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Bioremediation Unfiltered

Bioremediation Unfiltered

M. M. Gebreil, Gebreil
G. a. Kortam, Yasmin
M. Abd El-Rahim, Wafaa

Paperback

Biology

ISBN10: 6209912834
ISBN13: 9786209912832
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Environmental contamination is a systemic crisis-not a technical glitch. Conventional remediation (excavation, chemical oxidation) fails because it displaces pollutants rather than eliminates them, creating secondary risks and staggering costs. Bioremediation Unfiltered reframes biological cleanup not as a miracle cure but as a conditional, context-dependent strategy. Drawing on microbial ecology and systems thinking, the book shows when bioremediation works (bioavailable contaminants, favorable redox, and nutrients) and why it often fails (recalcitrance, toxicity, mass-transfer limits, and ecological resistance). It critically evaluates natural attenuation, biostimulation, bioaugmentation, and phytoremediation, emphasizing hybrid designs and adaptive management. Neither optimistic nor dismissive, this work offers researchers and practitioners a realistic framework for aligning contaminant reduction with ecosystem resilience-because nature cleans our world, but only on its own terms.

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