part Section I: Degradation and Transformation Processes -- chapter 1 Abiotic Reactions -- chapter 2 Biotic Reactions -- chapter 3 Mechanistic Aspects -- chapter 4 Determinants and Interactions -- part Section II: Experimental Procedures -- chapter 5 General Experimental Procedures -- chapter 6 Elucidation of Metabolic Pathways -- part Section III: Pathways and Mechanisms of Degradation and Transformation -- chapter 7 Aliphatic Compounds -- chapter 8 Carbocyclic Aromatic Compounds without Halogen Substituents -- chapter 9 Substituted Carbocyclic Aromatic Compounds -- chapter 10 Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds -- chapter 11 Miscellaneous Compounds -- part Section IV: Bioremediation -- chapter 12 Bioremediation: Overview -- chapter 13 Evaluation of Bioremediation -- chapter 14 Applications of Bioremediation.