Screen LibraryEnvironmental biotechnology：a biosystems approach
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam London |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xx, 742 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780123750891 (hbk.) 012375089X (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | Q81 |
| CLC: | Q81 |
| Call Number: | Q81/V184 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Ch. 1 Environmental biotechnology: an overview -- Ch. 2 A question of balance: using versus abusing biological systems -- Ch. 3 Environmental biochemodynamic processes -- Ch. 4 Systems -- Ch. 5 Environmental risks of biotechnologies. "This single volume takes a biosystems approach to explore and explain the scientific and engineering principles and practices needed to understand the complexities of environmental biotechnology. Thoroughly covering physical, chemical and biological principles that support biotechnologies, Environmental Biotechnology's readable text and ample figures and tables provide a scientifically credible basis for an introduction to environmental biochemodynamics. Integrated with discussions of actual and potential risks of various biotechnologies on the environment, this book provides a context for |