Biodegradation and Bioremediation by Martin Alexander

Biodegradation and Bioremediation by Martin Alexander

Biodegradation has been the subject of active concern for the past 40 years. Recently, the field has expanded to encompass a wide variety of chemicals, a broad array of issues, and the development of the new bioremediation industry. This book presents the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how these principles relate to bioremediation. Authored by a world-renowned environmental microbiologist, Biodegradation and Bioremediation presents microbiological, chemical, toxicological, environmental, engineering, and technological aspects of the subject.

Praise for the First Edition: "Serves an important function in presenting a complete picture of biodegradation in the environmentIt belongs on the shelf of everybody active in the study of biodegradation and bioremediation." --JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY "A compendious account of the field in a form accessible to microbiologists, chemists, toxicologists and environmental scientists and engineers. His book succeeds admirably... Well indexed, its diagrams large and clear... It will serve as an excellent text and as an invaluable source of reference." --SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY QUARTERLY "A cogent and well-organized review of the principles of biodegradation in a book that should prove useful to a great many people." --JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY "A spectacular job of addressing the kinetics of degradation reactions." --BIOSCIENCE "A very timely book... Recommended as a valuable resource." --SOIL SCIENCE "New chapters in this edition give a broader scope to existing information on such topics as predicting the products of biodegradation, bioremediation of metals and other inorganic pollutants, and the formation and biodegradation of air pollutants." --CIVIL ENGINEERING (July 1999) "Alexander has produced a readable account that provides an entry point for a diverse range of specialists in many fields." --L.C. Davis in CHOICE (October 1999) "Martin Alexander has done a superb job of compiling the most recent fundamental and technological aspects of biodegradation and bioremediation of contaminants in a single volume." —Marc A. Deshusses, University of California, Riverside, California in THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY (March 2001)

NAC�RA AGGOUN Member of the Institut Maghreb-Europe, Paris MICHAEL BRETT Reader in History of North Africa, School of Oriental and African Studies, London PHILIP DINE Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University JACQUES FR�MEAUX Professor of Contemporary History, University of Paris IV, Sorbonne JEAN-CHARLES JAUFFRET Professor, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Aix-en-Provence MOHAMED KHANE Teacher of French Civilization ECKARD MICHELS Lecturer in German Studies, Birkbeck College, University of London HUGH ROBERTS Senior Fellow, Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science BRIGITTE ROLLET Specialist on French Film, Discourse and Culture MARTIN SHIPWAY Lecturer in French Studies, Birkbeck College, London BERNARD SIGG Psychoanalyst ALEXANDER J. ZERVOUDAKIS Department of War Studies, King's College, London

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ISBN 13	9780120498611
ISBN 10	0120498618
Title	Biodegradation and Bioremediation
Author	Martin Alexander
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Year published	1999-03-31
Number of pages	472
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