Ram Naresh Bharagava, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. His primary areas of research include Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants, Environmental Toxicology, Metagenomics and Wastewater Microbiology. He has published one authored book and eight edited books and more than 140 research publications in his area of research.