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Biodegradation of Dioxins and Furans

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Rolf-Michael Wittich

    1. GBF-National Research Center for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany

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  • Remediation of organic pollutants and heavy metals can be extremely expensive.
  • This book shows how this can be done in a safe, inexpensive and environmentally friendly way using microorganisms.

Part of the book series: Environmental Intelligence Unit (EIU)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Aerobic Degradation by Bacteria of Dibenzo-p-Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, Diphenyl Ethers and Their Halogenated Derivatives

    • Rolf-Michael Wittich
    Pages 1-28

  3. Anaerobic Bacterial Dehalogenation of Polyhalogenated Dioxins and Furans

    • Merel Toussaint, René van Herwijnen, John R. Parsons
    Pages 29-60

  4. Biodegradation of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds by White-Rot Fungi

    • Steven D. Aust, James D. Stahl
    Pages 61-73

  5. Molecular Genetics of the Degradation of Dioxins by Bacteria

    • Jean Armengaud, Kenneth N. Timmis
    Pages 75-123

  6. Biotransformation of Dioxin-Like Compounds by Eukaryotic Cells

    • Rolf-Michael Wittich
    Pages 125-133

  7. Bioavailability of Dioxin-Like Compounds for Microbial Degradation

    • Hauke Harms
    Pages 135-163

  8. Structure-Biodegradability Relationships for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans

    • Jirí Damborsky, Mary Lynam, Michal Kuty
    Pages 165-228

  9. Biodegradation of Diaryl Ether Pesticides

    • Stefan Schmidt
    Pages 229-281

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 283-289
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Editors and Affiliations

  • GBF-National Research Center for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany

    Rolf-Michael Wittich

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biodegradation of Dioxins and Furans

  • Editors: Rolf-Michael Wittich

  • Series Title: Environmental Intelligence Unit

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06068-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-06070-4Published: 14 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-06068-1Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 289

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, USA

  • Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Ecotoxicology, Microbiology, Ecology

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