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A guide for engineers, scientists, and technical personnel, providing a conceptual framework within which to develop effective treatments tailored to any hazardous waste scenario. Delineates factors involved in design of successful and biotreatment approaches and offers balanced presentation of basic principles and engineering practices, progressing from basic microbiological, biochemical, hydrogeological, and engineering principles to the development of design methodologies. Topics include membrane biofilm reactors, pentachlorophenol biodegradation, and natural restoration of PCB-contaminated Hudson River sediments. Includes case studies of specific hazardous waste situations. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
Book Description
This volume covers both the fundamental principles and practical applications of the biological treatment of hazardous wastes. Biotreatment techniques can be used to control and change environmental conditions (oxygen content, chemical composition, temperature, etc.), and to help transform these wastes into acceptable products in a cost-effective manner. The text includes information on hydrogreological, engineering and microbiological fundamentals.
Book Info
Presents the basic principles and engineering practices and covers from basic microbiological, biochemical, hydrogeological and engineering principles to the development of design methodologies and specific hazardous waste scenarios. DLC: Hazardous wastes - Biodegradation.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
This volume covers both the fundamental principles and practical applications of the biological treatment of hazardous wastes. Biotreatment techniques can be used to control and change environmental conditions (oxygen content, chemical composition, temperature, etc.), and to help transform these wastes into acceptable products in a cost-effective manner. The text includes information on hydrogreological, engineering and microbiological fundamentals.
From the Back Cover
Unlike most books on the subject, which offer only formulaic solutions to particular problems, Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes provides professionals with a conceptual framework within which to develop effective treatments tailored to any hazardous waste scenario they may encounter.
A complete guide to the biological treatment of a wide variety of hazardous waste problems— for engineers, scientists, and technical personnel
Written by an author team comprising twenty-five North American and European experts, the text delineates the complex factors involved in the design of successful in situ and ex situ biotreatment approaches. Offering a balanced presentation of basic principles and engineering practices, it progresses from basic microbiological, biochemical, hydrogeological, and engineering principles to the development of design methodologies and specific hazardous waste scenarios—many of them based on the numerous case studies found throughout the book. Topics covered in detail include: Reactors, including suspended growth, fixed-film, membrane biofilm, and bioslurry reactors Anaerobic and aerobic systems Hydrogeologic and microbial factors associated with in situ biodegradation Biofiltration of VOC vapors Composting Natural attenuation
About the Author
GORDON A. LEWANDOWSKI, D Eng Sci, is Distinguished Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Environmental Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
LOUIS J. DeFILIPPI, PhD, is an independent consultant with extensive industrial experience in environmental and biotechnology areas. He is based in Palatine, Illinois.
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