Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Chemical Studies of Carbon Tetrachloride Transformation by Pseudomonas stutzeri Strain KC....Pages 1-11
Microbial Transformation of the Chiral Pollutants Mecoprop and Dichlorprop....Pages 13-20
The Use of Fungal Laccase for Oxidation of Phosphorothiolates....Pages 21-28
MSA Monooxygenase....Pages 29-37
Bacterial Fluoranthene Degradation....Pages 39-45
Strategies for the Aerobic Biodegradation of Dinitrotoluenes....Pages 47-57
The Degradation of Nitrate Ester Explosives and TNT by Enterobacter Cloacae PB2....Pages 59-69
Cross Induction of 4-Nitrobenzoate and 4-Aminobenzoate Degradation by Burkholderia Cepacia Strain PB4....Pages 71-81
Mineralization of Azo Dyes under Integrated Anaerobic/Aerobic Conditions....Pages 83-93
Microbial Enzymes in Biodegradation....Pages 95-103
Engineering Hydrolases for the Conversion of Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons and Epoxides....Pages 105-116
Ferredoxin-Mediated Reactivation of Catechol Dioxygenase Improves Aromatic Ring Cleavage in Pseudomonads....Pages 117-126
Directed Evolution of a Bacterial Pesticides Degrading Enzyme....Pages 127-135
Prokaryotic Whole-Cell Living Bioreporters Expressing Bioluminescence Upon the Presence of Bioavailable Concentrations of Specific Pollutants....Pages 137-150
Active Biological Containment for Bioremediation in the Rhizosphere....Pages 151-156
Bioremediation of High Molecular Weight PAHs....Pages 157-169
Role of Acinetobacter Bioemulsans in Petroleum Degradation....Pages 171-180
Bacterial Monitoring of a Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil Undergoing Laboratory-Scale Bioremediation....Pages 181-188
Bioavailability of 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorodibenzo- p -Dioxin (TCDD) for Dechlorination by an Anaerobic Microbial Consortium, in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Carbon....Pages 189-195
Biotic and Abiotic Factors Involved in Bioavailability of Pollutants....Pages 197-204
Biodegradation of Organic Pollution Involving Soil Iron(III) Solubilized by Bacterial Siderophores as an Electron Acceptor....Pages 205-217
 13 C/ 12 C Stable Isotope Fractionation of Toluene by Anaerobic Degradation....Pages 219-226
Degradation of Atrazine in Contaminated Sub-Soil and Wastewater by Whole Cells of Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP and by the Enzyme Atrazine Chlorohydrolase....Pages 227-239
Field Application of a Genetically Engineered Microorganism for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Bioremediation Process Monitoring and Control....Pages 241-254
Biostabilization Technology for Treating PAH- and PCP-Impacted Soil to Environmentally Acceptable Endpoints....Pages 255-271
Bioaugmentation Using Repeated Inoculations of Xenobiotic-Degrading Bacteria....Pages 273-283
Natural Attenuation of Aromatic Compounds and Heavy Metals in a Lacustrine Sand Aquifer at Villa Farm, UK....Pages 285-295
New Membrane Reactor Concept for the Biodegradation of Recalcitrant Organic Compounds....Pages 297-308
Back Matter....Pages 309-316