SELECTED FACTORS LIMITING THE MICROBIAL-DEGRADATION OF RECALCITRANT COMPOUNDS

The focus of this review is to examine some of the reasons biodegradat ion may not take place in the environment even though its occurrence i n the laboratory has been demostrated. Some approaches for dealing wit h chemical persistence will be discussed. In addition, the potential o f bioremediation as an in situ clean-up technology will be considered.