Urban Watershed Microbiology, Volume 2 : Environmental Indicators, Regional Case Studies, and Bioremediation Strategies / edited by Sonia M. Tiquia-Arashiro, Gertjan Medema, Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa, Hidetoshi Urakawa, Victor Ella, Nelson Libardi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiquia-Arashiro, Sonia M.

Contributor:

Medema, Gertjan.

Ubomba-Jaswa, Eunice.

Urakawa, Hidetoshi.

Ella, Victor.

Libardi, Nelson.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microbial ecology.

Urban ecology (Biology).

Freshwater ecology.

Marine ecology.

Water.

Hydrology.

Bioclimatology.

Environmental Microbiology.

Urban Ecology.

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Climate Change Ecology.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Microbiology.

Urban Ecology.

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Water.

Climate Change Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (982 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book addresses significant gaps in our understanding of how watershed microbial structures and functions respond to the pressures of urbanization. It consolidates rapidly evolving, yet often fragmented, global data on watershed microbiomes, providing critical insights into the impacts of urban pollution, human health risks, and long-term ecological consequences. Featuring the latest technological advancements in biological monitoring, microbial source-tracking technologies, and strategies for effective watershed management, this volume serves as a comprehensive and reliable source for the current state of urban watershed microbiology. It examines the unique challenges urbanization presents to ecosystems, especially in terms of atmospheric chemistry, hydrology, vegetation, and how these factors disrupt microbial communities that mediate essential ecosystem services like water purification, nutrient recycling, and degradation of pollutants. Together this two-volume work delves into the mechanisms behind the urban watershed syndrome—ecological degradation of streams—and explores many unanswered questions that hinder progress in understanding urban watershed microbiomes. With original research articles, reviews, and perspectives, this collection is a key resource for microbiologists, environmental scientists, engineers, and professionals involved in water quality, ecosystem management, and land-use planning. The hope is that this volume will inspire new breakthroughs, drive further research, and ultimately help shape effective strategies for addressing the ecological challenges of urban watersheds.

Contents:

Section 4: Microbial Response Indicators of Water quality, and Aquatic Ecosystems Change

Threats of Cyanotoxins in a Changing Climate – A Review of Environmental Persistence and Health Effects

Enzymatic Responses of Freshwater Microbial Communities to Fecal and Chemical Pollution

Cyanobacterial Blooms and Associated Hydrogen Peroxide Dynamics

Impacts of Environmental Regime Changes on Benthic Biofilm Community

Metabolic Function and Carbon Utilization in Microbial Communities of Surface Waters and Sediments in Urban River and Lake Watersheds

Biodiversity Indicators for Wetland Condition Assessment and Monitoring

Exploring Microbial Response Indicators to Environmental Disturbances in Freshwater Ecosystems

Assessing links between climate change indicators and algal occurrence in contemporary ecosystems

Section 5: Regional and Country-Specific Perspectives on Urban Watershed Health Worldwide

Nitrogen Cycling Processes and Their Microbial-driven Mechanisms in Major Watersheds of China

Anthropogenic Changes in the Microbiological and Hydrochemical Water Quality of Southern Baikal tributaries (East Siberia)

From Waste to Water Quality: How Human Activities is Shaping Lake Victoria's Microbiome and Ecosystem Health

Influence of Hydrometeorological Events on Lake Turbidity in Southern Chile

Public Health at the Intersection of Climate Change and Faecal Contamination: An example from the shores of Vembanad Lake

The Philippine Environmental Microbiological Water Quality Criteria: History and Current Directions

Watershed Ecosystem Services of Chittagong Hill Districts, Bangladesh: Challenges and A Way Forward

Section 6: Emerging contaminants and Bioremediation Strategies

Ecological Factors Influencing the Biodegradation of Steroid Estrogens in Water Columns: The Interplay of Microbes and Natural Organic Matter

Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Freshwater Environments: A Minireview

Microbiology of Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Processes Treating Purified Terephthalic Acid and Related Aromatic Compounds

Biodegradation Potential of Urban Watershed Bacteria for Remediation Across an Array of Organic Contaminants

Biosorption Dynamics in Bi-Metal solutions by Bacterial Strains Isolated from an Urban Watershed

Metal-Microbe Interactions in Urban Watersheds: A Study of Siderophore Production.

ISBN:

3-032-05809-0

9783032058096

OCLC:

1549521766