Bioremediation Principles and Applications |
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Editor:
| Crawford, Ronald L. Crawford, Don L. |
Contribution by:
| Lynch, James |
Series title: | Biotechnology Research Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-01915-6 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $147.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionBioremediation 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.