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Biotransformation, Biodegradation, and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

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Biodegradation and Bioremediation

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 2))

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been the subject of scientific study for many years, and a number of excellent reviews have been published on PAH biodegradation. The purpose of this chapter is to review those characteristics of PAH-contaminated systems and PAH-degrading microorganisms that can influence the fate of PAHs in impacted soil and sediment systems. The identification of these characteristics can be approached either from a reductionist perspective — in an effort to elucidate relevant mechanisms that can be extrapolated to more complex systems — or from an appreciation for the complexity of real PAH-contaminated environments. A perspective somewhere between these views, flexible enough to look in either direction for insights, may be required to advance our understanding of PAH biodegradation in the real world.

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Aitken, M.D., Long, T.C. (2004). Biotransformation, Biodegradation, and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. In: Singh, A., Ward, O.P. (eds) Biodegradation and Bioremediation. Soil Biology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06066-7_5

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