Taylor & Francis, and Elsevier. He has published many
scientific articles in national and international science
magazines and also presented his research works in
national and international conferences. He is also serving as a potential reviewer for various scientific national
and international journals in his research areas. He has
received several short-term trainings on various subjects
like bioremediation, various analytical techniques for
pollutant detection and characterization in environmental samples, molecular techniques, biological treatment
of waste, nanotechnology, and research methodology
from national laboratories, institutes, and universities
in India. He is always interested in collaborating with
national and international researchers relevant to his
research area, and his major thrust areas of research are
environmental microbiology, biotechnology, and toxicology, bioremediation/phytoremediation of environmental pollutants/industrial effluents, metagenomics,
wastewater microbiology, and wastewater treatment.
He is a life member of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), and Agro-Environmental Development
Society (AEDS), India. He is a nature lover and has
keen interest in environmental protection. He can be
reached at gaurav10saxena@gmail.com. For more
updates on his research, please visit ResearchGate profile (www.researchgate.net/profile/Gaurav_Saxena2).
Contributors
S. Abinandan Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of
Science and Information Technology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New
South Wales (NSW), Australia
Ankur Agarwal Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER), Defence
Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
Shamshad Ahmad Bioenergy and Wastewater Treatment Laboratory, Department
of Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central
University), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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scientific articles in national and international science
magazines and also presented his research works in
national and international conferences. He is also serving as a potential reviewer for various scientific national
and international journals in his research areas. He has
received several short-term trainings on various subjects
like bioremediation, various analytical techniques for
pollutant detection and characterization in environmental samples, molecular techniques, biological treatment
of waste, nanotechnology, and research methodology
from national laboratories, institutes, and universities
in India. He is always interested in collaborating with
national and international researchers relevant to his
research area, and his major thrust areas of research are
environmental microbiology, biotechnology, and toxicology, bioremediation/phytoremediation of environmental pollutants/industrial effluents, metagenomics,
wastewater microbiology, and wastewater treatment.
He is a life member of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), and Agro-Environmental Development
Society (AEDS), India. He is a nature lover and has
keen interest in environmental protection. He can be
reached at gaurav10saxena@gmail.com. For more
updates on his research, please visit ResearchGate profile (www.researchgate.net/profile/Gaurav_Saxena2).
Contributors
S. Abinandan Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of
Science and Information Technology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New
South Wales (NSW), Australia
Ankur Agarwal Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER), Defence
Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
Shamshad Ahmad Bioenergy and Wastewater Treatment Laboratory, Department
of Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central
University), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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