Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Microbial Degradation of Toxic Chemicals: Evolutionary Insights....Pages 1-15
Isolation of a New Mixotrophic Bacterium Which can Fix CO 2 and Assimilate Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons Anaerobically....Pages 16-27
DNA Recombination, Plasmid Dissemination, Enzymatic “Combustion” and Cell Immobilization: Their Potential Effect on Environmental Biotechnology....Pages 28-37
Bioremediation of Pesticides and Herbicides by Streptomycetes....Pages 38-46
Heavy Metal Resistance Plasmids and Use in Bioremediation....Pages 47-62
Growing Trees on Landfills....Pages 63-77
Plasmid Transfer and Catabolic Gene Distribution in the Area of a Groundwater Bioremediation System....Pages 78-86
Microbiological Assay of Trickling Filters....Pages 87-95
Purification and Characterization of Nitrile Hydratase from Rhodococcus rhodochrous M8....Pages 96-104
Microbial Response to Multiple-Metal Stress....Pages 105-113
A Metabolic Engineering View on Molecular Breeding of an Alcohol Fermenting Yeast from Xylose....Pages 114-124
Adsorption Profiles of Silver-Resistant P. diminuta at 2 Different pH’s....Pages 125-134
Zinc Resistance in Azospirillum Brasilense sp7 and Its Application....Pages 135-143
Cloning and Expression of the α-Pinene Monooxygenase Gene from Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 11671....Pages 144-157
Bioaccumulation of Zinc from Industrial Effluent by Pseudomonas stutzeri RS34....Pages 158-166
Carboxylation of Phenol to Benzoic Acid by a Methanogenic Consortium....Pages 167-177
Microbial Properties Governing the Microbial Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons....Pages 178-192
Distribution of bph Genes Encoding Biphenyl and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degrading Enzymes in Soil Bacteria....Pages 193-205
Thermophilic Aerobic Processes for Waste Sewage Sludge Treatment....Pages 206-220
Biotreatment of Liquid, Solid or Gas Residues: An Integrated Approach....Pages 221-236
A Waste Derived Chemical for Acid Rain Control....Pages 237-248
Bioremediation of Oil Contaminated Soil in Kuwait....Pages 249-258
Engineering Anaerobic Dechlorination for Bioremediation....Pages 259-268
A Two-Stage Process for the Remediation of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds....Pages 269-277
An Investigation of the Biodegradation of Textile Dyes by Aerobic and Anaerobic Microorganisms....Pages 278-292
Composting of Agricultural Wastes by Non-Ammonia Forming Deodorant Microorganisms....Pages 293-301
Biotreatment of Marine Crustacean and Chicken Egg Shell Waste....Pages 302-319
Biodegradation of Pentachlorophenol in Aqueous Extract from PCP-Treated Wood by Arthrobacter sp.....Pages 320-331
Growth of Chalara in Sago Starch Processing Pith Residue ‘Hampas’....Pages 332-341
Growth of Pleurotus sajor-caju on Oil Palm Frond Parenchyma Tissue....Pages 342-353
Coupling Transport and Consumption of Methane by Methanotrophs....Pages 354-367
Assessment of the Aerobic Biodegradation Potential of RDX, TNT, GAP, and NC....Pages 368-381
Microbial Degradation of PCBs by a Two-Stage Process....Pages 382-394
Pretreatment of Agricultural Residues by Cellulase and Xylanase Enzymes Produced by a Bacillus sp .....Pages 395-406
Inducing White Rot Fungi to Grow in and Degrade Pollutants in Non-Sterilized Soil....Pages 407-416
Remediation of Landfill Leachate Using Infiltration Bed and Reactive Barrier Technology: A Field Study....Pages 417-430
Biotreatment of Wastewaters Using Aerated Submerged Fixed-Film Reactors....Pages 431-449
Biotechnology and the Paper Industry Aerated Lagoon for Wastewater Treatment....Pages 450-460
Characterization of Typical Pharmaceutical Effluents and Use of Generated Data for Design and Operation of Waste Treatment Plant....Pages 461-469
Pollutants Removal by Immobilized Microalgae Cultures....Pages 470-480
Biodegradation of Effluents from Fish Canning Factory and Dairy Products Processing Plant....Pages 481-490
Benzaldehyde Production Waste Water Treatment by Bacterial Association....Pages 491-497
Microbial Treatment of Phenolic Wastes....Pages 498-503
Microbial Degradation of Nitrosubstituted Phenols in Wastes....Pages 504-510
Role of Lignin Peroxidase and Manganese Peroxidase of Phanerochaete Chrysosporium in the Decolorization of Olive Mill Wastewaters....Pages 511-523
Enzyme-Based Wastewater Treatment: Removal of Phenols by Oxidative Enzymes....Pages 524-532
Microbially-Mediated Metal Removal from Acid Mine Drainage....Pages 533-543
Full Scale Anaerobic Treatment of Dairy Wastewater Using the SNC Multiplate Reactor....Pages 544-556
Anaerobic Digestion Modelling and UASB Reactor Performance....Pages 557-568
Modelling a Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion Process....Pages 569-578
Behaviour of Presolubilized Sludge in Anaerobic Digestion....Pages 579-587
Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle Manure in Fixed Bed Reactor....Pages 588-597
Immobilization of a Digested Anaerobic Sludge....Pages 598-604
Sewage Treatment and Reuse by Anaerobic Digestion and Physico-Chemical Post-Treatment....Pages 605-611
Novel Biomonitoring Techniques for Phenolics and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons....Pages 612-634
Detection of Catabolic Genes in Soil Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction....Pages 635-644
Luminescent Biosensors for the Detection of Tributyltin and Dimethyl Sulfoxide and the Elucidation of Their Mechanisms of Toxicity....Pages 645-655
The Determination of Aromatic Compounds by Microbial Biosensor....Pages 656-674
Development of an Immunoassay for the Detection of Resin Acids in Pulp Mill Effluents....Pages 675-688
New Approaches for Formaldehyde Assay Based on Use of Enzymatic Kit or pH-Sensitive Field Effect Transistor Biosensor....Pages 689-700
Biological Monitoring of Insecticides and Other Low Level Contaminants in Freshwaters Using Phototrophs....Pages 701-711
A Model for Future Microbial Process Systems as a Clean Environmental Technology for Sustainable Development....Pages 712-722
Current Status and Potential of Environmental Biotechnology in Mexico....Pages 723-734
Treatment and Disposal of Distillery Effluents in India....Pages 735-750
Assessment of Health Effects of Microorganisms under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act: Special Considerations for the Environmental Use of Gram-Negative Bacteria....Pages 751-760
Risk Assessment and the Political Dilemma....Pages 761-768