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Environmental Biotechnology
Alan H. Scragg
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Description for Environmental Biotechnology
Paperback. Provides an overview of environmental biotechnology, focusing on how biotechnological techniques are applied to solve environmental problems, from monitoring of the environment and treatment of waste, to the removal of pollutants and extraction of oil and minerals. This book is meant for students to develop an understanding of biotechnology. Num Pages: 456 pages, numerous figures & tables. BIC Classification: PD; RN; TCBG; TQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 245 x 28. Weight in Grams: 828.
Continued advances in biotechnology have driven forward the harnessing of micro-organisms and plants to help protect our fragile environment from the impact of human activity in increasingly targeted yet diverse ways. Environmental Biotechnology provides a broad overview of the subject, focusing on how biotechnological techniques are applied to solve environmental problems, rather than giving detailed explanations of the techniques themselves. Opening with an overview of environmental biotechnology, and a review of the key aspects of microbiology upon which the field is based, the book goes on to explore the diverse way in which biotechnology is applied to tackle environmental ... Read more
Continued advances in biotechnology have driven forward the harnessing of micro-organisms and plants to help protect our fragile environment from the impact of human activity in increasingly targeted yet diverse ways. Environmental Biotechnology provides a broad overview of the subject, focusing on how biotechnological techniques are applied to solve environmental problems, rather than giving detailed explanations of the techniques themselves. Opening with an overview of environmental biotechnology, and a review of the key aspects of microbiology upon which the field is based, the book goes on to explore the diverse way in which biotechnology is applied to tackle environmental ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199268672
SKU
V9780199268672
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About Alan H. Scragg
Dr Alan Scragg, Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, University of The West England, UK.
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