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Biodegradation and Persistence

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. B. Beek
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  • Up-to-date reviews on latest research on biodegradation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 2 / 2K)

Part of the book sub series: Reactions and Processes (HEC2)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Aerobic and Anaerobic Biodegradation Potentials of Microorganisms

    • Walter Reineke
    Pages 1-161

  3. Biodegradation of Xenobiotics in Environment and Technosphere

    • Tom N. P. Bosma, Hauke Harms, Alexander J. B. Zehnder
    Pages 163-202

  4. Protozoa in Wastewater Treatment: Function and Importance

    • Wilfried Pauli, Kurt Jax, Sandra Berger
    Pages 203-252

  5. Predictability of Biodegradation on the Environment: Limits of Prediction from Experimental Data

    • Johanna B. Wesnigk, Maike Keskin, Wilfrid Jonas, Klaus Figge, Gerhard Rheinheimer
    Pages 253-290

  6. The Assessment of Biodegradation and Persistence

    • Bernd Beek, Stella Böhling, Christian Franke, Ulrich Jöhncke, Gabriele Studinger, Elisabeth Thumm
    Pages 291-320

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 321-327
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Biodegradation is a key phenomen among environmental processes. Low degradation rates lead to the persistence of chemicals in the environment and, as a consequence, to delayed or long-term effects, which may be even unknown by now. In this volume the editor has pulled together the newest results of research in biodegradation and persistence of potential environmentally harmful substances and the complex process involved. The main focus is on the microbial degradation, the evolution and predictability of the respective pathways and their impact on bioremediation. Additional chapters deal with sewage treatment plants, the impact of toxicants on impaired biodegradation, and with the need of a more realistic view on fate and behaviour of chemicals in the environment.

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