Environmental Biology

Author: Kong Fanzhang
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education. It is a curriculum textbook for the 21st century and a "Nineth Five-Year Plan" textbook for environmental science by the Ministry of Education, suitable for undergraduate students of environmental-related majors in ordinary universities. The book primarily covers the biological effects of environmental pollutants, biological monitoring and evaluation, biological purification and bioremediation of environmental pollution. It elaborates on the impacts of environmental pollution on organisms at various biological levels—genetic, cellular, tissue, individual, population, community, and ecosystem levels. From fundamental principles to purification methods, it explains the capabilities, patterns, principles, and pathways of biodegradation, introducing the latest achievements of modern biotechnology in the biological purification of pollutants.