Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and ApplicationsMurray Moo-Young, W.A. Anderson, A.M. Chakrabarty Biotechnology offers a `natural' way of addressing environmental problems, ranging from identification of biohazards to bioremediation techniques for industrial, agricultural and municipal effluents and residues. Biotechnology is also a crucial element in the paradigm of `sustainable development'. This collection of 66 papers, by authors from 20 countries spanning 4 continents, addresses many of these issues. The material presented will interest scientists, engineers, and others in industry, government and academia. It incorporates both introductory and advanced aspects of the subject matter, which includes water, air and soil treatment, biosensor and biomonitoring technology, genetic engineering of microorganisms, and policy issues in applying biotechnology to environmental problems. The papers present a variety of aspects ranging from current state-of-the-art research, to examples of applications of these technologies. |
Contents
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H Jian and WW Tso China | 36 |
Heavy metal resistance plasmids and use in bioremediation G Endo G | 51 |
Plasmid transfer and catabolic gene distribution in the area of a groundwater | 78 |
Purification and characterization of nitrile hydratase from Rhodococcus | 96 |
Zinc resistance in Azospirillum brasilense sp7 and its application | 135 |
Bioaccumulation of zinc from industrial effluent by Pseudomonas stutzeri | 158 |
Remediation of landfill leachate using infiltration bed and reactive barrier | 417 |
WASTEWATER BIOTREATMENT | 431 |
aerated lagoon for wastewater treatment | 450 |
Pollutants removal by immobilized microalgae cultures L Travieso | 470 |
Benzaldehyde production waste water treatment by bacterial association | 491 |
Microbial degradation of nitrosubstituted phenols in wastes | 504 |
Role of lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase of Phanerochaete | 511 |
removal of phenols by oxidative | 524 |
Microbial properties governing the microbial degradation of polycyclic | 178 |
Distribution of bph genes encoding biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyl | 193 |
BIOREMEDIATION AND BIODEGRADATION | 206 |
G Hamer Ireland | 219 |
A waste derived chemical for acid rain control D L Wise J Steciak | 241 |
Engineering anaerobic dechlorination for bioremediation H Y Wang | 259 |
An investigation of the biodegradation of textile dyes by aerobic | 278 |
Composting of agricultural wastes by nonammonia forming deodorant | 293 |
Biodegradation of pentachlorophenol in aqueous extract from PCPtreated | 320 |
Growth of Pleurotus sajorcaju on oil palm frond parenchyma tissue | 342 |
Assessment of the aerobic biodegradation potential of RDX TNT GAP | 368 |
Microbial degradation of PCBs by a twostage process M J Lenn | 382 |
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ANAEROBIC BIOPROCESSING | 544 |
Anaerobic digestion modelling and UASB reactor performance F | 557 |
Behaviour of presolubilized sludge in anaerobic digestion M Lopez | 579 |
Immobilization of a digested anaerobic sludge M Cruz Arias Cuba | 598 |
BIOMONITORING AND BIOSENSORS | 612 |
Detection of catabolic genes in soil using the polymerase chain reaction | 635 |
The determination of aromatic compounds by microbial biosensor | 656 |
Development of an immunoassay for the detection of resin acids in pulp mill | 675 |
New approaches for formaldehyde assay based on use of enzymatic kit | 689 |
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Treatment and disposal of distillery effluents in India D Singh | 735 |
Assessment of health effects of microorganisms under the Canadian | 751 |
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Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications Murray Moo-Young,W.A. Anderson,A.M. Chakrabarty No preview available - 2010 |
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