Over the past 4 billion years, microorganisms have contributed to shaping the earth and making it more habitable for higher forms of life. They are remarkable in their metabolic diversity and their ability to harvest energy from oxidation and reduction reactions. Research on these microbiological processes has led to the newly evolving fields of geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry, linking the geosphere and the biosphere. This volume of the Soil Biology series provides an overview of the biogeochemical processes and the microorganisms involved, with an emphasis on the industrial applications. Topics treated include aspects such as bioremediation of contaminated environments, biomining, biotechnological applications of extremophiles, subsurface petroleum microbiology, enhanced oil recovery using microbes and their products, metal extraction from soil, soil elemental cycling and plant nutrition.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
ISBN-13
9783642418365
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190457671
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Bioengineering
Author
Ajay Singh, Nagina Parmar
Publication Name
Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Biology
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
302 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
39
Item Weight
5915g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Soil Biology
Editor
Ajay Singh, Nagina Parmar
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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