The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry - 2 / 2K: Biodegradation and Persistence

Biodegradation is a key phenomen among environmental processes. Low degradation rates lead to the persistence of chemicals in the environment and, as a consequence, to delayed or long-term effects, which may be even unknown by now. In this volume the editor has pulled together the newest results of research in biodegradation and persistence of potential environmentally harmful substances and the complex process involved. The main focus is on the microbial degradation, the evolution and predictability of the respective pathways and their impact on bioremediation. Additional chapters deal with sewage treatment plants, the impact of toxicants on impaired biodegradation, and with the need of a more realistic view on fate and behaviour of chemicals in the environment.

List of contents

W. Reineke: Aerobic and Anaerobic Biodegradation Potentials of Microorganisms.- T.N.P. Bosma/H.Harms/A.J.B. Zehnder: Biodegradation of Xenobiotics in Environment and Technosphere.- W. Pauli/K. Jax/S. Berger: Protozoa in Wastewater Treatment: Function and Importance.- J.B. Wesnigk/M. Keskin/W. Jonas/K. Figge/G. Rheinheimer: Predictability of Biodegradation on the Environment - Limits of Prediction from Experimental Data.- B. Beek/S. Böhling/ C. Franke/U. Jöhncke/G.Studinger/E. Thumm: The Assessment of Biodegradation and Persistence.

Product details

• Assisted by: Beek (Editor), B Beek (Editor), B. Beek (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2013
• EAN: 9783662146903
• ISBN: 978-3-662-14690-3
• No. of pages: 327
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 18 mm x 233 mm
• Weight: 523 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 327 p. 33 illus.
• Sets: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry / Reactions and Processes; Reactions and Processes; The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; Reactions and Processes
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Umwelt, Umweltmanagement, C, Climate Change, Bodenkunde und Bodenmanagement, Earth and Environmental Science, Pollution & threats to the environment, Environmental Management, Earth System Sciences, Environmental management,, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Environmental Sciences, Geoecology, Environmental geology, Soil Science, Environmental pollution, Terrestrial Pollution