Journal Title：Biodegradation

Biodegradation publishes papers, reviews and mini-reviews on the biotransformation, mineralization, detoxification, recycling, amelioration or treatment of chemicals or waste materials by naturally-occurring microbial strains, microbial associations, or recombinant organisms.

Coverage spans a range of topics, including Biochemistry of biodegradative pathways; Genetics of biodegradative organisms and development of recombinant biodegrading organisms; Molecular biology-based studies of biodegradative microbial communities; Enhancement of naturally-occurring biodegradative properties and activities. Also featured are novel applications of biodegradation and biotransformation technology, to soil, water, sewage, heavy metals and radionuclides, organohalogens, high-COD wastes, straight-, branched-chain and aromatic hydrocarbons; Coverage extends to design and scale-up of laboratory processes and bioreactor systems. Also offered are papers on economic and legal aspects of biological treatment of waste.

Biodegradation 发表关于天然微生物菌株、微生物群落或重组有机体对化学品或废料进行生物转化、矿化、解毒、回收、改善或处理的论文、评论和小型评论。

涵盖范围广泛的主题，包括生物降解途径的生物化学；生物降解生物的遗传学和重组生物降解生物的发展；基于分子生物学的生物降解微生物群落研究；增强自然发生的生物降解特性和活性。还展示了生物降解和生物转化技术在土壤、水、污水、重金属和放射性核素、有机卤素、高 COD 废物、直链、支链和芳烃方面的新应用；覆盖范围扩展到实验室过程和生物反应器系统的设计和放大。还提供了有关废物生物处理的经济和法律方面的论文。