Bioremediation

ISBN-13: 9780521470414 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 414 str.

Crawford, Ronald L.

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'The editors of this book and the contributing authors should be congratulated in providing an up to date review of this rapidly developing subject and it should be of use to many scientists interested in Bioremediation.' The Association of Applied Biologists News

Spis treści

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 and R. Miller; 12. Molecular techniques in bioremediation M. Shields and S. Francesconi; Index.