RT null T1 Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics - Practical Manual A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 USSR Academy of Sciences, K1 microbiology K1 pesticide K1 pesticide residue K1 soil K1 microorganism YR 1990 FD 1990 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29690 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29690 NO The present manual is conceived as the training component of the project Microbial Technologies for Degradation of Persistent Pollutants" in order to allow the firsthand acquaintance and acquisition of certain practical skills in modern microbial techniques aimed at abating environmental levels of persistent pollutants. It embraces a follow-up set of laboratory exercises to a lecture course treating similar topics that focus on: methods of extraction of persistent pollutants from soil and their qualitative and quantitative analyses; establishment of the structure of xenobiotics and the products of their microbial bioconversion; description of techniques used for screening and isolation of active natural microbial strains, and genetic engineering of microorganisms with enhanced capabilities of degrading persistent politants; special attention is paid to the use of active strains for the cleanup of industrial sewage with due regard to the stability of utilized strains under selective and non-selective conditions. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026