Biotechnology for degradation of toxic chemicals in hazardous wastes

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7177752

Scholze, R J; Smith, E D; Bandy, J T; Wu, Y C; Basilico, J V

The state-of-the-art of biotechnology for degradation of toxic chemicals in hazardous wastes is discussed in this book. In particular, it discusses the applicability of using biotechnology for the treatment of hazardous/toxic wastewaters. Full-scale application of biotechnology for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters has been practiced for many years. However, whether this technology can be employed for detoxification and destruction of hazardous chemicals in aqueous and solid media is not yet fully understood. Removal of toxic and refractory organics in wastewater, groundwater, and leachate may be more efficient as a result of combining biological treatment with other treatment technologies such as chemical and physical methods. Development of standard techniques for biotoxicity detection and toxicity reduction evaluation is essential and extremely important to both technical determination and decisions on the future policy for hazardous waste management. The various chapters in the book describe current research in biotechnology for degradation of toxic chemicals in hazardous wastes.

• OSTI ID: 7177752
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSTRACTS
BIODEGRADATION
BIOTECHNOLOGY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL WASTES
DECOMPOSITION
DETOXIFICATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY RECOVERY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER