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- From basic techniques to modern methods
- Detailed protocols for immediate use in soil analysis
- Helpful hints for calculation and evaluation of results
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 5)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reliable methods for monitoring and assessing soil quality are a prerequisite for successful soil bioremediation projects. The fifth volume of Soil Biology presents detailed descriptions of selected methods for evaluating, monitoring and assessing bioremediation treatments of soils contaminated with organic pollutants or heavy metals.
Traditional soil investigation techniques, including chemical, physical and microbiological methods, are complemented by the most suitable modern methods, such as the use of bioreporter technology, immunological, ecotoxicological or molecular assays. Feasibility studies for bioremediation treatments complete the manual. Easy-to-follow protocols with step-by-step procedures, lists of the required equipment and reagents as well as notes on the evaluation and quality control allow immediate application. Short introductions to the principles and objectives help to assess the field of application of each procedure.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This collection of edited chapters … forms a manual of methods of soil analysis applicable to soil bioremediation. It is, therefore, primarily a technical and reference collection. … Each chapter is well referenced … and clearly sets out in detail the methods, chemicals and steps for each of the analyses described. I would recommend this book to practicing soil scientists, students and those working in the field of environmental remediation. It should have a place in all university libraries." (Kevin G. Taylor, IBBS, Issue 12, 2007)
Authors and Affiliations
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Institute of Microbiology, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Rosa Margesin, Franz Schinner
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Manual for Soil Analysis - Monitoring and Assessing Soil Bioremediation
Authors: Rosa Margesin, Franz Schinner
Series Title: Soil Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28904-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-25346-4Published: 02 August 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06467-8Published: 22 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-28904-3Published: 15 December 2005
Series ISSN: 1613-3382
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 366
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Ecotoxicology, Microbiology, Terrestrial Pollution