Microbial or biological degradation has long been the subject of
active concern, and the rapid expansion and growing sophistication
of various industries in the last century has significantly
increased the volume and complexity of toxic residues of wastes.
These can be remediated by plants and microbes, either natural
origin or adapted for a specific purpose, in a process known as
bioremediation. The interest in microbial biodegradation of
pollutants has intensified in recent years in an attempt to find
sustainable ways to clean contaminated environments. These
bioremediation and biotransformation methods take advantage of the
tremendous microbial catabolic diversity to degrade, transform or
accumulate a variety of compounds, such as hydrocarbons,
polychlorinated biphenyls, polaromatic hydrocarbons pharmaceutical
substances, radionuclides and metals. Unlike conventional methods,
bioremediation does not physically disturb the site. This book
describes the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how
these principles are related to bioremediation. Authored by
leading, international environmental microbiologists, it discusses
topics such as aerobic biodegradation, microbial degradation of
pollutants, and microbial community dynamics. It provides valuable
insights into how biodegration processes work and can be utilised
for pollution abatement, and as such appeals to researchers and
postgraduate students as well as experts in the field of
bioremediation.
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