Biomarkers in Environmental and Human Health Biomonitoring

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.

• Covers the fundamentals, types, significance, and limitations of biomarkers
• Examines various types of plants, animals, and secondary metabolites in identifying and monitoring toxicity in different ecosystems and potential impacts on health
• Reviews biomarker-based and bioinformatic tools in the detection and monitoring of environmental pollution and associated human health

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

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

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.

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.