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Current climate change and global warming clearly reflect the fragile state of environment. The rising demand by the ever-increasing population has resulted in high industrial and urban activities which have resulted in pollution and deterioration of the environment. Industrial and agricultural activities discharge waste consisting of different types of toxic pollutants to the environment without any prior processing. These pollutants are highly toxic and can initiate severe health issues among humans. The overburden of pollution has unchecked the environment self-restoration and rejuvenation potential. Therefore, it is crucial to address the problem environmental pollution and to treat it timely, before it is too late. Green treatment methods for managing and removing environmental pollution are the only desirable option to attain a healthy environment without further damaging it. Phytoremediation is one such method that aid in removal, degradation or immobilization of environmental pollutants with the help of different types of plants and associated microorganisms through their complex interaction. Plants have versatile metabolism and have potential to adapt to various toxic pollutants upon exposure. Thus, phytoremediation can be applied to treat heavy metal, xenobiotics, organic compounds and even radioactive substances. Phytoremediation treat pollutants by means of phytoaccumulation, phytodegradation, phytovolatilization, rhizodegradation, rhizofiltration, phytostabilization, phytoextraction etc. Plant uptake and bioaccumulate contaminants in their root, shoot and leaves which can be harvested for recycling and safe disposal of contaminants. Moreover, the rate of phytoremediation treatment is linked to factors such as plant selection, soil conditions, contaminant concentration, site-specific characteristics etc. Constructed Wetland System (CWS) is a plant-based treatment method which can be utilized for the treatment of domestic wastewater, sewage, industrial wastewater etc. Plant/s in CWS can be chosen as per the requirement to specifically target particular pollutants or a plethora of pollutants present in wastewater. Phytoremediation being environmentally benign, economic and effective in removal of pollutants can be employed for environmental pollution control and treatment. Advancement in the field can help to cover more diverse pollutant sites, enhance the understanding of plant microbe interactions, and optimize phytoremediation strategies to further expand its applications. With in-depth knowledge and application technology, phytoremediation can significantly restore and preserve contaminated ecosystems.

There are many approaches to ensure the commercial profitability of a farm. Apart from farm inputs, farm structure plays a big part in protecting these efforts from negative impacts. Farm structure provide conducive environment for running a prosperous farm. This book walks you through the nitty gritty of farm structures including how they are classified, their functions and the build quality in order to achieve best outcome. The book looks at the different materials farmers will use in order to achieve the most conducive environment and also compares the outcome with the cost implication of choosing the material. The book also suggests some of the considerations to make while trying to design a simple farmstead plan. For people looking to contract building of farm structures, this book gives an outstanding review of factors to consider, documentation and building element to be keen on while contracting. This book is a good read for people who are starting a new farm or are aiming to enhance an already existing farm stead.

Until recent times, the nutritional study was solely about the deficiencies of nutrients and impairment of health. However, with the advent of genomics, nutrigenomics has gained unprecedented attention where the high throughput genomics techniques are combined with nutritional studies. With increasing health concerns, especially lifestyle related diseases, it is very important to focus on the individual nutritional requirement. Where, nutrigenomics bridges health, diet and genomics and can also be seen as a combination of nutrients at genetic and molecular level. The bioactive compounds present in the diet influence the expression of the gene in tissue and organ in a specific manner. Nutrigenomics can provide information on nutritional influence on metabolism and homeostasis which upon disruption can cause diet related diseases. Further, the possibility of individual sensitive genotypes towards the disease can also be predicted. Nutrigenomics can offer effective dietary-intervention strategies to maintain homeostasis and control diseases. With the advancement of science, especially the Human Genome Project (HGP), the interaction of different genes and nutrients can be studied in depth. Government interventions and regulations can further help to enhance the benefit of the nutrigenomics analysis. This book focuses on nutrigenomics with respect to disease control and current opportunities and challenges.

Food safety is critical in order to safeguard customers from common allergies and foodborne diseases. Food poisoning is among the most widely recognized reasons for sickness around the world. This volume seeks to educate readers on food safety and gives balanced arguments on pesticides, and genome modification among other elements influencing food safety. Billions of individuals on the planet are in danger of unsafe food. A large number become sick while others die from eating unsafe food. Thusly, safe food saves lives. Safe food enriches the individual and population health. Safe food further creates economic development of the location where sanitation is improved. Safe food supply relies upon both science and effective food policing. With technological improvements, new guidelines should be ratified to create a regular supply of food items that are protected and fit for consumption. As living standards improve, worries over food safety and possible impurities will continue being a significant medical concern. Consumers request quality and safe products they eat since food provides the necessary energy and nutrients for supporting life. Largely, consumers depend on the government to protect food items and guarantee sold foods meet minimum consumer safety standards. For instance, a container of olive oil named as 100 percent virgin olive oil should contain the very thing the name says aside from the naturally occurring minor components that are essential for the olive oil to last, and which can't be removed or disposed of totally without affecting the olive oil. The volume examines challenges and strategies in food safety and handling across different countries worldwide.

The current alarming rate of decline of earth's natural resources, particularly of the reserves of rock phosphate and fossil fuel, is of great concern for the future of agriculture, particularly in developing countries. Not surprisingly, sustainable crop production remains a major global challenge and has drawn increasing attention among policy makers, business, and the scientific community. The agricultural use of land for crop production leads to the continuous extraction of soil nutrients. In the absence of adequate nutrient replenishment, a subsequent decrease of soil nutrient availability may occur, exerting a negative effect on yield. This book deals with strategies to overcome low nutrient availability in soils mainly rely on the use of fertilizers and crop breeding.

Discusses recent trends and discoveries in physical organic chemistry. The text provides the chemical community with authoritative and critical assessments of the many aspects of field. The field is a rapidly developing one, with results and methodologies finding application from biology to solid state physics.