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Bio remediation of inorganic contaminants; Biotratamiento de contaminantes de origen inorganico

Abstract

Bio remediation is usually associated with the remediation of organic contaminants. However, there is an increasing amount of information on the application of biological systems to bio remediation of soils, sediments and water contaminated with inorganic compounds which includes metals, radionuclides and anions (e.g. nitrates and cyanides). These compounds can be toxic both to humans and to the organisms used to remediate these toxic components. In contrast to organic compounds, most inorganic contaminants cannot be degrades, but must be remediated by altering their transport properties. Immobilization, mobilization or transformation of inorganic contaminants via bioaccumulation, bi sorption, oxidation and reduction, methylation, demethylation, complexation, ligand degradation, and phytoremediation are some of the different processes applied in this type of byoremediation. This paper describes these processes. (Author) 60 refs.
Authors:
Algucial, F J; Merino, Y [1] 
  1. Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas. CENIM. Madrid (Spain)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1998
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
SCA: 320305; PA: SP-99:0E0181; EDB-99:035979; SN: 99002072418
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Revista de Metalurgia; Journal Volume: 34; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: PBD: 1998
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; WASTES; WASTE PROCESSING; BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; OXIDATION; REDUCTION
OSTI ID:
324030
Country of Origin:
Spain
Language:
Spanish
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: RMTGAC; ISSN 0034-8570; TRN: ES99E0181
Submitting Site:
SP
Size:
pp. 428-436
Announcement Date:
Apr 01, 1999

Citation Formats

Algucial, F J, and Merino, Y. Bio remediation of inorganic contaminants; Biotratamiento de contaminantes de origen inorganico. Spain: N. p., 1998. Web.
Algucial, F J, & Merino, Y. Bio remediation of inorganic contaminants; Biotratamiento de contaminantes de origen inorganico. Spain.
Algucial, F J, and Merino, Y. 1998. "Bio remediation of inorganic contaminants; Biotratamiento de contaminantes de origen inorganico." Spain.
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title = {Bio remediation of inorganic contaminants; Biotratamiento de contaminantes de origen inorganico}
author = {Algucial, F J, and Merino, Y}
abstractNote = {Bio remediation is usually associated with the remediation of organic contaminants. However, there is an increasing amount of information on the application of biological systems to bio remediation of soils, sediments and water contaminated with inorganic compounds which includes metals, radionuclides and anions (e.g. nitrates and cyanides). These compounds can be toxic both to humans and to the organisms used to remediate these toxic components. In contrast to organic compounds, most inorganic contaminants cannot be degrades, but must be remediated by altering their transport properties. Immobilization, mobilization or transformation of inorganic contaminants via bioaccumulation, bi sorption, oxidation and reduction, methylation, demethylation, complexation, ligand degradation, and phytoremediation are some of the different processes applied in this type of byoremediation. This paper describes these processes. (Author) 60 refs.}
journal = []
issue = {5}
volume = {34}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Spain}
year = {1998}
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}