ABSTRACT
This chapter is arranged according to the nature of the contaminants, and attempts to take into account the wide spectrum of compounds that have been deposited onto, or leaked into terrestrial sites, generally as a result of discontinued industrial activity. The discussion is enlarged to a discussion of groundwater that has been contaminated either directly or by leaching. Relevant experiments on bioremediation using a selection of procedures are used as illustration. In addition, experiments are discussed where results relevant to bioremediation have been obtained-even when application was not implemented. It should be emphasized that many aspects of the bioremediation of terrestrial sites impinge on the aquatic environment due to (a) leaching of compounds from the terrestrial environment, and (b) the facility of some contaminants with appreciable water solubility to be disseminated in groundwater.
