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Handbook on Biodegradation and Biological Treatment of Hazardous Organic Compounds (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
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Handbook on Biodegradation and Biological Treatment of Hazardous Organic Compounds (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Series: Environment & Chemistry, 2
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The introduction of synthetic organic chemicals into the
environment during the last few decades has given rise to major
concern about the ecotoxicological effects and ultimate fate of
these compounds. The pollutants that are considered to be most
hazardous because of their intrinsic toxicity, high exposure level,
or recalcitrant behavior in the environment have been placed on
blacklists and other policy priority lists. The fate of synthetic
compounds that enter the environment is mainly determined by their
rate of biodegradation, which therefore also has a major effect on
the degree of bioaccumulation and the risk of ecotoxicological
effects. The degree and rate of biodegradation is also of critical
importance for the feasibility of biological techniques to clean up
contaminated sites and waste streams. The biodegradation of
xenobiotics has thus been the subject of numerous studies, which
resulted in thousands of publications in scientific journals,
books, and conference proceedings. These studies led to a deeper
understanding of the diversity of biodegradation processes. As a
result, it has become possible to enhance the rate of degradation
of recalcitrant pollutants during biological treatment and to
design completely new treatment processes. At present, much work is
being done to expand the range of pollutants to which
biodegradation can be applied, and to make treatment techniques
less expensive and better applicable for waste streams which are
difficult to handle.
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