Phytoremediation in Food Safety: Risks and Prospects

This book is a critical review of phytoremediation, its effects on food products and the risks posed by this cost-effective technology in food safety. It shows how different plants are suited for phytoremediation, explains the role of toxicants in the environment, and analyses its effects and risks in the food chain at a global level.

Dr. Sesan Abiodun Aransiola is a Ph.D holder in Environmental Microbiology in the Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. He obtained his first degree (B.Tech) and Master’s Degree (M.Tech) from the same department in 2009 and 2014 respectively. Currently, he is a Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, University of Abuja, Nigeria. His area of interest is Environmental Microbiology with a research area in phytoremediation, vermicomposting, biosorption, and bioremediation of soil-contaminated environments. He is an award-winning researcher and has over 70 publications including book chapters, research, and review articles of good international repute with high impact factor. He has worked to the rank of an assistant chief scientific officer at the Bioresources Development Centre, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Nigeria

Dr. Naga Raju Maddela is a Professor at the Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Portoviejo, Ecuador. He received his M.Sc. in 1998 and his Ph.D. in 2012 in Microbiology from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, India. He worked as Prometeo Investigator at Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Ecuador from 2013 to 2015, and was on Postdoctoral Fellowship at Sun Yat-sen University, China from 2016 to 2018. He has participated in national and international conferences and has presented research data in China, Cuba, Ecuador, India, and Singapore. He has been actively publishing scientific articles, books, and chapters, both authored and edited, since 2007. He has published 80 articles, 10 books, and 40 book chapters.