In Situ Bioremediation : When Does It Work?.

In Situ Bioremediation : When Does It Work?.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
Subjects:
In situ bioremediation > Evaluation.
In situ bioremediation > Evaluation
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Table of Contents:
  • ""In Situ Bioremediation""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PRINCIPLES OF BIOREMEDIATION""; ""THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF BIOREMEDIATION""; ""Engineered Bioremediation""; ""Intrinsic Bioremediation""; ""Integration of Bioremediation with Other Technologies""; ""EVALUATING IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION""; ""Measurements of Field Samples""; ""Experiments Run in the Field""; ""Modeling Experiments""; ""Limitations Inherent in Evaluating In Situ Bioremediation""; ""CONCLUSIONS: FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR BIOREMEDIATION""; ""Recommended Steps In Research""
  • ""Recommended Steps in Education""""1 Introduction""; ""2 Principles of Bioremediation""; ""THE ROLE OF MICROBES IN BIOREMEDIATION""; ""How Microbes Destroy Contaminants""; ""Basics of Microbial Metabolism""; ""Variations on Basic Metabolism""; ""Microbial Nutritional Requirements for Contaminant Destruction""; ""How Microbes Demobilize Contaminants""; ""Indicators of Microbial Activity""; ""Chemical Changes""; ""Adaptation by Native Organisms""; ""Growth of Predators""; ""Complicating Factors""; ""Unavailability of Contaminants to the Organisms""
  • ""Toxicity of Contaminants to the Organisms""""Presence of Multiple Contaminants and Natural Organic Chemicals""; ""Incomplete Degradation of Contaminants""; ""Inability to Remove Contaminants to Low Concentrations""; ""Aquifer Clogging""; ""CONTAMINANTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BIOREMEDIATION""; ""Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Derivatives""; ""Halogenated Compounds""; ""Halogenated Aliphatics""; ""Halogenated Aromatics""; ""Nitroaromatics""; ""Metals""; ""ENVIRONMENTS AMENABLE TO BIOREMEDIATION""; ""Two Types of Bioremediation: Intrinsic and Engineered""; ""References""
  • ""Site Conditions for Engineered Bioremediation""""Site Conditions for Intrinsic Bioremediation""; ""Impact of Site Heterogeneity on Bioremediation""; ""FURTHER READING""; ""3 The Current Practice of Bioremediation""; ""BIOREMEDIATION VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES""; ""BASICS OF BIOREMEDIATION PROCESS DESIGN""; ""Engineered Bioremediation""; ""Bioremediation Systems for Unsaturated Soils""; ""Bioremediation Systems for Ground Water""; ""Intrinsic Bioremediation""; ""INTEGRATION OF BIOREMEDIATION WITH OTHER TECHNOLOGIES""; ""GOOD PRACTICES""; ""4 Evaluating In Situ Bioremediation""
  • ""A THREE-PART STRATEGY FOR ''PROVING"" IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION""""TECHNIQUES FOR DEMONSTRATING BIODEGRADATION IN THE FIELD""; ""Measurements of Field Samples""; ""References""; ""Number of Bacteria""; ""Number of Protozoans""; ""Rates of Bacterial Activity""; ""References""; ""Bacterial Adaptation""; ""Inorganic Carbon Concentration""; ""Carbon Isotope Ratios""; ""Electron Acceptor Concentration""; ""Byproducts of Anaerobic Activity""; ""Intermediary Metabolite Formation""; ""Ratio of Nondegradable to Degradable Substances""; ""References""; ""Experiments Run in the Field""

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