Bioremediation : principles and applications / [edited by] Ronald L. Crawford and Don L. Crawford.

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Introduction / Ronald L. Crawford -- Engineering of bioremediation processes : needs and limitations / Wudneh Admassu and Roger A. Korus -- Bioremediation in soil : influence of soil properties on organic contaminants and bacteria / Matthew J. Morra -- Biodegradation of 'BTEX' hydrocarbons under anaerobic conditions / Lee R. Krumholz, Matthew E. Caldwell and Joseph M. Suflita -- Bioremediation of petroleum contamination / Eugene Rosenberg and Eliora Z. Ron -- Bioremediation of environments contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons / James G. Mueller, Carl E. Cerniglia and P. Hap Pritchard -- Bioremediation of nitroaromatic compounds / Stephen B. Funk, Don L. Crawford and Ronald L. Crawford -- A history of PCB biodegradation / Ronald Unterman -- Bioremediation of chlorinated phenols / Jaakko A. Puhakka and Esa S. Melin -- Biodegradation of chlorinated aliphatic compounds / Lawrence P. Wackett -- Microbial remediation of metals / T.M. Roane, I.L. Pepper and R.M. Miller -- Molecular techniques in bioremediation / Malcolm S. Shields and Stephen C. Francesconi.

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

Increased industrial and agricultural activity this century has led to vast quantities of the earth's soil and groundwater resources becoming contaminated with hazardous chemicals. Bioremediation provides a technology based on the use of living organisms, usually bacteria and fungi, to remove pollutants from soil and water, preferably in situ. 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 should be employed in the field. This book examines these issues for many of the most serious and common environmental contaminants, resulting in a volume which presents the most recent position on the application of bioremediation to the cleanup of polluted soil and water.