A detailed overview of innovative ways to combat the pollutionof the environment.

17 peer-reviewed papers have been divided into five primarycategories:

Bioremediation Feasibility and Applicability--Four papersaddress a number of issues including how bioremediation technologycompares favorably with other technologies from a cost standpoint,and the role of screening strategies in the decision making processto use bioremediation.

Bioremediation of Polynuclear AromaticHydrocarbons--Three papers tackle the problems associated withchemical pollutants that contain carcinogens and are particularlydifficult to degrade.

In Situ Bioremediation--Case studies are presented,including a demonstration of how plants and microbes actsymbiotically in the treatment of agrochemicals.

Bioremediation of Hazardous Chemicals--Three papersaddress the biological treatment of contaminated soils and themechanisms in a mixed microbial ecosystem.

Enhancement of Bioremediation--Among the four paperspresented is the application of bioremediation in the 1989 AlaskanExxon-Valdez oil spill beach cleanup.