Book chapter
Biotransformation
Vadose Zone Modeling of Organic Pollutants. , pp.191-222
Lewis Publishers, Inc.
01/01/1986
Abstract
The term biotransformation is a general term describing any alteration of a compound affected by living organisms. Biodegradation is a more specific term usually referring to a biologically mediated transformation of a chemical into more simple products by the removal of one or more substituent groups. Neither of these terms expresses the extent of change in the identity of a compound, the mechanisms involved in that change, the rate at which this change occurs, or the species responsible for this change. Information on biological reactions , kinetics of biotransformation, factors influencing biotransformation, availability of the chemical, major factors affecting biodegradation (pH, temperature, water content, carbon content, clay content, oxygen, nutrients, microbial population acclimation, and concentration), estimation of rate parameters and limitations to applying degradation rate expressions, further this discussion on biotransformation. (See also W89-01859) (Lantz-PTT)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Biotransformation
- Creators
- R L ValentineJ L Schnoor
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Vadose Zone Modeling of Organic Pollutants. , pp.191-222
- Publisher
- Lewis Publishers, Inc.; Chelsea Michigan
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1986
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983997432402771
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