Biodegradation and Persistence

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.

• Ecotoxicology
• PBT
• PEP
• POP
• Sanierung
• Umweltverschmutzung
• biodegradation
• environment
• mikrobieller Abbau
• persistence
• remediation
• Ökotoxikologie
• terrestrial pollution
• climate change

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