Bioremediation of Recalcitrant Compounds
Publisher: CRC
Published: August 23, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781566706568
Subjects: Environmental & ecological science; Mathematics and Science; Science; Environmental Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Science / Environmental Science; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Organic compounds; Organochlorine compounds
First sentence: Bioremediation is defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a managed or spontaneous process in which microbiological processes are used to degrade or transform contaminants to less toxic or nontoxic forms, thereby remedying or eliminating environmental contamination (EPA, 1994).