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In situ bioremediation--the use of microorganisms for on-site removal of contaminants--is potentially cheaper, faster, and safer than conventional cleanup methods. But in situ bioremediation is also clouded in uncertainty, controversy, and mistrust.

This volume from the National Research Council provides direction for decisionmakers and offers detailed and readable explanations of:

the processes involved in in situ bioremediation, circumstances in which it is best used, and methods of measurement, field testing, and modeling to evaluate the results of bioremediation projects.

Bioremediation experts representing academic research, field practice, regulation, and industry provide accessible information and case examples; they explore how in situ bioremediation works, how it has developed since its first commercial use in 1972, and what research and education efforts are recommended for the future. The volume includes a series of perspective papers.

The book will be immediately useful to policymakers, regulators, bioremediation practitioners and purchasers, environmental groups, concerned citizens, faculty, and students.

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In situ bioremediation is of great scientific and commercial interest because of its potential to reduce the cost of restoration at sites contaminated with organic compounds. This book provides basic information on in situ bioremediation and presents methods to evaluate the process. Because of the complexity of the subsurface environment, a three-part strategy is recommended to demonstrate that bioremediation is working. Approximately half of the book is devoted to the report of the Committee on In Situ Bioremediation; in addition, the book includes a glossary and background papers prepared by members of the committee. Although there are some references, there is no attempt to provide a complete review of the literature. The authors have backgrounds in soil science, chemistry, applied microbiology, hydrology, environmental engineering, and related fields, and their experience in laboratory and field research as well as professional practice gives the book an appropriate balance. This book will interest researchers, teachers, students, practitioners, managers, and regulators. General; upper-division undergraduate through professional. L. E. Erickson; Kansas State University