Ebook: Biotechnology for the Environment: Strategy and Fundamentals

At the dawn of the 21st century, biotechnology is emerging as a key enabling technology for sustainable environmental protection and stewardship. Biotechnology for the Environment: Strategy and Fundamentals captures the dynamism of environmental biotechnology as it addresses the molecular functioning of microorganisms as cleanup agents, their communal interactions in natural and polluted ecosystems, and the foundations of practical bioremediation processes. Chapters on biological pollution control in the chemical industry, biodegradation of persistent molecules (halogenated compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, detergents, etc.), microbial diversity with impact on global change, bioaugmentation strategies, and sensors for ecotoxicological monitoring, will be of value to environmental scientists, engineers, and decision-makers involved in the development, evaluation, or implementation of biological treatment systems.

For information on Soil Remediation, see Focus on Biotechnology volume3B, and for information on Waste Water and Waste Gas Handling, see Focus on Biotechnology volume 3C.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Application of the Biotechnological Potential for Environmental Challenges in the Chemical Industry....Pages 9-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Molecular Characterisation of Key Enzymes in Halorespiration....Pages 23-46
Diversity and Activity of Microbes Oxidizing Methane and Ammonium in Northern Organic Soils under Changing Environmental Conditions....Pages 47-57
The Haloalkane Dehalogenase Genes DHLA and dhaA are Globally Distributed and Highly Conserved....Pages 59-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Microbial Aspects in Bioremediation of Soils Polluted by Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons....Pages 69-89
Transfer of Catabolic Plasmids in Soil and Activated Sludge: A Feasible Bioaugmentation Strategy?....Pages 91-103
Coping with a Halogenated One-Carbon Diet: Aerobic Dichloromethane-Mineralising Bacteria....Pages 105-130
Microbial Degradation of Pollutants at Low Concentrations and in the Presence of Alternative Carbon Substrates: Emerging Patterns....Pages 131-139
Towards a Better Understanding of Enhanced Pesticide Biodegradation....Pages 141-156
Microbial Degradation of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds....Pages 157-168
The Role of Environmental Conditions and Biotic Interactions Between Microbial Species in Degradation of Chlorinated Pollutants....Pages 169-175
Characterised Reactions in Aerobic and Anaerobic Utilisation of Linear Alkylbenzenesulphonate (LAS)....Pages 177-184
Mechanisms Involving the Aerobic Biodegradation of PCB in the Environment....Pages 185-203
Enzymology of the Breakdown of Synthetic Chelating Agents....Pages 205-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Transgenic Nematodes as Biosensors of Environmental Stress....Pages 221-236
Back Matter....Pages 237-241

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Application of the Biotechnological Potential for Environmental Challenges in the Chemical Industry....Pages 9-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Molecular Characterisation of Key Enzymes in Halorespiration....Pages 23-46
Diversity and Activity of Microbes Oxidizing Methane and Ammonium in Northern Organic Soils under Changing Environmental Conditions....Pages 47-57
The Haloalkane Dehalogenase Genes DHLA and dhaA are Globally Distributed and Highly Conserved....Pages 59-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Microbial Aspects in Bioremediation of Soils Polluted by Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons....Pages 69-89
Transfer of Catabolic Plasmids in Soil and Activated Sludge: A Feasible Bioaugmentation Strategy?....Pages 91-103
Coping with a Halogenated One-Carbon Diet: Aerobic Dichloromethane-Mineralising Bacteria....Pages 105-130
Microbial Degradation of Pollutants at Low Concentrations and in the Presence of Alternative Carbon Substrates: Emerging Patterns....Pages 131-139
Towards a Better Understanding of Enhanced Pesticide Biodegradation....Pages 141-156
Microbial Degradation of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds....Pages 157-168
The Role of Environmental Conditions and Biotic Interactions Between Microbial Species in Degradation of Chlorinated Pollutants....Pages 169-175
Characterised Reactions in Aerobic and Anaerobic Utilisation of Linear Alkylbenzenesulphonate (LAS)....Pages 177-184
Mechanisms Involving the Aerobic Biodegradation of PCB in the Environment....Pages 185-203
Enzymology of the Breakdown of Synthetic Chelating Agents....Pages 205-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Transgenic Nematodes as Biosensors of Environmental Stress....Pages 221-236
Back Matter....Pages 237-241
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