Ronald and Don Crawford (1996) - Bioremediation - Principles and Applications

Title : Bioremediation - Principles and Applications
Editors : Ronald L. Crawford and Don L. Crawford 
Series : Biotechnology Research Series ; 6
Series Editor: James Lynch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1996
Pages : 406 pages
Language : English
ISBN 10 : 0521470412
ISBN 13 : 9780521470414

Description
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.



Content :

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. L. Crawford and R. L 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

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