Bioremediation of Mercury : Current Research and Industrial Applications.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Ch 01: Current Research for Bioremediation of Mercury -- Ch 02: Mercury Pollution From a Former Chlor-alkali Factory in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan: Characterization,Treatment, and Postdemercurization Monitoring -- Ch 03: Vlora, an Abandoned PVC Factory at the Mediterranean Coast: Mercury Pollution, Threat to Humans, and Treatment Options -- Ch 04: Land Use Change and Mercury Mobilization in the Amazon: The Madeira River Basin Case Study -- Ch 05: Mercury in the Chlor-alkali Electrolysis Industry -- Ch 06: Long-term Operation of a Microbiological Pilot Plant for Clean-up of Mercury-contaminated Wastewater at Electrolysis Factories in Europe -- Ch 07: Microbiological Treatment of Air Scrubber Solutions From a Waste Incineration Plant and Other Mercury-contaminated Wastewater: A Technology in Search of an Application -- Index.

In this timely book, established mercury experts review the latest research in this area, including the genetic engineering of bacteria and plants. The gap between laboratory research and field application is bridged using case studies: An abandoned chlor-alkali electrolysis factory in Kazhakhstan, a former PVC plant in Albania, and the Madeira River Basin in the Amazon region. The remaining chapters cover: the mercury-cell process of the chlor-alkali electrolysis industry; a pilot plant for wastewater bioremediation; and a comparison of the efficiency of microbial bioremediation to clean-up three types of industrial wastewater. The book covers the complete range from laboratory scale research to full scale industrial operation and shows a multitude of options for future mercury bioremediation technologies. Essential reading for research scientists, graduate students, and other specialists interested in mercury bioremediation, the book is also recommended reading for environmental microbiologists, chemists and engineers.

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