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Actinobacteria: Application in Bioremediation and Production of Industrial Enzymes
Published:
March 12, 2013
Editor(s):
Maria Julia Amoroso; Claudia Susana Benimeli; Sergio Antonio Cuozzo
This book describes isolated actinobacteria from different environments, and how these can be used to bioremediate heavy metals and pesticides in contaminated sites. It also describes how free-living actinobacteria acquire the capability to produce nodules in plants and how this factor could be …
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Biochar and Soil Biota
Published:
February 21, 2013
Editor(s):
Natalia Ladygina; Francois Rineau
Biochar, a biomass that is burned at very high temperature in the absence of oxygen, has recently become an interesting subject of study. Biochar is highly stable and does not degrade; it possesses physical properties that assist in retention of nutrients in the soil. The use of …
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Decontamination of Heavy Metals: Processes, Mechanisms, and Applications
Published:
December 18, 2012
Author(s):
Jiaping Paul Chen
Heavy metals, such as lead, chromium, cadmium, zinc, copper, and nickel, are important constituents of most living organisms, as well as many nonliving substances. Some heavy metals are essential for growth of biological and microbiological lives, yet their presence in excessive quantities is …
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The Fukushima 2011 Disaster
Published:
December 15, 2012
Author(s):
Ronald Eisler
On March 11,2011, Japan experienced the largest earthquake in its history, causing massive property damage. This book summarizes and critically analyzes the natural events and human shortcomings responsible for the failure of the Fukushima reactors during the first year following the accident, and …
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The Basics of Oil Spill Cleanup, Third Edition
Published:
December 05, 2012
Author(s):
Merv Fingas
Reflecting the rapid progress in cleanup technology since the previous edition, this revised and expanded third edition of The Basics of Oil Spill Cleanup covers current cleanup techniques, how oil spills are measured and detected, and the properties of the oil and its long-term fate in the …
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Phytotechnologies: Remediation of Environmental Contaminants
Published:
October 23, 2012
Editor(s):
Naser A. Anjum; Maria E. Pereira; Iqbal Ahmad; Armando C. Duarte; Shahid Umar; Nafees A. Khan
Phytotechnologies: Remediation of Environmental Contaminants highlights the use of natural and inherent traits of plants and associated microbes to exclude, accumulate, or metabolize a variety of contaminants, with the goal of efficiently and sustainably decontaminating the biosphere from unwanted …
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Competitive Sorption and Transport of Heavy Metals in Soils and Geological Media
Published:
August 29, 2012
Editor(s):
H. Magdi Selim
Most reported incidents of soil contamination include an array of heavy metals species rather than a single ion. The various interactions in these multicomponent or multiple-ion systems significantly impact the fate and transport of heavy metals, and competition for sorption sites on soil matrix …
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Groundwater Lowering in Construction: A Practical Guide to Dewatering, Second Edition
Published:
August 13, 2012
Author(s):
Martin Preene
Linking theory and application in a way that is clear and understandable, Groundwater Lowering in Construction: A Practical Guide to Dewatering, Second Edition uses the authors’ extensive engineering experience to offer practical guidance on the planning, design, and implementation of groundwater …
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Environmental Contamination: Health Risks and Ecological Restoration
Published:
July 24, 2012
Editor(s):
Ming Hung Wong
Bringing together the research of 62 distinguished scientists in one volume, Environmental Contamination: Health Risks and Ecological Restoration offers a comprehensive view of the remediation of contaminated land. A one-stop resource, it covers historical and emerging contaminants, the issues of …
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Environmental Consulting Fundamentals: Investigation and Remediation
Published:
June 25, 2012
Author(s):
Benjamin Alter
Written by an environmental consultant with more than 20 years of experience, and based on a course he taught for 10 years, Environmental Consulting Fundamentals: Investigation and Remediation introduces the basic building blocks of environmental consulting. Rather than formulas and equations, it …
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