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Biological Concepts for Environmental Control

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Breakdown of organic wastes by normal cellular processes is often an effective and economic treatment. This chapter will introduce certain concepts from biochemistry and biology that are fundamental to biological waste treatment. Specific treatment processes will be covered in subsequent chapters.

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  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA

    Mary Lou Bungay & Henry R. Bungay

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  1. Mary Lou Bungay
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  2. Henry R. Bungay
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  1. Lenox Institute for Research Inc., Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang

  2. Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Norman C. Pereira

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Bungay, M.L., Bungay, H.R. (1986). Biological Concepts for Environmental Control. In: Wang, L.K., Pereira, N.C. (eds) Biological Treatment Processes. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 3. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4820-0_1

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