Applied Bioremediation and Phytoremediation

A. Singh, Owen P. Ward - Collection Soil Biology Series

282 pages, parution le 15/06/2004

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Résumé

The production of a vast array of chemicals, especially petroleum compounds during the last century, has caused a serious deterioration in environmental quality. In this context, one major threat is posed by the continually expanding areas of contaminated soils and sediments.

Biotechnological methods based on the biodegradation of environmental pollutants or phytoremediation of persistent organic contaminants and metals are being developed. Bioremediation has been used successfully to remediate many petroleum-contaminated sites. However, there are as yet no commercial technologies commonly used to remediate the most recalcitrant contaminants, such as explosives, pesticides and metallic pollutants. Nevertheless, bioremediation is a rapidly advancing field and new bio-based remedial technologies are continuing to emerge. For this volume, a number of experts from universities, government laboratories and industry, have contributed chapters on innovative methods in bioremediation and phytoremediation.

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Soil bioremediation and phytoremediation - an overview
Biodegradation and bioremediation of petroleum pollutants in soil
Bioremediation of pesticide-contaminated soils
Biodegradation and bioremediation of explosives
Biological treatment of metallic pollutants
Phytoremediation of persistent organic contaminants in the environment
Phytoremediation of metals and inorganic pollutants
Remediation of organic pollutants through natural attenuation
Evaluation of current soil bioremediation technologies
Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-polluted soils in extreme temperature environments
Innovative methods for the biofiltration of air contaminants
Risk-based remediation of contaminated soil

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	A. Singh, Owen P. Ward
Collection	Soil Biology Series
Parution	15/06/2004
Nb. de pages	282
Couverture	Relié
Poids	610g
EAN13	9783540210207
ISBN13	978-3-540-21020-7