Bioremediation and Sustainability : Research and Applications

Bioremediation and Sustainability : Research and Applications / edited by Romeela Mohee and Ackmez Mudhoo.

Sustainable development requires the development and promotion of environmental management and a constant search for green technologies to treat a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial habitats contaminated by increasing anthropogenic activities with the main sources of contaminants being the chemic...

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Other Authors: Mohee, Romeela, Mudhoo, Ackmez
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Salem, Massachusetts : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ; Scrivener Publishing LLC, ©2012.
Subjects:
Bioremediation.
Sustainability.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Water Supply.
Sustainability
Bioremediation
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Table of Contents:
  • Bioremediation and Sustainability Research and Applications; Contents; Preface; Acknowlegements; List of Contributors; 1. Elements of Sustainability and Bioremediation; The Sustainability, Remediation and Biotechnology Link; Features and Concepts in Sustainability; Sustainability and Scale of Environmental Pollution Clean-up; Biotechnology and Bioremediation; Environmental Pollution and Biotreatment Variants; Main Features of Bioremediation; Advantages of Bioremediation; Disadvantages of Bioremediation; General Approach to Bioremediation; In Situ Bioremediation Technologies; Bioventing.
  • BiostimulationAir-sparging; Natural Attenuation; Landfarming; Phytoremediation; Ex Situ Bioremediation; Composting; Controlled Solid Phase Biotreatment; Slurry Phase Bioremediation; Anaerobic Digestion Processes; Principles of Anaerobic Digestion Processes; Pollutant Remediation by Anaerobic Processes; Biosorption of Heavy Metals; Science of Biosorption; Biosorption and Heavy Metal Removal; Factors Influencing Bioremediation Rates; pH; Temperature; Metals; Toxic Compounds; Water Content; Nutrient Availability; Bioavailability of Pollutants; Co-metabolism; Bioaugmentation.
  • Trends in Bioremediation ResearchConcluding Note; Acknowledgements; References; 2. Natural Attenuation; The Natural Attenuation and Sustainability Link; Features and Concepts in Natural Attenuation; Site Assessment, Mass Assimilation and the Need for Active Remedies; Contaminant Transformation Under Natural Site Conditions; Monitoring for Natural Attenuation; Source Area Evaluation; Source Area and Plume Connection; Source Area Delineation and Source Mass Analysis; Source Area Mass Flux Analysis; Source Area Lifetime Estimates; Quantitative Analysis of Natural Attenuation Data.
  • Plume Stability DeterminationThiessen Polygon Method; Contaminant Degradation Rate Estimates; Plume Response to Source Removal; Decision Making Regarding Source Area Treatment; Concluding Note; References; 3. Anaerobic Digestion Processes; Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals; Microbial Populations; Operational Parameters; Nutrients; Inhibition; Applications; Renewable Energy; Waste Management; Nuisance Avoidance; Nutrient Management Plan; Frequency of Use; Project Development; Feedstock Characterization; Estimating Energy Potential; Biochemical Methane Potential; Pilot-Scale Testing; Design.
  • SafetyAnaerobic Digestion Economics; Anaerobic Digestion Monitoring; Conclusions & Future Developments; References; 4. Biosurfactants: Synthesis, Properties and Applications in Environmental Bioremediation; Introduction; Enzymatic Syntheses of Surfactants; Enzymatic Synthesis of Monoglycerides; Enzymatic Synthesis of Sugar Esters; Enzymatic Synthesis of Fatty Amides; Enzymatic Synthesis of Alkyl Glycosides; Enzymatic Synthesis of Lysophospholipids; Microbial Synthesis of Biosurfactants; Surfactin; Sophorolipids; Rhamnolipids; Properties of Biosurfactants; Surface and Interface Activity.

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