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.
1. 2.1. Introduction - p. 35 2. 2.2. Factors Affecting Growth of Periphytic Communities - p. 36 3. 2.3. Conclusion - p. 55 4. Chapter 3. Indicators for Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystem - p. 71 5. 3.1. Introduction - p. 71 6. 3.2. Assessment of Water Quality - p. 71 7. 3.3. Effects of Toxins - p. 78 8. 3.4. Occurrence of Nuisance Organisms - p. 89 9. 3.5. Conclusion - p. 92 10. Chapter 4. Water and Wastewater Purification Using Periphyton - p. 107 11. Chapter 5. Periphytic Biofilm and Its Functions in Aquatic Nutrient Cycling - p. 137 12. Chapter 6. Periphyton Functions in Adjusting P Sinks in Sediments - p. 155 13. Chapter 7. The Evaluation of Phosphorus Removal Processes and Mechanisms From Surface Water by Periphyton - p. 171 14. Chapter 8. Periphyton: An Interface Between Sediments and Overlying Water - p. 203 15. Chapter 9. Periphyton: A Promising Bio-Organic Fertilizer Source in Agricultural Ecosystems - p. 225 16. Chapter 10. The Removal of Heavy Metals by an Immobilized Periphyton Multilevel Bioreactor - p. 251 17. Chapter 11. Photobioreactor–Wetland System Removes Organic Pollutants and Nutrients - p. 269 18. Chapter 12. Hybrid Bioreactor Based on Periphyton: The Removal of Nutrients From Nonpoint Source Wastewater - p. 285 19. Chapter 13. Investigation of Adsorption and Absorption Mechanisms During Copper (II) Removal by Periphyton - p. 303 20. Chapter 14. Simultaneous Removal of Cu and Cd From Soil and Water in Paddy Fields by Native Periphyton - p. 323 21. Chapter 15. Removal of COD by a Spiral Periphyton Bioreactor and Its Associated Microbial Community - p. 351 22. Chapter 16. The Removal of Methyl Orange by Periphytic Biofilms: Equilibrium and Kinetic Modeling - p. 367 23. Index - p. 389
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.
1. 2.1. Introduction - p. 35 2. 2.2. Factors Affecting Growth of Periphytic Communities - p. 36 3. 2.3. Conclusion - p. 55 4. Chapter 3. Indicators for Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystem - p. 71 5. 3.1. Introduction - p. 71 6. 3.2. Assessment of Water Quality - p. 71 7. 3.3. Effects of Toxins - p. 78 8. 3.4. Occurrence of Nuisance Organisms - p. 89 9. 3.5. Conclusion - p. 92 10. Chapter 4. Water and Wastewater Purification Using Periphyton - p. 107 11. Chapter 5. Periphytic Biofilm and Its Functions in Aquatic Nutrient Cycling - p. 137 12. Chapter 6. Periphyton Functions in Adjusting P Sinks in Sediments - p. 155 13. Chapter 7. The Evaluation of Phosphorus Removal Processes and Mechanisms From Surface Water by Periphyton - p. 171 14. Chapter 8. Periphyton: An Interface Between Sediments and Overlying Water - p. 203 15. Chapter 9. Periphyton: A Promising Bio-Organic Fertilizer Source in Agricultural Ecosystems - p. 225 16. Chapter 10. The Removal of Heavy Metals by an Immobilized Periphyton Multilevel Bioreactor - p. 251 17. Chapter 11. Photobioreactor–Wetland System Removes Organic Pollutants and Nutrients - p. 269 18. Chapter 12. Hybrid Bioreactor Based on Periphyton: The Removal of Nutrients From Nonpoint Source Wastewater - p. 285 19. Chapter 13. Investigation of Adsorption and Absorption Mechanisms During Copper (II) Removal by Periphyton - p. 303 20. Chapter 14. Simultaneous Removal of Cu and Cd From Soil and Water in Paddy Fields by Native Periphyton - p. 323 21. Chapter 15. Removal of COD by a Spiral Periphyton Bioreactor and Its Associated Microbial Community - p. 351 22. Chapter 16. The Removal of Methyl Orange by Periphytic Biofilms: Equilibrium and Kinetic Modeling - p. 367 23. Index - p. 389
