Bioremediation: A Critical Review
Publisher: Horizon Scientific Press
Editor: I.M. Head, I. Singleton and M. Milner University of Newcastle, UK
Publication date: April 2003
ISBN-10: 1-898486-36-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-898486-36-7
Pages: xii + 301
Contamination of the environment is of enormous economic and environmental significance. This book reviews the latest research on the harnessing of biotechnology to decontaminate the environment. Internationally acclaimed authors from diverse fields present comprehensive reviews of the most important and well-established solutions to environmental contamination. The limitations as well as the future potential of these practices are critically highlighted. The book also includes stimulating reviews of selected practices which are either novel, or the subject of some debate in bioremediation research and practice. Essential reading for bioremediation researchers and practitioners who wish to look beyond current practice and explore new avenues that may ultimately change the way in which bioremediation is conducted, monitored and studied.
Key Features:
* Detailed Discussions of Cutting Edge Technologies
* Expert International Authors
* Useful Index
* Up-To-Date
* Broad Coverage
Reviews:
"This book is an eclectic collection of ten chapters on microbial aspects of bioremediation. Overall, this is a useful book that is well referenced." from Microbiology Today (2004) 31: 44.
Chapter List:
Chapter 1
Bioremediation: Balancing the Needs of Researchers,Practioners, Regulators and Policymakers
Richard P.J. Swannell
Chapter 2
The Role of Microbiological Studies in Bioremediation Process Optimization
Stephen L. Rogers and Nick McClure
Chapter 3
Ecological Theory and Bioremediation
D. W. Graham and T. P. Curtis
Chapter 4
The Geochemistry and Hydrology of Groundwater Bioremediation by Natural Attenuation
Steven A. Banwart and Steven F. Thornton
Chapter 5
Using Stable Isotope Fractionations to Monitor In-situ Biodegradation Processes
Simon Bottrell and Mike Spence
Chapter 6
Intelligent Site Assessment- A Role for Ecotoxicology
Graeme I. Paton and Kenneth Killham
Chapter 7
Understanding Bioavailability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Mechanisms and Prediction
Carolyn M. Aitken, Adri C.T. van Duin and Matthew J. Collins
Chapter 8
Developments in Permeable Reactive Barrier Technology
G. B. Davis and B. M. Patterson
Chapter 9
Anaerobic Bioremediation An Emerging Resource for Environmental Cleanup
John D. Coates and Romy Chakraborty
Chapter 10
Microbial Inoculants - Snake Oil or Panacea?
Irene Wagner-Döbler
(EAN: 9781898486367)
