detoxification (Health and Safety) Books and Publications

The Toxicology and Biochemistry of Insecticides

The first book in two decades to address this multi-faceted field, The Toxicology and Biochemistry of Insecticides provides the most up-to-date information on insecticide classification, formulation, mode of action, resistance, metabolism, environmental fate, and regulatory legislation. The book draws on the author’s groundbreaking research in insect detoxification. It discusses mechanisms at the ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)

Environmental Toxicology: Biological and Health Effects of Pollutants, Second Edition

An Indispensable Reference of Air, Soil, and Water Pollutants This second edition of Environmental Toxicology focuses on the biological and health effects toxins have on living organisms. It also stresses the relationship between human activity and the environment, relating changes in the environment with the changing patterns of human diseases, and exploring the parallels between developing ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)

Handbook on Biodegradation and Biological Treatment of Hazardous Organic Compounds

The removal of chemical pollutants in biological treatment systems and during bioremediation activities is dependent on the capacity of microorganisms to degrade synthetic chemicals. This book presents, for more than 100 synthetic compounds, an overview of the biodegradation processes and pathways that yield detoxification and mineralisation. Results on the removal of synthetic pollutants in ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

An Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology

An Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology provides an introduction to the subject of environmental biotechnology. Environmental biotechnology refers to the use of micro-organisms and other living systems to solve current environmental problems such as the detoxification of pollutants and clean-up of oil tanker spills. Additionally, it refers to the biotechnology of the agricultural ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Advances in Applied Bioremediation

Bioremediation is a rapidly advancing field and the technology has been applied successfully to remediate many contaminated sites. The goal of every soil remediation method is to enhance the degradation, transformation, or detoxification of pollutants and to protect, maintain and sustain environmental quality. Advances in our understanding of the ecology of microbial communities capable of ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

The Toxicology and Biochemistry of Insecticides

Environmental Toxicology: Biological and Health Effects of Pollutants, Second Edition

Handbook on Biodegradation and Biological Treatment of Hazardous Organic Compounds

An Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology

Advances in Applied Bioremediation

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