Bioremediation protocols /
Contributor(s): Sheehan, David.
Series: Methods in biotechnology ; 2.Publisher: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c1997Description: xi, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0896034372 (alk. paper); 9780896034372.Subject(s): Bioremediation -- TechniqueDDC classification: 628.52Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt.1. Overview -- Uses of bacteria in bioremediation -- Granular sludge consortia for bioremediation -- Pt.2. Protocols -- Screening of bacterial products for their crude oil biodegradation effectiveness -- Measurement of biosurfactant-enchanced solubilization and biodegradation of hydrocarbons -- Immobilization of bacteria in macro- and microparticles --Immunobilization and evaluation of bacterial cells in bioreactors -- Immobilization of yeast and algal cells for bioremediation of heavy metals -- Enumeration of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria -- Molecular methods for the detection of methanotrophs -- Measurement of mutagenic activity in contaminated soils -- Conjugation-mediated gene transfer in bacterial strains to be used for bioremediation -- Analysis of pentachlorophenol in soils for use in bioremediation studies -- Generation of species specific DNA probes for the lignin peroxidase genes of white rot fungi -- Biodegradation of nitroaromatics by microbes -- The determination of trace elments in biological and environmental samples using atomic absorption spectroscopy -- Quantifying organic and inorganic tin compounds in environmental samples -- Protocol for determining bioavailability and biodegradation kinetics of organic soil pollutants in soil systems to enhance bioremediation of polluted soil sites -- Methods for evaluation of PCB dechlorination in sediments -- Pt.3. Case studies -- Evaluation of PCB dechlorintion in sediments -- Microbial degradation of alkenylbenzenes -- Heavy metal bioremediation of soil -- Application of bioavailability and biokinetics protocol to phenol and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminants in soil and development of bioavailability and biokinetic models for soiil systems -- Appendix: glossary of abbreviations and acronyms.