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Biodegradation

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• Proceedings of the Workshop : Microbial Degradation of Pollutants in Marine Environments, Pensacola Beach, Florida, 9-14 April 1978 / (Gulf Breeze, Fla. : Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Springfield, Va. : [available through National Technical Information Service], 1979), by Fla.) Workshop: Microbial Degradation of Pollutants in Marine Environments (1978 : Pensacola Beach, P. H. Pritchard, A. W. Bourquin, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia State University, and Fla.) Environmental Research Laboratory (Gulf Breeze (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dégradation de de l'espece humaine par l'usage des corps a baleine : ouvrage dans lequel on demontre que c'est aller contre les loix de la nature, augmenter la dépopulation, & abâtardir, pour ainsi dire, l'homme, que de le mettre a la torture, des les premiers instans de son existence, sous prétexte de le former / (A Paris : chez Hérissant ..., 1770), by Jacques Bonnaud, imp. Herissant, and ant. pos. BHI BH MED 10106; BHI BH MED 10107 Real Colegio de Cirugía de San Carlos (Madrid) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Disputatio physica inauguralis, De putredine animalibus post mortem superveniente ... ex auctoritate reverendi admodum viri, Gulielmi Robertson ... pro gradu doctoratus, summisque in medicina honoribus et privilegiis rite et legitime consequendis, eruditorum examini subjicit / (Edinburgi : apud Balfour et Smellie ..., 1773), by William Robertson, George Pearson, and Balfour and Smellie (Edimburgo) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biodegradation : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Agriculture of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Washington, DC, September 30, 1987. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O., 1988), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Energy and Agriculture (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of the workshop : biodegradation kinetics : Navarre Beach, Florida, 18-20 October 1983 / (Gulf Breeze, Fla. : Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [1985]), by Fla.) Workshop on Biodegradation Kinetics (1983 : Navarre Beach, A. W. Bourquin, and Fla.) Environmental Research Laboratory (Gulf Breeze (page images at HathiTrust)
• Subsurface volatilization and ventilation system (SVVS)® : innovative technology evaluation report. (Cincinnati, Ohio : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory ; Springfield, Va. : Available from the National Technical Information Service, 1995), by National Risk Management Research Laboratory (U.S.), United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, Science Applications International Corporation. Environmental Technology Division, Inc Billings and Associates, and Brown & Root Environmental (page images at HathiTrust)
• Microbial processes affecting monitored natural attenuation of contaminants in the subsurface / (Ada, OK : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1999), by Ann Azadpour-Keeley, Hugh H. Russell, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Degradation of hazardous organic wastes by microorganisms / (San Diego: Naval Oceans Systems Center, 1988), by Paul Kenis and Naval Ocean Systems Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Workshop on bioremediation of hazardous wastes / (Cincinnati, OH : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Research Information, [1989]), by Center for Environmental Research Information (U.S.) and United States. Environmental Protection Agency (page images at HathiTrust)
• Modeling solute-transport and biodegradation with BIOMOC ([Reston, Va.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver, CO : Branch of Information Services [distributor], [1998]), by Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biodegradation studies of carboxymethyl tartronate / (Cincinnati, Ohio : Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1978), by E F. Barth, C. I. Mashni, H. H. Tabak, and Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
• Investigations of biodegradability and toxicity of organic compounds / (Cincinnati : Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Springfield, Va. : Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, 1979), by Jan Dojlido, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, and Poland). Zakład Chemii i Biologii Wody Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej (Warsaw (page images at HathiTrust)
• Attenuation of water-soluble polychlorinated biphenyls by earth materials / (Cincinnati, Ohio : Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1980), by Robert A. Griffin, E. S. K. Chian, Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Civil Engineering, Illinois State Geological Survey, and Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guide for conducting treatability studies under CERCLA : biodegradation remedy selection : quick reference fact sheet. (Cincinnati, OH : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Research Information ; [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, [1993]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and Center for Environmental Research Information (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effects of organic wastes on water quality from processing of oil shale from the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming / (Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O. ; Denver, CO : For sale by the Books and Open-File Reports Section, U.S. Geological Survey, 1986), by J. A. Leenheer, T. I. Noyes, and United States. Department of Energy (page images at HathiTrust)
• Environmental limitations on the microbial degradation of hydrocarbons in temperate lakes : technical completion report / (Madison : Water Resources Center, University of Wisconsin, 1975), by David M. cn Ward, Thomas D. cn Brock, Madison. Water Resources Center University of Wisconsin, and United States. Office of Water Research and Technology. cn (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Biodegradation and treatability of specific pollutants / (Cincinnati : Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [1979]), by Edwin F. Barth, Robert L. Bunch, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory. Wastewater Research Division, and Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guide for conducting treatability studies under CERCLA : biodegradation remedy selection : interim guidance. (Cincinnati, Ohio : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Office of Research and Development ; Washington, D.C. : Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, [1993]), by Science Applications International Corporation, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, and Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biological degradation of cellulose acetate reverse osmosis membranes / (Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1968), by P. H. Allen, O. S. Schaeffler, B. J. Mechalas, Paul A. Cantor, United States. Office of Saline Water, and Aerojet-General Corporation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biological decomposition of radioactive laundry waste / (Miamisburg, Ohio : Mound Laboratory, 1959), by E. W. Wiederhold, Mound Laboratory, Monsanto Chemical Company, and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mechanisms that regulate the intensity of oxidation-reduction in anaerobic sediments and natural water systems : final report /, by James M. Brannon, Issac Smith, Patricia L. Butler, Douglas Gunnison, Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.), and United States. Department of the Army. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bioflocculation and the accumulation of chemicals by floc-forming organisms /, by P. R. Dugan, sponsor Ohio State University. Department of Microbiology, sponsor Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory. Wastewater Research Division, and issuing body United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• BIOMOC, a multispecies solute-transport model with biodegradation / (Menlo Park, CA : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver CO : Information Services [distributor], 1997), by Hedeff I. Essaid, Barbara A. Bekins, and Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Biotechnology, bioremediation : January 1992 - May 1994 / (Beltsville, Md. : National Agricultural Library, [1994]), by Kim Guenther, Raymond Dobert, and National Agricultural Library (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biotechnology, research program overview. (Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, [1994]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Capstone report on the application, monitoring, and performance of permeable reactive barriers for ground-water remediation : (Cincinnati, OH : National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [2003]), by Richard T. Wilkin, Robert W. Puls, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, and National Risk Management Research Laboratory (U.S.). Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bioremediation using the land treatment concept / (Ada, OK : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1993), by John E. Matthews, Daniel F. Pope, and Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
• Methodologies for evaluating in-situ bioremediation of chlorinated solvents / by: Lewis Semprini ... [et al.], Dept. of Civil Engineering; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1992), by Stephen G. Schmelling, Wayne C. Downs, Lewis Semprini, Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• The use of plants for the removal of toxic metals from contaminated soils / ([Washington, D.C.? : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000?]), by Mitch M. Lasat and United States (page images at HathiTrust)
• Diesel fuel release at Caterpillar Proving Grounds, East Peoria, Illinois : Tazewell and Woodford Counties / ([Springfield, Ill.] : Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, [Office of Community Relations], [2011]), by Illinois. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Community Relatiions (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pilot-scale demonstration of a slurry-phase biological reactor for creosote-contaminated soil : applications analysis report. (Cincinnati, OH : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1993), by Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program (U.S.), IT Corporation, and Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anaerobic dehalogenation and its environmental implications : project summary / (Athens, GA : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, 1993), by J. E. Rogers, Daniel A. Abramowicz, and Ga.) Environmental Research Laboratory (Athens (page images at HathiTrust)
• An analysis of composting as an environmental remediation technology. ([Washington, D. C.] : [U. S. Environmental Protection Agency] ;, [1998]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biodetoxification of RCRA, Superfund, and other toxic wastes using resources of central wastewater treatment plants. (Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, [1994]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bioremediation of hazardous wastes / (Ada, OK : The Agency, [1991]), by Biosystems Technology Development Program (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Bioremediation in the Field Search System. (Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, [1994]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biotechnology, bioremediation : January 1987 - March 1992 / (Beltsville, Md. : National Agricultural Library, [1992]), by Robert D. Warmbrodt, Lara Wiggert, and National Agricultural Library (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bioremediation in the field. ([Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response : Office of Research and Development, 1991-), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (page images at HathiTrust)
• Modeling solute-transport and biodegradation with BIOMOC ([Reston, Va.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver, CO : Branch of Information Services [distributor], [1998]), by Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anaerobic degradation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in groundwater aquifers, or, "Chlorinated hydrocarbon degradation" / ([Davis] : University of California Water Resources Center, [1997]), by R. Brent Nielsen, Jay D. Keasling, and California Water Resources Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Geology, hydrogeology, and potential of intrinsic bioremediation at the National Park Service dockside II site and adjacent areas, Charleston, South Carolina, 1993-94 ; prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service / (Columbia, S.C. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver, CO : U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Information Services [distributor], 1996), by Bruce G. Campbell, Geological Survey (U.S.), and United States National Park Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• DOE/EPA/NSF/ONR joint program on bioremediation : interagency announcement of opportunity : Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research jointly announce the availability of 1996 grants for research. (Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, [1996]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bioremediation in the Field Search System (BFSS) : user documentation. (Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development : Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, [1994]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bioremediation in the Field Search System (BFSS) : user documentation. (Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development : Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, [1995]), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bioremediation of hazardous wastes : research, development, and field evaluations / (Ada, OK : The Agency, [1995]), by Biosystems Technology Development Program (page images at HathiTrust)
• Development and application of protocols for evaluation of oil spill bioremediation / (Gulf Breeze, FL : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, [1998]), by Joe Eugene Lepo, C. R. Cripe, and National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anaerobic biodegradation of BTEX in aquifer material / (Ada, OK : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, [1997]), by Robert C. Borden and National Risk Management Research Laboratory (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Geology, hydrogeology, and potential of intrinsic bioremediation at the National Park Service Dockside II site and adjacent areas, Charleston, South Carolina, 1993-94 / (Columbia, S.C. : U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver, CO : Branch of Information Services [distributor], 1996), by Bruce G. Campbell, Geological Survey (U.S.), and United States National Park Service (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, With Observations on Their Habits, by Charles Darwin
  • HTML with commentary at Charles Darwin Online
  • Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML

• An investigation into the question of early putrefaction of eviscerated fish in which the gills have been left [electronic resource] / (Ottawa : Pub. by authority of the Sub-Committee of the Privy Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1919), by Louis Gross and Canada. Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• La digestion animale et la putréfaction; comparaison des phénomènes diastasiques ... (Paris, Impr. nouvelle (Association ouvrière), 1902), by E. Martelly (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Gährungserscheinungen; Untersuchungen über Gährung, Fäulniss und Verwesung mit Berücksichtigung der Miasmen und Contagien sowie der Desinfection, für Ärzte, Naturforscher, Landwirthe, und Techniker. (Leipzig, Engelmann, 1867), by Ernst Hallier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essai pour servir a l'histoire de la putref́action / (Paris : P. Fr. Didot le Jeune, 1766), by Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus Thiroux d'Arconville (page images at HathiTrust)
• Über Fäulnissbacterien und deren Beziehungen zur Septicämie : ein Beitrag zur Morphologie der Speltpilze / (Leipzig : F.C.W. Vogel, 1885), by Gustav Hauser (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die in der Atmosphäre vorhandenen organisirten körperchen, Prüfung der Lehre von der Urzeugung. Abhandlung (Leipzig, W. Engelmann, 1892), by Louis Pasteur and A. Wieler (page images at HathiTrust)
• La decomposition des matières organiques et les formes d'humus dans leurs rapports avec l'agriculture, (Paris [etc.] Berger-Levrault et cie, 1902), by Ewald Wollny and Edmond Henry (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Die Lehre von der Fäulniss : auf physiologischer Grundlage / (Berlin : Hirschwald, 1879), by Arnold Hiller (page images at HathiTrust)

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