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Bioremediation Technology for Hazardous Wastes - Recent Advances

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Bioremediation Technology

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Hazardous waste: A substance which has no further economic use and is disposed off on to land, water or air which might be potentially harmful to man and his environment, by reason of its physico-chemical, biological properties. Environment (Protection) Act 1986 under the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rule (1989) describes about the hazardous waste and state to ensure that hazardous waste are managed in a manner which will protect human health and environment against the adverse effects which may result from such wastes.

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  1. Biotechnology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai Santacruz (E), Mumbai, 400 098, India

    M. H. Fulekar (Professor of Environmental)

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Fulekar, M.H. (2010). Bioremediation Technology for Hazardous Wastes - Recent Advances. In: Fulekar, M.H. (eds) Bioremediation Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3678-0_5

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