Biodegradation

期刊简介：Biodegradation publishes papers, reviews and mini-reviews on the biotransformation, mineralization, detoxification, recycling, amelioration or treatment of chemicals or waste materials by naturally-occurring microbial strains, microbial associations, or recombinant organisms.Coverage spans a range of topics, including Biochemistry of biodegradative pathways; Genetics of biodegradative organisms and development of recombinant biodegrading organisms; Molecular biology-based studies of biodegradative microbial communities; Enhancement of naturally-occurring biodegradative properties and activities. Also featured are novel applications of biodegradation and biotransformation technology, to soil, water, sewage, heavy metals and radionuclides, organohalogens, high-COD wastes, straight-, branched-chain and aromatic hydrocarbons; Coverage extends to design and scale-up of laboratory processes and bioreactor systems. Also offered are papers on economic and legal aspects of biological treatment of waste.

【译文】发表关于自然存在的微生物菌株、微生物群落或重组生物对化学物质或废物材料进行生物转化、矿化、解毒、回收、改善或处理的论文、综述和迷你综述。涵盖范围包括生物降解途径的生化；生物降解生物的遗传学以及重组生物降解生物的开发；基于分子生物学的生物降解微生物群落研究；增强自然存在的生物降解性能和活性。还包括生物降解和生物转化技术在土壤、水、污水、重金属和放射性核素、有机卤化物、高COD废物、直链、支链和芳香烃等领域的创新应用。还包括实验室工艺和生物反应器系统的设计和放大。还提供有关废物生物处理的经济学和法律方面的论文。