Synopses & Reviews
Industrial and agricultural activity throughout this century has led to considerable contamination of soil and groundwater resources by hazardous chemicals. The technique of bioremediation uses living organisms--usually bacteria and fungi--to remove pollutants from soil and water with minimal disturbance to these environments. This approach, which is potentially more cost-effective than traditional techniques such as incineration of soils and carbon filtration of water, requires an understanding of how organisms transform chemicals, how they survive in polluted environments, and how they can be used in the field. This book examines these issues for many of the most serious and common environmental contaminants, presenting the most recent position on the application of bioremediation to polluted soil and water.
Review
"It will be most useful to those conducting research and those who apply bioremediation at field sites." L.E. Erickson, Choice"Readers with a wide range of experience could find this work valuable. Those relatively unacquainted with bioremediation would gain a nicely rounded introduction to the subject. As such, the book is well-suited as a supplemental reading in bioremediation courses offered at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate levels. Researchers would appreciate the book for the thorough state-of-the-art summaries it offers and would find it a solid addition to their personal or laboratory libraries. As a whole, the book is highly recommended." Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 28, No. 3
Synopsis
'Bioremediation provides a technology based on the use of living organisms, usually bacteria and fungi, to remove pollutants from soil and water. This approach requires an understanding of how organisms transform chemicals, how they survive in polluted environments and how they should be employed in the field. This book examines these issues for many of the most serious and common environmental contaminants and presents the most recent position on the application of bioremediation to the cleanup of polluted soil and water.\n
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Synopsis
Bioremediation provides a technology based on the use of microorganisms to remove pollutants from soil and water. This book presents the most recent practical and theoretical information on the use of this technique for the removal of many of the world's most serious and common environmental contaminants.
Synopsis
Presents the most recent advances concerning the use of microorganisms to degrade environmental pollution.
Table of Contents
Preface D. Crawford; 1. Introduction R. Crawford; 2. Engineering of bioremediation processes W. Admassu and R. A. Korus; 3. Bioremediation in soil: influence of soil properties on organic contaminants and bacteria M. J. Morra; 4. Biodegradation of 'BTEX' hydrocarbons under anaerobic conditions L. Crumholtz, M. E. Caldwell and J. M. Suflita; 5. Bioremediation of petroleum contamination E. Rosenberg and E. Zon; 6. Bioremediation of environments contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons J. Mueller, C. Cerniglia and P. Pritchard; 7. Bioremediation of nitroaromatic compounds S. B. Funk, D. Crawford and R. Crawford; 8. A history of PCB biodegradation R. Unterman; 9. Bioremediation of chlorinated phenols J. Puhakka and E. Melin; 10. Biodegradation of chlorinated aliphatic compounds L. Wackett; 11. Microbial remediation of metals T. Roane, I. Pepper, R. Miller; 12. Molecular techniques in bioremediation M. Shields and S. Francesconi; Index.