Description
In this volume, experts from universities, government labs and industry share their findings on the microbiological, biochemical and molecular aspects of biodegradation and bioremediation. The text covers numerous topics, including: bioavailability, biodegradation of various pollutants, microbial community dynamics, properties and engineering of important biocatalysts, and methods for monitoring bioremediation processes. Microbial processes are environmentally compatible and can be integrated with non-biological processes to detoxify, degrade and immobilize environmental contaminants. 1. Biotechnology and Bioremediation – An Overview, Ajay Singh and Owen Ward; 2. Microbial Community Dynamics During Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons, E. Ann Green and Geritt Voordouw; 3. Bioavailability and Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants – A Microbial Perspective, JonathanVan Hamme; 4. Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons, John D. Coates; 5. Biotransformation, Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Michael Aitken and Thomas C. Long; 6. Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Halogenated Organic Compounds, William W. Mohn; 7. Biodegradation of N-Containing Xenobiotics, Jing Ye, Ajay Singh and Owen P. Ward; 8. Aromatic Hydrocarbon Dioxygenases, Rebecca Parales and Sol M. Resnick; 9. Bacterial Reductive Dehalogenases, Marc B. Habash, Jack D. Trevors and Hung Lee; 10. Engineering of improved biocatalysts in bioremediation, Wilfred Chen and Ashok Mulchandani; 11. Combined Biological and Abiological Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds, Roland Crawford, Thomas F. Hess and Andrzej Paszczynski; 12. Methods for Monitoring and Assessment of Bioremediation Processes, Ajay Singh, Ramesh C. Kuhad, Zarook Shareefdeen and Owen P. Ward
