Solid waste management and environmental remediation /
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| Imprint: | New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2010. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 517 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11233451 |
Table of Contents:
- SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; BIOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES: A LOW-COST NATURE'S BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN UP BY VERSATILE MICROBES, PLANTS, & EARTHWORMS; 1. INTRODUCTION ; I. MICROBES ASSISTED BIOREMEDIATION (MICROREMEDIATION) ; MICROBIAL DETOXIFICATION OF METALS ; 1). Microbial reduction of chromium (vi) to cr (iii) ; 2). Microbial reduction of uranium (vi) to u (iv) ; 3). Microbial reduction of selenium (vi) to elemental se (0)
- Microbial Bioremediation of Heavy Metals Metal Tolerance & Resistance by Microbes ; The Process and Mechanism of Microbial Remediation ; 1). Biosorption & Bioaccumulation ; 2). Biologically Catalysed Immobilization ; 3). Biologically Catalysed Solubilization ; Role of Iron & Sulfate Reducing Bacteria in Reducing Toxic Metals ; Microbial Methylation of Metals : Another Mechanism of Detoxification ; 4. MICROBIAL DESTRUCTION OF TOXIC ORGANICS ; 1). Bacterial degradation of toxic organics ; 2). Fungal degradation of toxic organics ; Fungal Destruction of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds.
- Use of Yeast for Removal of Textile Dyes from Polluted Waters Microbial Destruction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) ; Mechanism of Microbial Action in Degradation of Toxic Compounds ; (a). Anaerobic Degradation ; Advantages of Anaerobic Treatment ; Disadvantages ; Anaerobic Digestion ; (b). Aerobic Degradation ; Microbial Destruction of Hazardous Wastes ; Plant
- Assisted Microbial Degradation ; Role of Environmental Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering In Improving Microbial Degradation by Producing Genetically Engineered Bacteria.
- Development of Microbial Biosensors by Genetic Engineering Factors Affecting Microbial Remediation ; Bio-Stimulation ; Success Story of Microbial Remediation for Environmental Cleanup in UK ; The Limitations of the Microbial Technology ; II. PLANTS ASSISTED BIOREMEDIATION (PHYTOREMEDIATION) ; Contaminants Suitable for Removal by Phytoremediation ; Commercial Organizations Involved in Phytoremediation & Business Potential ; Sources & State of Heavy Metals in Soil and their Bioavailability for Phytoremediation ; Metal Concentrations in Soil & Their Bioavailability for Uptake by Plants.
- The Soluble & Mobile Metals Plant Species Involved in Phytoremediation ; The Hyper-Accumulator Species ; Mechanism of Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils ; 1). Phytoextraction (Phytoaccumulation of Contaminants) ; 2). Phytostabilization (Immobilization of Contaminants) ; 3). Phytovolatilization (Evapo-transpiration of Detoxified Contaminants) ; 4). Rhizofiltration ; 5). Phytostimulation (Microbe Stimulated Phytoremediation) ; 6). Mycorrhiza Assisted Phytoremediation.