Springer Bioremediation of Selenium Contaminated Wastewater (Springerbriefs in Molecular Science)

This book features the reduction and removal of selenium in wastewater via bioremediation. Arranged over five chapters, this book provides information regarding the interaction between micro-organisms and selenium, and it also explains the biogeochemistry of selenium in engineered ecosystems designed for wastewater treatment. The analytical approaches currently adopted by the scientific community are also described and discussed. Readers will find examples of the biological treatment of selenium contaminated wastewater, and discover a concise overview of selenium removal processes that are currently implemented at lab-scale as well as at industrial scale. From the Back Cover This book features the reduction and removal of selenium in wastewater via bioremediation. Arranged over five chapters, this book provides information regarding the interaction between micro-organisms and selenium, and it also explains the biogeochemistry of selenium in engineered ecosystems designed for wastewater treatment. The analytical approaches currently adopted by the scientific community are also described and discussed. Readers will find examples of the biological treatment of selenium contaminated wastewater, and discover a concise overview of selenium removal processes that are currently implemented at lab-scale as well as at industrial scale. About the Author Dr. Eric D. van Hullebusch is a Hab. Associate Professor in Biogeochemistry based in the Universite Paris--‐Est, France. Dr. Van Hullebusch has published almost 120 peer-reviewed articles and three book chapters. As well as being an invited guest speaker at several conferences, he has also published numerous proceedings.