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Biological Remediation of Explosive Residues

  • Presents the state of the art on microbial degradation
  • Focuses on eco-friendly and cost-effective technologies for waste minimization
  • Covers the biological treatment of explosive residues
  • Explores bio-degradative pathways of energetics
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Biodegradation of Nitrophenol Compounds

    • Nobutada Kimura, Wataru Kitagawa, Yoichi Kamagata
    Pages 1-13
  3. Bioremediation of Nitroexplosive Waste Waters

    • Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar, Seema Shreepad Sarnaik, Premlata Sukhdev Dautpure, Vrushali Prashant Patil, Sagar Pralhad Kanekar
    Pages 67-86
  4. Degradation of TNP, RDX, and CL-20 Explosives by Microbes

    • Baljinder Singh, Jagdeep Kaur, Kashmir Singh
    Pages 87-111
  5. Bacterial and Fungal Degradation of Nitroglycrine

    • Divya Bhatia, Anita Grewal, Meenu Rathi, Deepak Kumar Malik
    Pages 149-161
  6. Bioremediation of Perchlorate Contaminated Environment

    • Atreyi Ghosh, Kannan Pakshirajan, Pranab Kumar Ghosh
    Pages 163-178
  7. Bioremediation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Explosive Residues

    • Sikandar I. Mulla, Manjunatha P. Talwar, Harichandra Z. Ninnekar
    Pages 201-233
  8. Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminated with Explosive Compounds

    • Katarzyna Panz, Korneliusz Miksch
    Pages 235-257
  9. Biodegradation of Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20)

    • Julius Pavlov, Mohammed Sidhoum
    Pages 285-299
  10. Pathways of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Transformation by Aerobic Yeasts

    • Ayrat M. Ziganshin, Robin Gerlach
    Pages 301-311
  11. In Situ Degradation and Remediation of Energetics TNT, RDX, HMX, and CL-20 and a Byproduct NDMA in the Sub-Surface Environment

    • Jim E. Szecsody, Steve Comfort, Herb L. Fredrickson, Robert E. Riley, Fiona Crocker, Patrick Shea et al.
    Pages 313-369
  12. Phytoremediation of TNT and RDX

    • Shree Nath Singh, Shweta Mishra
    Pages 371-392
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 393-404

About this book

Microbial degradation, Phytoremediation, Remediation, Explosive residues, Biotransformation, Mineralization, Degradative Enzymes, Degradation Pathways, Energetics, Soil contamination, Water contamination.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR - National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

    Shree Nath Singh

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