in aquatic nutrient cycling
    • 6. Periphyton functions in adjusting P sinks in sediments
    • 7. The evaluation of phosphorus removal processes and mechanisms from surface water by periphyton
    • 8. Periphyton: an interface between sediments and overlying water
    • 9. Periphyton: a promising bio-organic fertilizer source in agricultural ecosystems
    • 10. The removal of heavy metals by an immobilized periphyton multilevel bioreactor
    • 11. Photobioreactor-wetland system removes organic pollutants and nutrients
    • 12. Hybrid bioreactors based on periphyton: the removal of nutrients from nonpoint source wastewater
    • 13. Investigation of adsorption and absorption mechanisms during copper(II) removal by periphyton
    • 14. Simultaneous removal of Cu and Cd from soil and water in paddy fields by native periphyton
    • 15. Removal of COD by a spiral periphyton bioreactor and its associated microbial community
    • 16. The removal of methyl orange by periphytic biofilms: equilibrium and kinetic modeling.
    ISBN
    • 9780128010778 ((hardcover))
    • 0128010770 ((hardcover))
    OCLC
    952982936
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