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This volume presents an updated description of the current trends of research on bioremediation in the various aspects of catabolic pathways and specific enzymes, genetic design of engineered degradative micro-organisms, bioaccessibility and bioavailability of substrates and nutrients, and process development and field studies.

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Author:   Raffi Fass ,  Yehuda Flashner ,  Shaul Reuveny
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.870kg
ISBN:  

9780306461026

ISBN 10:   0306461021
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   31 March 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Chemical Studies of Carbon Tetrachloride Transformation byPseudomonas stutzeriStrain KC.- 2. Microbial Transformation of the Chiral Pollutants Mecoprop and Dichlorprop: The Necessity of Considering Stereochemistry.- 3. The Use of Fungal Laccase for Oxidation of Phosphorothiolates.- 4. MSA Monooxygenase: An Enzyme from Terrestrial and Marine Bacteria which Degrades the Natural Sulfonate Methanesulfonate.- 5. Bacterial Fluoranthene Degradation: Indication for a Novel Degradation Pathway.- 6. Strategies for the Aerobic Biodegradation of Dinitrotoluenes.- 7. The Degradation of Nitrate Ester Explosives and TNT byEnterobacter cloacaePB2.- 8. Cross Induction of 4-Nitrobenzoate and 4-Aminobenzoate Degradation byBurkholderia cepaciaStrain PB4.- 9. Mineralization of Azo Dyes under Integrated Anaerobic/Aerobic Conditions.- 10. Microbial Enzymes in Biodegradation.- 11. Engineering Hydrolases for the Conversion of Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons and Epoxides.- 12. Ferredoxin-Mediated Reactivation of Catechol Dioxygenase Improves Aromatic Ring Cleavage in Pseudomonads.- 13. Directed Evolution of a Bacterial Pesticides Degrading Enzyme.- 14. Prokaryotic Whole-Cell Living Bioreporters Expressing Bioluminescence upon the Presence of Bioavailable Concentrations of Specific Pollutants: An Overview.- 15. Active Biological Containment for Bioremediation in the Rhizosphere.- 16. Bioremediation of High Molecular Weight PAHs: Application of Techniques in Bioaugmentation and Bioavailability Enhancement.- 17. Role ofAcinetobacterBioemulsans in Petroleum Degradation.- 18. Bacterial Monitoring of a Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil Undergoing Laboratory-Scale Bioremediation.- 19. Bioavailability of 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) for Dechlorination by an Anaerobic Microbial Consortium,in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Carbon: Preliminary Results.- 20. Biotic and Abiotic Factors Involved in Bioavailability of Pollutants.- 21. Biodegradation of Organic Pollution Involving Soil Iron(III) Solubilized by Bacterial Siderophores as an Electron Acceptor: Possibilities and Perspectives.- 22.13C/12C Stable Isotope Fractionation of Toluene by Anaerobic Degradation: A New Method to Monitor Biological Degradationin Situ?.- 23. Degradation of Atrazine in Contaminated Sub-Soil and Wastewater by Whole Cells ofPseudomonassp. Strain ADP and by the Enzyme Atrazine Chlorohydrolase.- 24. Field Application of a Genetically Engineered Microorganism for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Bioremediation Process Monitoring and Control.- 25. Biostabilization Technology for Treating PAH- and PCP-Impacted Soil to Environmentally Acceptable Endpoints.- 26. Bioaugmentation Using Repeated Inoculations of Xenobiotic-Degrading Bacteria.- 27. Natural Attenuation of Aromatic Compounds and Heavy Metals in a Lacustrine Sand Aquifer at Villa Farm, UK.- 28. New Membrane Reactor Concept for the Biodegradation of Recalcitrant Organic Compounds.

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