Emerging Innovative Trends in the Application of Biological Processes for Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is Chief Scientist and Head of the Industrial Waste Water Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. His work focuses on the impact of industrial pollution on the microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent analysis. His major work involves isolation, screening, identification, and genetically engineering high-impact microbes for the degradation of hazardous materials. His research interests include biological wastewater treatment, environmental microbiology, biodegradation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation of environmental pollutants from industrial wastewaters.

1. Occurrence and sources of pollutants in industrial wastewaters 2. Fate and advancement of main concern regarding the contaminants and micro pollutants in wastewater treatment processes 3. Emerging contaminants and ways to reduce it 4. Removal of micro pollutants from industrial wastewaters by conventional and advanced biological treatment processes 5. Application of potential microbes in bioremediation 6. Bioremediation, phytoremediation and mycoremediation of wastewater 7. Ecology and diversity of microbial communities involved in the removal of priority contaminants and micro pollutants in wastewater treatment systems 8. Advances in analytical methods for the monitoring of chemical pollutants in Industrial effluent water 9. Control strategies for chemical contamination of drinking water 10. Environmental and health risks assessment of chemical pollutants in drinking water and wastewaters