Environmental degradation and transformation of organic chemicals
By: Alasdair H. Neilson, Ann-Sofie Allard
Contributors: Allard, Ann-Sofie
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1047
ISBN-13: 9781439826379
Subjects: Aquatic organisms; Effect of water pollution on; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General; Environmental aspects; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Organic water pollutants; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic
Description: "This fully updated second edition addresses the persistent environmental threat of organic chemicals with a fresh approach to evaluating degradation and transformation processes. It examines a wide range of chemical as well as abiotic and microbiological reactions mediated by microorganisms. Emphasizing the pathways used and the broad classes of enzyme involved, it provides an overview of experimental procedures with detailed coverage of xenobiotic organic compounds. Updated topics include enantiomers and racemization, dehalorespiration, caffeate as electron acceptor, reduction of carbocyclic rings, steroid degradation, corrins, glutathione, and pyridoxal-P"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.