BIODEGRADATION AND BIOREMEDIATION

This book presents the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how these principles relate to bioremediation. 'Biodegradation and Bioremediation' presents microbiological, chemical, toxicological, environmental, engineering, and technological aspects of the subject. Contents - Introduction. Growth-linked Biodegradation. Acclimation. Detoxication. Activation. Kinetics. Threshold. Sorption. Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids and Compounds with Low Water Solubility. Bioavailability - Aging, Sequestering and Complexing. Effect of Chemical Structure on Biodegradation. Predicting Products of Biodegradation. Cometabolism. Environmental Effects. Inoculation. Bioremediation Technologies - In Situ and Solid Phase. Bioremediation Technologies - Ex Situ and Bioreactors. Bioremediation of Metals and Inorganic Pollutants. Recalcitrant Molecules. Formation and Biodegradation of Air Pollutants. Appendix - Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Structures. Index.