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The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution – air, water, soil, and noise. Since pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste production, the seemingly idealistic demand for “zero discharge” can be construed as an unrealistic demand for zero waste. However, as long as waste continues to exist, we can only attempt to abate the subsequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. Three major questions usually arise when a particular type of pollution has been identi ed: (1) How serious is the pollution? (2) Is the technology to abate it available? and (3) Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? This book is one of the volumes of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series. The principal intention of this series is to help readers formulate answers to the last two questions above. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to speci c pollution problems has been a major contributing factor to the success of environmental engineering, and has accounted in large measure for the establishment of a “methodology of pollution control. ” However, the realization of the ever-increasing complexity and interrelated nature of current environmental problems renders it imperative that intelligent planning of pollution abatement systems be undertaken.

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Author:   Lawrence K. Wang ,  Volodymyr Ivanov ,  Joo-Hwa Tay ,  Yung-Tse Hung
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010
Volume:   10
Weight:   1.864kg
ISBN:  

9781493960927

ISBN 10:   149396092
Pages:   975
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Applications of Environmental Biotechnology.- Microbiology of Environmental Engineering Systems.- Microbial Systematics.- Microbial Ecology.- Microbial Metabolism: Importance for Environmental Biotechnology.- Microbial Ecology of Isolated Life Support Systems.- Environmental Solid-State Cultivation Processes and Bioreactors.- Value-Added Biotechnological Products from Organic Wastes.- Anaerobic Digestion in Suspended Growth Bioreactors.- Selection and Design of Membrane Bioreactors in Environmental Bioengineering.- Closed Ecological Systems, Space Life Support and Biospherics.- Natural Environmental Biotechnology.- Aerobic and Anoxic Suspended-Growth Biotechnologies.- Aerobic and Anaerobic Attached Growth Biotechnologies.- Sequencing Batch Reactor Technology.- Flotation Biological Systems.- A/O Phosphorus Removal Biotechnology.- Treatment of Septage and Biosolids from Biological Processes.- Environmental Control of Biotechnology Industry.

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