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Preface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2009

Dennis Filler
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor and Fulbright Scholar, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ian Snape
Affiliation:
Contaminants Geochemist Working for the Australian, Antarctic Division in Tasmania
David Barnes
Affiliation:
Associate Professor University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Dennis M. Filler
Affiliation:
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Ian Snape
Affiliation:
Australian Antarctic Division, Tasmania
David L. Barnes
Affiliation:
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
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Summary

Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions is written by a multi-disciplinary group of scientists and engineering professionals working in polar regions. The monograph is designed as a state-of-the-art guidance book to assist industry, environmental practitioners, and regulators with environmental cleanup in cold climates. The book can also be used for environmental science and remediation engineering seniors and graduate students who are preparing for a career in professional environmental practice or applied scientific research. The intent of this book is to articulate conditions unique to our cold regions, and present practical and cost-effective remediation methods for removing petroleum contamination from tundra, taiga, alpine, and polar terrain.

Oil and its refined products represent a significant proportion of the pollution found in the Arctic and Antarctic. This pollution is encountered at former military and industrial sites, scientific research stations, rural communities, and remote airstrips, while recent spills and releases tend to be associated with resource development and transportation mishaps. Bioremediation is recognized as potentially the most cost-effective technology for removing petroleum contaminants from ecosystems in cold regions.

Permafrost, suprapermafrost water, tundra, cold-tolerant microorganisms, short summers and long, dark winters, cold air and ground temperatures, and annual freezing and thawing of the active layer are but a few environmental characteristics of cold regions. Their prevalence limits practical remediation methods and has led to the development of innovative and pragmatic bioremediation schemes for use at contaminated sites in cold climates.

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Print publication year: 2008

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  • Preface
    • By Dennis Filler, Assistant Professor and Fulbright Scholar, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Ian Snape, Contaminants Geochemist Working for the Australian, Antarctic Division in Tasmania, David Barnes, Associate Professor University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • Edited by Dennis M. Filler, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Ian Snape, David L. Barnes, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • Book: Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions
  • Online publication: 22 August 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535956.001
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  • Preface
    • By Dennis Filler, Assistant Professor and Fulbright Scholar, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Ian Snape, Contaminants Geochemist Working for the Australian, Antarctic Division in Tasmania, David Barnes, Associate Professor University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • Edited by Dennis M. Filler, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Ian Snape, David L. Barnes, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • Book: Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions
  • Online publication: 22 August 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535956.001
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  • Preface
    • By Dennis Filler, Assistant Professor and Fulbright Scholar, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Ian Snape, Contaminants Geochemist Working for the Australian, Antarctic Division in Tasmania, David Barnes, Associate Professor University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • Edited by Dennis M. Filler, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Ian Snape, David L. Barnes, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  • Book: Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions
  • Online publication: 22 August 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535956.001
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