Biotreatment of industrial effluents /
With increasing government regulation of pollution, as well as willingness to levy punitive fines for transgressions, treatment of industrial waste is a important subject. This book is a single source of information on treatment procedures using biochemical means for all types of solid, liquid and g...
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Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann,
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Publisher Address: | Burlington, MA : |
Publication Dates: | 2005. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750678384 |
Summary: |
With increasing government regulation of pollution, as well as willingness to levy punitive fines for transgressions, treatment of industrial waste is a important subject. This book is a single source of information on treatment procedures using biochemical means for all types of solid, liquid and gaseous contaminants generated by various chemical and allied industries. This book is intended for practicing environmental engineers and technologists from any industry as well as researchers and professors. The topics covered include the treatment of gaseous, liquid and solid waste from a large |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780080456218 0080456219 |
Index Number: | TD897 |
CLC: | X7 |
Contents: | Environmental disasters -- Aerobic and anaerobic bioreactors -- Mathematical models -- Treatment of waste from organic chemical industries -- Chlorinated hydrocarbons and aromatics, and dioxins -- Fluoride removal -- Biodegradation of pesticides -- Degradation of polymers -- Degradation of dyes -- Textile effluent -- Tannery effluent -- Treatment of waste from metal processing and electrochemical industries -- Semiconductor waste treatment -- Waste from nuclear plants -- Cyanide waste -- Treatment of waste from food and dairy industries -- Sugar and distillery waste -- Paper and pulp -- Pain |