TECHNOLOGIES AND MANAGEMENTFOR SUSTAINABLE BIOSYSTEMS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SECTION ONE: WASTE WATER TREATMENT -- BIOSYSTEMS FOR GROWING A NON-FOODBIOFUEL CROP (ARUNDO DONAX) WITHSALINE WASTEWATER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SALINE WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES IN AUSTRALIA -- SERIAL BIOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION (SBC) BIOSYSTEMFOR GROWING ADX WITH SALINE WASTEWATER -- BIOMASS YIELDS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND NUTRIENT UPTAKEBY ADX AND OTHER CROPS -- SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL CROPS TO USE SALINE LANDS ANDWATERS -- BIOSYSTEM SOIL SALINITY DYNAMICS AND THE SALT TOLERANCEOF ADX -- WEED RISK ASSESSMENT AND BIOSECURITY -- BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF ADX GROWN FOR INDUSTRY -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- REMOVAL OF SELECTED TRACE POLLUTANTSFROM HOSPITAL WASTEWATERS: THE CHALLENGEOF ON-SITE TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- OBJECTIVES -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Pilot Plant System -- Off-Gas Analyses -- Chemical Analyses -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- TOC and Nitrogen Removal -- Bio-Reactor State Estimation -- CA Elimination -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 'ENHANCEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OFINDUSTRIAL WASTE-WATER USINGBIOAUGMENTATION TECHNOLOGY' -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2. A. Isolation and Enrichment of Bacteria -- 2. B. Degradation of Phenol -- 2. C. Studies in Lab Scale Reactors -- 2. D. Plant Scale Bio-Augmentation Studies -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC TREATMENT OFNON-BIODEGRADABLE WASTEWATER FROMTEXTILE INDUSTRY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Reagents and Chemicals Used -- Apparatus Used -- Shallow Pond Slurry Type Reactor -- Preparation of the Sample -- Procedure -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Wastewater Characteristics -- Solar Photocatalytic Pretreatment.

Radiation Conditions in Punjab during summers -- Catalyst Concentration -- Effect of Operating pH -- Effect of Oxidant Addition -- Effluent Characteristics after Solar Photocatalytic Pretreatment -- Performance of the Solar Reactor vs. the Artificial UV Reactor -- Color Removal -- Reuse of TiO2 -- Photocatalytic Coupled Biological Treatment -- Perspectives for the Coupling of Photochemicaland Biological Processes at Field Pilot Scale -- Decolorization and Biodegradability of Textile Wastewater -- 4.0. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- MICROALGAE AN ALTERNATIVETO COAL FOR POWER GENERATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1. Enrichment, Isolation and Identification -- 2.2. Cultivation in Bioreactor -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- COMPARISON OF PATHOGEN DIE-OFFPATTERNS OF TOMATOES GROWN IN TWOHYDROPONICS SYSTEMS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Wastewater and Control Medium -- Experiment Design -- RESULTS -- Solution -- Harvest -- Pathogen Concentration in Wash Water -- Pathogen Concentration on the Edible Parts of the Plants -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE UPTAKE OF ZINC AND COPPERBY TOMATO PLANTS GROWN IN SECONDARYTREATED WASTEWATER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Water Quality -- Plant Growth -- Heavy Metal Uptake -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION TWO: INTEGRATED BIOSYSTEMS -- SAFE REUSE OF HUMAN WASTES FROM PUBLICTOILETS THROUGH BIOGAS GENERATION:A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO PROVIDE BIO-ENERGYAND IMPROVE SANITATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PUBLIC TOILET LINKED BIOGAS DIGESTER -- FUNCTIONAL DESIGN OF THE HUMAN EXCRETA FED DIGESTER -- BIOGAS PRODUCTION -- CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF EFFLUENT -- USE FOR COOKING -- USE FOR LIGHTING THROUGH MANTLE LAMP -- USE FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION.

BIOGAS PLANT EFFLUENT TREATMENTSYSTEM FOR SAFE REUSE OF EFFLUENT -- RECURRING EXPENDITURE -- ADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- RECYCLING OF FISHPOND WASTE FOR RICECULTIVATION IN THE CUU LONG DELTA, VIETNAM -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- III.1. Experiment on Recycling Of Fishpond Sludge -- III.2. Use of Liquid Waste in Farmers' Fields in an Giang Province -- III.3. Experiments on Recycling of Wastewaterfor Rice Cultivation at Chau Phu -- IV. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- AN INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN(IWRMP) FOR OMAN USING ANEXPERT SYSTEM TECHNIQUE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RENEWABLE RESOURCES AVAILABILITY -- THE STUDY AREA (WADI MA'AWIL) -- THE NEED FOR AN INTEGRATED WATERRESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN -- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- IWRMP-EXPERT SYSTEM -- WATER BALANCE MODULE IN IWRMP-ES -- SOCIO- CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC STUDY -- SYSTEM VALIDATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- UTILIZATION OF BIO GAS,SLURRY AND SLUDGE IN CHINA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA -- Why Develop Biogas Plants? -- PRODUCTS FROM ANAEROBIC FERMENTATIONAND THEIR UTILIZATION -- Utilization of Biogas -- Utilization of Bio Slurry: Liquid Soluble Substances(Small Amount of Undigested Material and a Variety of Metabolic Products) -- Utilization of Bio Sludge: Solid (Residue of Solidand Newly Produced Microbe Colonies) -- BIOGAS AS THE BASIS OF ECO-ECONOMY -- CONSTRAINTS AND PROSPECTS -- REFERENCES -- WASTEWATER TREATMENT USING NATURALSYSTEMS: THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. STATUS OF SEWAGE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA -- 3. CLASSIFICATION OF AQUATIC NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS -- 4. WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS -- 4.1. Usage of Waste Stabilization Ponds.

4.2. Case Study: WSPs of the STP at Kalyani, West Bengal -- 5. DUCKWEED PONDS -- 5.1. USAGE OF DUCKWEED PONDS -- 5.2. Case Study: Duckweed Ponds of the STP at Wazirabad, New Delhi -- 6. CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS -- 6.1. Usage of Constructed Wetlands -- 6.2. Case Study: CWs of the STP at Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh -- 7. SEWAGE-FED-AQUACULTURE -- 8. SIGNIFICANCE FOR INDIA -- 9. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- VITAE OF AUTHORS -- REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS INDRYLANDS OF SOUTHERN PAKISTAN: COMMUNITYLEDINNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR GETTINGOPTIMUM BIO-PRODUCTION FROM WASTELANDS -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- THE STUDY AREA -- THE DRYLAND ECOSYSTEMS -- STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM -- THE REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS -- A. The Development of Silvopastures -- Suitability -- Description -- Instruments Used -- Functioning -- Effectiveness -- Cost Analysis -- B. Sand Dune Stabilization -- CHALLENGES AND COPING STRATEGIES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION THREE: CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS -- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A FULL-SCALECONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEM PROVIDINGSECONDARY AND TERTIARY TREATMENT OFMUNICIPAL WASTEWATER -AN AUSTRALIAN CASE STUDY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1. Site Description -- 2.2. Treatment System Description and Design Parameters -- 2.3. Physical Analysis -- 2.4. Chemical Analysis -- 2.5. Microbiological Analysis -- 2.6. Statistical Analysis -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Removal of Chemical Contaminants -- 3.2. Removal of Microbial Contaminants -- 4. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- EFFECT OF EXTERNAL CARBON SOURCES ONNITRATE REMOVAL IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDSTREATING INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER: WOODCHIPSAND ETHANOL ADDITION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- Water Analysis -- COD Release from Woodchips.

Experimental Wetland System Description and Operation -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- COD Release from Woodchips in Water -- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE STUDIES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION FOUR: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT -- INTEGRATED BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMFOR POULTRY WASTE MANAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- ON FARM LITTER PROCESSING -- FABCOM TECHNOLOGY -- 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Process Quality Monitoring -- 3.1.1. Process Control -- 3.2. Fly Breeding Potential Reduction -- 3.3. Product Quality - Chemical Analysis -- 3.3.1. Nitrogen -- 3.3.2. Phosphorous -- 3.4. Pathogen Destruction -- 3.5. Effective Odour Reduction -- 4. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 6. REFERENCES -- THE POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS AND RISKS OFUTILISING BIOSOLIDS IN A TIMBER PLANTATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PATHOGENS IN BIOSOLIDS -- BIOSOLIDS ON THE LAND -- RISKS -- Land Applied Biosolids -- Aerosolized Biosolids -- Vector Attraction -- HEALTH IMPACTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PERFORMANCE OF A PHYTOCAPPEDLANDFILL IN A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- MODELLING -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Scenario 1 -- Scenario 2 -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- TECHNICAL ADVICE ON WASTE MANAGEMENTLIVELIHOODS IN TSUNAMI AFFECTEDAREAS OF NAD NIAS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. METHODOLOGY -- 2.1. Biogas -- 2.2. Coconut Waste Processing -- 2.3. Plastic Recycling -- 2.4. Workshop Sessions -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Biogas Workshop -- 3.2. Plastic Processing Workshop -- 3.3. Coconut Processing Workshop -- REFERENCES -- SECTION FIVE: COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE -- BIOENERGY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTOF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS OF INCREASING USE OF BIO-ENERGY -- BIOENERGY AND GLOBAL ENERGY USE.

SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY POTENTIALS.