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Bioremediation and sustainability : research and applications / edited by Romeela Mohee and Ackmez Mudhoo

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey ; Salem, Massachesetts : Wiley : Scrivener Publishing LLC, [2012]Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (p. cm))ISBN:
  • 9781280672743
  • 1280672749
  • 9781118371268
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781118062845 | 1280668008 | Erscheint auch als: 9781118062845 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 628.1683
  • 628.1/683
  • SCI026000
LOC classification:
  • TD192.5
Online resources: Summary: Bioremediation and Sustainability is an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of research and applications for some of the most important low-cost, "green," emerging technologies in chemical and environmental engineering..Summary: Intro -- Bioremediation and Sustainability Research and Applications -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowlegements -- List of Contributors -- 1. Elements of Sustainability and Bioremediation -- The Sustainability, Remediation and Biotechnology Link -- Features and Concepts in Sustainability -- Sustainability and Scale of Environmental Pollution Clean-up -- Biotechnology and Bioremediation -- Environmental Pollution and Biotreatment Variants -- Main Features of Bioremediation -- Advantages of Bioremediation -- Disadvantages of Bioremediation -- General Approach to Bioremediation -- In Situ Bioremediation Technologies -- Bioventing -- Biostimulation -- Air-sparging -- Natural Attenuation -- Landfarming -- Phytoremediation -- Ex Situ Bioremediation -- Composting -- Controlled Solid Phase Biotreatment -- Slurry Phase Bioremediation -- Anaerobic Digestion Processes -- Principles of Anaerobic Digestion Processes -- Pollutant Remediation by Anaerobic Processes -- Biosorption of Heavy Metals -- Science of Biosorption -- Biosorption and Heavy Metal Removal -- Factors Influencing Bioremediation Rates -- pH -- Temperature -- Metals -- Toxic Compounds -- Water Content -- Nutrient Availability -- Bioavailability of Pollutants -- Co-metabolism -- Bioaugmentation -- Trends in Bioremediation Research -- Concluding Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2. Natural Attenuation -- The Natural Attenuation and Sustainability Link -- Features and Concepts in Natural Attenuation -- Site Assessment, Mass Assimilation and the Need for Active Remedies -- Contaminant Transformation Under Natural Site Conditions -- Monitoring for Natural Attenuation -- Source Area Evaluation -- Source Area and Plume Connection -- Source Area Delineation and Source Mass Analysis -- Source Area Mass Flux Analysis -- Source Area Lifetime Estimates.PPN: PPN: 809685043Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE
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