Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes

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. Wastewater treatment technologies 2. Urban storm water management 3. On-site and decentralized wastewater treatment systems 4. Removal of trace organics and emerging contaminants 5. Membrane and disinfection technologies 6. Effluent disposal to waterways 7. Potential effluent uses 8. Water reuse planning, policy, monitoring requirements, and standards/criteria 9. The role of water reuse for integrated water resources management 10. Wastewater treatment and reuse in future cities 11. Sewage bio solids management 12. Economic and social aspects of production and use of recycled water 13. Health and ecological risk analysis in water recycling applications 14. Historical development of wastewater treatment and reuse 15. Highlights the recovery of resources from wastewater 16. Emphasizes the role of nanotechnology in bioremediation of pollutants 17. Emerging contaminants 18. Bioremediation of Organic and Metal Co-contaminated Environments 19. New Bioremediation Technologies to Remove Heavy Metals and Radionuclides 20. Bioremediation of Soils Polluted with Hexavalent Chromium using Bacteria 21. Recovery of resources from wastewater