Bioremediation is a rapidly advancing field and the technology has been applied successfully to remediate many contaminated sites. The goal of every soil remediation method is to enhance the degradation, transformation, or detoxification of pollutants and to protect, maintain and sustain environmental quality.
Advances in our understanding of the ecology of microbial communities capable of breaking down various pollutants and the molecular and biochemical mechanisms by which biodegradation occurs have helped us in developing practical soil bioremediation strategies. Chapters dealing with the application of biological methods to soil remediation are contributed from experts - authorities in the area of environmental science including microbiology and molecular biology - from academic institutions and industry.
| ISBN: | 9783540896203 |
| Publication date: | 26th August 2009 |
| Author: | Ajay Singh, Ramesh Chander Kuhad, Owen P Ward |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 361 pages |
| Series: | Soil Biology |
| Genres: |
Microbiology (non-medical) Waste treatment and disposal Soil science and management Botany and plant sciences Waste management Biotechnology Environmental science, engineering and technology |