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MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR MICROBIAL REMEDIATION - CONTAMINANTS UPTAKE, METABOLISM AND BIOSENSING

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Microbial remediation has been used mainly for treatment of two types of pollutants - organic compounds (such as hydrocarbons originating from petroleum or solvents originating from various industries) and heavy metals.

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    Eliora Z. Ron

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  2. Center for Study of Metals in the Environment, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, U.S.A.

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Ron, E.Z. (2006). MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR MICROBIAL REMEDIATION - CONTAMINANTS UPTAKE, METABOLISM AND BIOSENSING. In: Twardowska, I., Allen, H.E., Häggblom, M.M., Stefaniak, S. (eds) Soil and Water Pollution Monitoring, Protection and Remediation. NATO Science Series, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4728-2_34

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