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Biodegradation and Persista...
Biodegradation is a key phenomenon among environmental processes. Low degradation rates lead to the persistance of chemicals in the environment and, as a consequence, to delayed or long-term effects, which may be even unknown by now. The persistance of these xenobiotics has become of a great public and political concern in recent years. This is, among others, reflected by the international activities of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) which mainly deals with the problems, risk assessment and environmental management of POPs (persistant organic pollutants), PEPs (persistant environmental pollutants) and PBTs (persistant bioaccumulative toxic substances). In this volume the editor has pulled together the newest results of research on biodegradation and persistance of potential environmentally harmful substances and the complex processes involved. One 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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monografia Rebiun05070884 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun05070884 121227s2001 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783540680963 978-3-540-68096-3 10.1007/10508767 doi BUC Biodegradation and Persistance recurso electrónico] edited by B. Beek With contributions by numerous experts Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001 Berlin, Heidelberg Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg XIV, 327 p. online resource XIV, 327 p. Earth and Environmental Science (Springer-11646) The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 2 Series: Reactions and Processes 1433-6839 2K W. Reineke: Aerobic and Anaerobic Biodegradation Potentials of Microorganisms -- T.N.P. Bosma/H.Harms/A.J.B. Zehnder: Biodegradation of Xenobiotics in Environment and Technosphere -- W. Pauli/K. Jax/S. Berger: Protozoa in Wastewater Treatment: Function and Importance -- J.B. Wesnigk/M. Keskin/W. Jonas/K. Figge/G. Rheinheimer: Predictability of Biodegradation on the Environment - Limits of Prediction from Experimental Data -- B. Beek/S. Böhling/ C. Franke/U. Jöhncke/G.Studinger/E. Thumm: The Assessment of Biodegradation and Persistence Biodegradation is a key phenomenon among environmental processes. Low degradation rates lead to the persistance of chemicals in the environment and, as a consequence, to delayed or long-term effects, which may be even unknown by now. The persistance of these xenobiotics has become of a great public and political concern in recent years. This is, among others, reflected by the international activities of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) which mainly deals with the problems, risk assessment and environmental management of POPs (persistant organic pollutants), PEPs (persistant environmental pollutants) and PBTs (persistant bioaccumulative toxic substances). In this volume the editor has pulled together the newest results of research on biodegradation and persistance of potential environmentally harmful substances and the complex processes involved. One 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 Climatic changes Ecology Environmental management Environmental pollution Environmental sciences Libros electrónicos Beek, B. editor SpringerLink (Online service) SpringerLink eBooks (Servicio en línea) Springer eBooks Springer eBooks Printed edition 9783540625766