Factors limiting bioremediation technologies

被引:612
作者
Boopathy, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Nicholls State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Thibodaux, LA 70310 USA
关键词
bioremediation; biochemistry; bioavailability; biotreatment; in situ; bioactivity;
D O I
10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00144-3
中图分类号
S2 [农业工程];
学科分类号
0828 ;
摘要
The use of microorganisms to destroy, or reduce the concentration of, hazardous wastes on a contaminated site is called bioremediation. Such a biological treatment system has various applications, including, clean up of contaminated sites such as water, soils, sludges, and waste streams. The treatment of the Alaskan shoreline of Prince Williams Sound after the oil spill of Exxon Valdez in 1989 is one common example in which bioremediation methods got public attention. There are numerous other success stories of bioremediation in cleaning up chemical spills, leaking underground storage tanks of gasoline, and many toxic industrial effluents. This paper outlines the various factors, including scientific, non-scientific, and regulatory, that limit the use of bioremediation technologies. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:63 / 67
页数:5
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