Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols : Pollution Mitigation and Waste Treatment Applications /: Pollution Mitigation and Waste Treatment Applications. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Terry J. McGenity, Kenneth N. Timmis, Balbina Nogales.
• Editors: McGenity, Terry J; Timmis, Kenneth N; Nogales, Balbina
• Contents: Introduction.- Bioremediation of hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents in groundwater: characterisation, design and performance assessment.- Protocols for ecological risk assessment using the Triad approach.- Field studies demonstrating the efficacy of bioremediation in marine environments.- Biostimulation of marine crude oil spills using dispersants.- Bioaugmentation.- Detection of anaerobic BTEX degradation in groundwater by molecular analysis.- Protocols for harvesting microbial community directly as a biofilm for the remediation of oil sands process affected water.- Methods to assess the fate and impacts of biofuels in aquifer systems.- Protocol for biopile construction treating contaminated soils with petroleum hydrocarbons.- Ex-situ bioremediation treatment (landfarming).- Anaerobic digestion of lipid-rich wastes.- Oil droplet generation and incubation for biodegradation studies of dispersed oil.- Protocol for inferring compound biodegradation at low concentrations from biomass measurement.- Bioremediation of sludge obtained from oil/biofuel storage tanks.
• Publisher Details: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (279 pages)
• Subjects: Life sciences; Microbiology; Biochemical engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Chemical & Biochemical; Biochemical engineering; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Microbiology; Microbiology (non-medical)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662531112
• Related ISBNs: 9783662531105
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