Dr Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and scientific writer in his field for over 20 years. He received a BSc degree (1999) in Microbiology from Gujarat University, Godhra (Gujarat), India. He also earned his PhD degree (2005) in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat) India. His research interests include biological wastewater treatment, environmental microbiology, biodegradation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation of environmental pollutants from industrial wastewater. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He is the editor of 110+ books of international repute. Dr Pardeep Kaur received her BSc degree (2005) in Biological Sciences from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India. She received her MSc degree (2007) in Microbiology and PhD degree (2017) in Microbiology from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. She has more than 12 publications in reputed peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests include bioprocess development and optimization, biofuel production, and fermentation technology.