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Advances in applied bioremediation

By A. Singh , Ajay Singh , Ramesh C. Kuhad , Owen P. Ward (auth.) , Owen P. Ward (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2009
ISBN
3540896201, 9783540896203, 9783540896210
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-89621-0
ISSN
1613-3382
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7358808 bytes)
Series
Soil biology 17
Edition
1
Pages
361\365
Library
duansci.com
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50
Applied Microbiology; Environmental Engineering/Bi

Description

Bioremediation is a rapidly advancing field and the technology has been applied successfully to remediate many contaminated sites. The goal of every soil remediation method is to enhance the degradation, transformation, or detoxification of pollutants and to protect, maintain and sustain environmental quality. Advances in our understanding of the ecology of microbial communities capable of breaking down various pollutants and the molecular and biochemical mechanisms by which biodegradation occurs have helped us in developing practical soil bioremediation strategies. Chapters dealing with the application of biological methods to soil remediation are contributed from experts – authorities in the area of environmental science including microbiology and molecular biology – from academic institutions and industry.

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