Microbial Life by Reductive Dehalogenation
Alfred Spormann
Chemical Engineering and Civil/Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
ABSTRACT: Microbial reductive dehalogenation is the most efficient and cost-effective process to remove chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons from contaminated drinking water. The underlying microbiology has been revealing fascinating new biochemical, ecological, and evolutionary principles, all of which are key for successful bioremediation efforts. Bourdin will illustrate some of the new insights and show how subtle molecular variations on the biochemical scale can have large ecological and engineering implications.
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