COVER -- CONTENTS -- ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION -- MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT -- BIOREACTORS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT -- REMOVAL OF SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS -- BIOENERGY FROM WASTES -- BIOREMEDIATION -- BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT -- BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY -- BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR PESTICIDE INDUSTRY -- TANNERY INDUSTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY -- PAPER INDUSTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY -- BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE DYESTUFF INDUSTRY -- BIOTECHNOLOGY IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY -- BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR WASTE TREATMENT OF FOOD AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES -- BIOTECHNIQUES FOR AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND ODOUR CONTROL -- NOVEL METHODS OF POLLUTION CONTROL -- AIMING FOR BIODEGRADABLE AND ECOFRIENDLY PRODUCTS -- ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX.