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Microbes in Aerobic and Anaerobic Waste Treatment

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This chapter gives an overview of the materials and chemical compounds that are the subject of microbial degradation under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Bacteria, fungi, and archaea that are responsible for degradation or for specific phases of a degradation process are indicated. Special attention is given to two major processes of organic waste recycling involving microorganisms – composting and anaerobic digestion for biogas production. The use of classical and novel tools for investigating the involved microbiota is discussed. Also, aspects of nutrient and greenhouse gas balances are addressed. The chapter concludes by emphasizing that with microbial action, an environmentally sound recycling of organic residues is possible, and that this should be encouraged by waste management policies.

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Marta Goberna acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (EX-2006-0094) and from the European Union through the Marie Curie Actions (MEIF-CT-2006-041034). We would like to acknowledge the support of The Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) Austria for funding the projects FP200010 and P16560 and the Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung (K-Regio Center BioTreaT). We thank M. Danon for providing Fig. 1.1.

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Insam, H., Franke-Whittle, I., Goberna, M. (2010). Microbes in Aerobic and Anaerobic Waste Treatment. In: Insam, H., Franke-Whittle, I., Goberna, M. (eds) Microbes at Work. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04043-6_1

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