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Industrial Ecology and Bioremediation

Theoretical framework and technological tools for sustainable development

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Deposit and Geoenvironmental Models for Resource Exploitation and Environmental Security

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The concepts of industrial ecosystem, ecological industrial carrying capacity and the concept of ecological footprint are reviewed and discussed in the context of sustainable development. It is stressed that bioremediation is offering useful technological tools for Industrial Ecology and in particular for the ecological sustainability of mining activities.

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    Enrico Feoli

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Feoli, E. (2002). Industrial Ecology and Bioremediation. In: Fabbri, A.G., Gaál, G., McCammon, R.B. (eds) Deposit and Geoenvironmental Models for Resource Exploitation and Environmental Security. Nato Science Partnership Subseries: 2 (closed), vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0303-2_15

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