CONTENTS: 1. An Introduction to Environmental Science; 2. Environmental Pollution; 3. Global Environmental Problems; 4. Fundamentals of Biotechnology; 5. Biotechnological Processes; 6. Essentials of Genetic Engineering (Recombinant DNA Technology); 7.  Integrated Approach to Environmental Biotechnology; 8. Cell and Tissue Culture; 9.  Energy and Biofuels; 10.  Biofertilizers, Biopesticides and Integrated Pest Management; 11.  Bioremediation and Phytoremediation; 12. Bioabsorption and Bioleaching of Heavy Metals; 13. Biotechnology of Waste; 14.  Wastewater Treatment; 15.  Solid Waste Pollution and  Its Management; 16.  Biomedical Waste Management; 17. Biodegradation of Pollutants by Microorganisms; 18. Biodegradation of Pollutants by Fungi; 19.  Biotransformation; 20.  Biodiversity and Biotechnology; 21.  Transgenic Animals and Plants; 22. Ecogenomics; 23. Bioprospecting;   Subject Index;