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Ronald L. Crawford, Don L. Crawford, quot;Bioremediation: Principles and Applicationsquot;
Cambridge University Press | 1997 | ISBN: 0521470412, 052101915X | 412 pages | File type: PDF | 10,4 mb
Industrial and agricultural activity throughout this century has led to considerable contamination of soil and groundwater resources by hazardous chemicals. The technique of bioremediation uses living organismsusually bacteria and fungito remove pollutants from soil and water with minimal disturbance to these environments. This approach, which is potentially more cost-effective than traditional techniques such as incineration of soils and carbon filtration of water, requires an understanding of how organisms transform chemicals, how they survive in polluted environments, and how they can be used in the field. This book examines these issues for many of the most serious and common environmental contaminants, presenting the most recent position on the application of bioremediation to polluted soil and water.



? Comprehensive - all important classes of organic pollutant covered in a single volume ? Practical emphasis - illustrates how to clean up various pollutants by biological means ? Authoritative - contributions from all the leading experts in this area combine to make a unique, multidisciplinary information resource ? For academics in microbiology and environmental science, also industrial and government scientists in pollution control
Contents

Preface D. Crawford; 1. Introduction R. Crawford; 2. Engineering of bioremediation processes W. Admassu and R. A. Korus; 3. Bioremediation in soil: influence of soil properties on organic contaminants and bacteria M. J. Morra; 4. Biodegradation of 'BTEX' hydrocarbons under anaerobic conditions L. Crumholtz, M. E. Caldwell and J. M. Suflita; 5. Bioremediation of petroleum contamination E. Rosenberg and E. Zon; 6. Bioremediation of environments contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons J. Mueller, C. Cerniglia and P. Pritchard; 7. Bioremediation of nitroaromatic compounds S. B. Funk, D. Crawford and R. Crawford; 8. A history of PCB biodegradation R. Unterman; 9. Bioremediation of chlorinated phenols J. Puhakka and E. Melin; 10. Biodegradation of chlorinated aliphatic compounds L. Wackett; 11. Microbial remediation of metals T. Roane, I. Pepper, R. Miller; 12. Molecular techniques in bioremediation M. Shields and S. Francesconi; Index.
Review

The editors of this book and the contributing authors should be congratulated in providing an up to date review of this rapidly developing subject and it should be of use to many scientists interested in Bioremediation. The Association of Applied Biologists News
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Living things don't have that many advantages over machines. We're not as quick, or as precise, and we don't have as good a memory. Moreover, while they are made of tough stuff, we are mostly composed of things that go squish. One of the limited advantages we have is that when we go squish, we have built-in repair shops. When they go crunch, they're crunched.

Self-renewal has been a goal of many different technology manufacturers, but especially the makers of solar cells. For years scientists have looked resentfully at their solar cells, the components of which wear out or break, and envied plants, which have a built-in systems that take apart and renew any worn-out bits.

MIT researchers have found a way to imitate this process:

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