Bioremediation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521470414)

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 organisms--usually bacteria and fungi--to 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.

Author: Ronald L. Crawford
ISBN-10: 0521470412
ISBN-13: 9780521470414
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/21/1996
Pages: 414
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d