In Situ Bioremediation

When Does it Work?

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 1993
• eBook ISBN: 9780309585507
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Physical Sciences

In situ bioremediation--the use of microorganisms for on-site removal of contaminants--is potentially cheaper, faster, and safer than conventional cleanup methods. But in situ bioremediation is also clouded in uncertainty, controversy, and mistrust.This volume from the National Research Council provides direction for decisionmakers and offers detailed and readable explanations ofthe processes involved in in situ bioremediation, circumstances in which it is best used, andmethods of measurement, field testing, and modeling to evaluate the results of bioremediation projects.Bioremediation experts representing academic research, field practice, regulation, and industry provide accessible information and case examples; they explore how in situ bioremediation works, how it has developed since its first commercial use in 1972, and what research and education efforts are recommended for the future. The volume includes a series of perspective papers.The book will be immediately useful to policymakers, regulators, bioremediation practitioners and purchasers, environmental groups, concerned citizens, faculty, and students.

Table of contents

• In Situ Bioremediation
• Copyright
• Preface
• Contents
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Principles of Bioremediation
• 3 The Current Practice of Bioremediation
• 4 Evaluating In Situ Bioremediation
• 5 Future Prospects for Bioremediation
• Background Papers
• Appendixes
• Index
• Other Recent Reports of the Water Science and Technology Board