Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology
Vol. 8: Bioremediation
Milton Fingerman and R. Nagabhushanam (eds.): Deparment of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Tulane University, USA
ISBN 978-1-57808-245-2; 2003; 352 pages; US $ 107.50      Buy Now


Bioremediation is a technology that utilizes the metabolic potential of microorganisms to clean up contaminated environments. In this volume, international scientists present the results of recent research in marine bioremediation. A sampling of topics includes the bioremediation of petroleum spills, the control of heavy metal contamination, and the use of molecular technologies for monitoring bacteria.


Contents:
. Cold-Active Enzymes from Cold-Adapted Microorganisms: Their Possible Applications and Structural Relationships with Mesophilic and Thermophilic Counterparts
. Engineering of Microbial Dioxygenases for the Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
. Piezophilic Bacteria in the Deep-Sea: Isolation, Taxonomy, Diversity, Molecular Adaptation and Biotechnological Potential
. Microbial Control of Heavy Metal Pollution: An Overview
. Molecular Characterization of Phenol-Degradation Bacteria in Activated Sludge
. Cadmium and Manganese Transport Genes in Bacteria
. Mercury Remediation Using Natural and Recombinant Microbes
. Applications of Molecular Technologies in Environmental Biotechnology for Monitoring Bacteria
. Biotechnological Treatment of Sulfur-Containing Wastewaters
. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: An Overview · Chemical and Biological Transformation of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins