Biomarkers in Environmental and Human Health Biomonitoring: An Integrated Perspective provides a holistic view of the biomonitoring of environmental degradation, accumulated toxicity, and associated human health concerns. The book incorporates theoretical and practical aspects of the biomonitoring of environmental pollution and the health surveillance of ecological communities using samples from living organisms which are analyzed for contaminants and toxin levels. In the first half, the book provides a general overview if the different types of biomarkers, their significance as bioindicators for contaminants and detection of toxicity, as well as how they can be utilized in the restoration of degraded ecosystems. The second half of the book discusses molecular biomarkers and how they are used as diagnostic and prognostic tools for pollution monitoring. It also reviews analytical tools used to validate the biomarkers in the detection and monitoring of pollution and disease. Finally, the book delves into how novel approaches like genetic ecotoxicology; Big Data, and artificial intelligence calculates the potential consequences of environmental pollution on the ecosystems and on human health.
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Table of Contents
Section-1: Biomarkers: General overview, types, significance, and limitationsSection-2: New trends in biological monitoring: Molecular approaches and challenges 1. Planktons as biomarker of environmental pollution 2. Plants as a biomarker for monitoring environmental pollution 3. Animals as a biomarker of contamination 4. Biomarkers for the detection of water pollution in lakes and river 5. Biomarkers for the detection of marine pollution 6. Biomarkers for the detection of air pollution 7. Biomarkers for the detection of soil pollution 8. Biomarkers for toxicity detection 9. Biomarkers for the biodiversity loss, degradation of pollutants and restoration of degraded ecosystem 10. Case studies of the biomarkers 11. Molecular Biomarkers: Their significance and application in pollution monitoring 12. Multiple biomarker responses (serum biochemistry, oxidative stress, genotoxicity, and histopathology) 13. Microbial biomarkers for detection of environmental pollution 14. Biomarkers for the disease identification 15. Validity and limitations of biomarkers in environmental health studies. 16. Biomarker based tools to assess environmental and chemical stressors in the environment. 17. New trends in biological monitoring: relevance of biomarkers to genetic ecotoxicology 18. Relevance of Big Data in environmental biomonitoring. 19. Artificial intelligence (AI) and its application in environmental biomonitoring 20. Interconnection of environmental biomonitoring and human health monitoring: A holistic insight for ecological management.
Authors
Ritu Mishra Assistant Professor at Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. Dr. Ritu Mishra is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. She obtained her PhD in Molecular Virology and Neuropathogenesis from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India. She pursued her postdoctoral studies at Max Plank Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Muenster, Germany. Her research investigates the molecular mechanisms of vascular pathologies during viral infection and metastasis. She has published multiple research papers, review papers, and chapters on viral neuropathogenesis and soil microbial contamination Sughosh Madhav Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Dr. Sughosh Madhav is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He has obtained his master's degree from the Department of Environmental Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He earned his doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published various research papers, authored book chapters in environmental geochemistry, water pollution, and wastewater, and edited many books related to water resource management with Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley Rahul Kumar Dhaka Assistant Professor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCS HAU), Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, Hisar, Haryana, India. Dr. Rahul Kumar Dhaka is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCS HAU), Hisar, Haryana, India. He previously worked as an Assistant Professor in Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Rahul earned his PhD in Physical and Analytical Chemistry from prestigious IIT Roorkee, India and has more than 10 years of professional research experience in material science, environmental and analytical chemistry. He has contributed numerous book chapters and published more than 40 research/review papers in international journals of repute such as high impact journals like Chemical Reviews, Coordination Chemistry Reviews Factor, and Chemical Engineering Journal. Parveen Garg Principal and Professor, Swami Shradhanand College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.Professor Parveen Garg is currently a Principal and Professor at Swami Shradhanand College, New Delhi, India. He obtained his master'sfrom Pant Nagar Agricultural University, Pant Nagar, Uttarakhand, India. He was awarded a doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He is an expert of biodiversity conservation and stress in plants due to environmental pollution. Professor Garg has published more than 20 research papers, is a regular reviewer of various international journals, and has edited three books on the environment and sustainable development.
