Bioaugmentation for Groundwater Remediation

This volume provides a review of the past 10 to 15 years of intensive research, development and demonstrations that have been on the forefront of developing bioaugmentation into a viable remedial technology. This volume provides both a primer on the basic microbial processes involved in bioaugmentation, as well as a thorough summary of the methodology for implementing the technology. This reference volume will serve as a valuable resource for environmental remediation professionals who seek to understand, evaluate, and implement bioaugmentation.

List of contents

Bioaugmentation for Groundwater Remediation: An Overview.- Dehalococcoides and Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Solvents.- Production and Handling of Dehalococcoides Bioaugmentation Cultures.- Bioaugmentation with Dehalococcoides: A Decision Guide.- Bioaugmentation Considerations.- Microbial Monitoring During Bioaugmentation with Dehalococcoides.- Bioaugmentation for Aerobic Degradation of CIS-1,2-Dichlorothene.- Bioaugmentation for the In Situ Aerobic Cometabolism of Chlorinated Solvents.- Bioaugmentation with Pseudomonas Stutzeri KC for Remediation of Carbon Tetrachloride.- Bioaugmentation for MTBE.- Economics and Valuation of Bioaugmentation.- Research Needs for Bioaugmentation.- Index.

Summary

This volume provides a review of the past 10 to 15 years of intensive research, development and demonstrations that have been on the forefront of developing bioaugmentation into a viable remedial technology.  This volume provides both a primer on the basic microbial processes involved in bioaugmentation, as well as a thorough summary of the methodology for implementing the technology.  This reference volume will serve as a valuable resource for environmental remediation professionals who seek to understand, evaluate, and implement bioaugmentation.

Product details

• Assisted by: C Herb Ward (Editor), Andre Leeson (Editor), Andrea Leeson (Editor), Hans F. Stroo (Editor), C. H. Ward (Editor), C. Herb Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9781489994844
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-9484-4
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 193 mm x 260 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 906 g
• Illustrations: XL, 392 p.
• Series: SERDP ESTCP Environmental Remediation Technology; SERDP ESTCP Environmental Remediation Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; B, Microbiology (non-medical), Water, biotechnology, microbiology, Civil Engineering, Earth and Environmental Science, Pollution, Environmental Management, Energy industries & utilities, Water pollution, Industrial Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Water supply & treatment, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Water quality