Sustainable Management and Utilization of Sewage Sludge, 1st ed. 2022

This book is devoted to sewage sludge, its sustainable management, and its use and implications on soil fertility and crop production. The book traces the main chemical and biological properties of sewage sludge, and covers topics such as sewage sludge biostabilization and detoxification, biological and thermochemical treatment technologies, emerging nutrient recovery technologies, the role of microorganisms in sewage sludge management, and the sustainable use of sewage sludge as fertilizer in agriculture. The book offers a valuable asset for researchers, scholars and policymakers alike.

Sewage Sludge Management for Environmental Sustainability: An Introduction.- Sewage Sludge Management: Analytical Methods.- Bioleaching Approach for Enhancing Sewage Sludge Dewaterability.- Potential Role of Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Treatment of Sewage Sludge and Wastewater.- Biological and thermo-chemical treatment technologies for sustainable sludge management.- Emerging Nutrient Recovery Technologies in Sewage Sludge Management.- Biostabilization of Sewage Sludge.- Sewage Sludge Treatment and involvement of microbes.- Role of Beneficial Microbes in Sewage Sludge Management.- Sewage Sludge and Its Health Risk Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges.- Scope of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Sewages Sludge for Therapeutic Uses.- Required Quality of Sewage Sludge as an Agricultural Soil Amendment.- Detoxification of Sewage Sludge by Natural Attenuation and Application as A Fertilizers.- Socio Economic Aspects of Sewage Sludge Use in Agriculture.- Sustainable use of sewage sludge in soil fertility and crop production.- Municipal Waste Management: Current Research and Future Challenges.- Management of Sewage Sludge for Environmental Sustainability.- Global Scenario of Sewage Sludge Management.- Biological and Thermo-Chemical Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Sludge Management.

Dr. Vishnu D Rajput earned degrees with good academic records in Agriculture and Biological Sciences: B.Sc. Ag, subsequently M.Sc. Ag from CS Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, India, Ph.D. from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, and Post-doc from Southern Federal University, Russia. Presently, he is working as a Leading Researcher (Assoc. Prof.) at Sothern Federal University, Russia. His ongoing research is based on soil contaminations, i.e, potentially toxic elements, and metallic nanoparticles, and investigating the bioaccumulation, bio/geo-transformations, uptake, translocation, and toxic effects of metallic nanoparticles on plant physiology, morphology, anatomy, the ultrastructure of cellular and subcellular organelles, cytomorphomatric modifications, and DNA damage. He comprehensively detailed the state of research in environmental science in regard to “how nanoparticles/heavy metals interact with plants, soil, microbial community, and the larger environment.He has published (total of 168 scientific publications) 98 peer-reviewed highly rated full-length articles, 07 books, 20 chapters (Scopus indexed), conference articles. He is an internationally recognized reviewer (peer-reviewed more than 85 manuscript for internationally repute journals) and received an outstanding reviewing certificate by Elsevier & Springer. He is an editorial board member of Eurasian Journal of Soil Science (ISSN 2147-4249), SAINS TANAH - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology (ISSN 1412-3606), Emergent Life Sciences Research (ISSN: 2395-6658) and serving as guest editor, Plants (ISSN 2223-7747, IF-2.76), and Frontiers in Agronomy (2673-3218). He received “certificate for appreciation 2019” “Certificate of Honor 2020” by Southern Federal University, Russia, for outstanding contribution in academic, creative research, and publication activities. He has also received the prestigious status “Highly Qualified Specialist” by SFedU and the Russian Ministry of Inter