ABSTRACT
Biotechnology in Industrial Waste Treatment and Bioremediation addresses the increasingly important topic of waste treatment. Focusing on microbiological degradation of contaminants, it offers a representative picture of the current status of environmental biotechnology and lays a solid foundation of the methods and applications of bioremediation. The expert presentations of case studies in this new book demonstrate successful treatment schemes and technologies meeting regulatory standards. These case studies represent an international cross-section of strategies for developing and implementing the evolving technologies of bioremediation.
Biotechnology in Industrial Waste Treatment and Bioremediation examines the primary waste streams, including air, water, soils, and sediments, and explores specific treatment methodologies for industrial and environmental contaminants. This broad and unique coverage allows treatment firms and regulatory authorities to determine and develop appropriate treatment strategies for site-specific problems of waste remediation. The observations and successful field applications compiled in Biotechnology in Industrial Waste Treatment and Bioremediation make it an excellent reference for understanding, evaluating, developing, and operating efficient and cost-effective full-scale treatment systems.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|108 pages
Overview of Bioremediation and Innovative Field Applications
chapter Chapter 1|24 pages
Bioremediation Research in EPA: An Overview of Needs, Directions, and Potentials
chapter Chapter 2|17 pages
In Situ Anaerobic PCB Dechlorination and Aerobic PCB Biodegradation in Hudson River Sediments
chapter Chapter 4|10 pages
The Development of Composting for the Remediation of Explosives-Contaminated Soils
chapter Chapter 7|16 pages
Biological Treatment for the Control of Toxic Contaminants in Bleached Kraft Mill Effluents
section Section II|83 pages
Industrial Waste Treatment
chapter Chapter 9|11 pages
A Pilot-Scale Fluid Bed Reactor for Treatment of a Methylene Chloride Process Stream
chapter Chapter 11|17 pages
The Membrane Biological Reactor for Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Bioremediation
section Section III|182 pages
Bioremediation
chapter Chapter 12|17 pages
Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater at a Former Solvent Storage Site
part I|13 pages
Laboratory Assessment of the Sessile and Planktonic Microbial Populations in Aquifer Soil and Groundwater and their Metabolic Activity on BTEX
part II|16 pages
Field Approach to Enhancing Bioremediation by Increasing the Microbial Population In Situ Using Oxygen and Nutrients