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An Integrated Treatment System for Polychlorinated Biphenyls Remediation

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Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment

Part of the book series: Environmental Science Research ((ESRH,volume 54))

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Bioremediation is an environmental biotechnology with promise for promoting a sustainable environment. Bioremediation makes use of natural processes and applies the metabolic properties of microorganisms for transforming contaminants to forms that are harmless in the environment. The added capability of biotechnology for tailoring microbial processes to specific problems expands the potential of bioremediation for encouraging a sustainable environment. The process for the biotransformation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) described in this paper is a good example of the enhancement of bioremediation through the tools of biotechnology.

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  1. Tennessee Valley Authority, CEB 1F, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 35662-1010, USA

    Mary Jim Beck

  2. Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology, and the Graduate Program in Ecology, University of Tennessee, 10515 Research Drive, Suite 100, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37922-2567, USA

    Alice C. Layton, Curtis A. Lajoie, James P. Easter & Gary S. Sayler

  3. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6226, USA

    John Barton & Mark Reeves

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Beck, M.J. et al. (1997). An Integrated Treatment System for Polychlorinated Biphenyls Remediation. In: Sayler, G.S., Sanseverino, J., Davis, K.L. (eds) Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment. Environmental Science Research, vol 54. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5395-3_8

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