Environmental microbiology / edited by Ralph Mitchell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bacteria in the greenhouse: modeling the role of oceanic plankton in the global carbon cycle / Hugh W. Ducklow and M.J.R. Fasham Effects of acid deposition on microbial processes in natural waters / Cynthia C. Gilmour Effect of acid rain on soil microbial processes / David D. Myrold and G.E. Nason Microbial transport of toxic metals / Tim Ford and Ralph Mitchell Transport of pathogens through soils and aquifers / Gabriel Bitton and Ronald W. Harvey Detection methods for waterborne pathogens / Ajaib Singh and Gordon A. McFeters Control of enteric pathogens in developing countries / S. Cairncross Microbial processes in coastal pollution / Douglas G. Capone and James E. Bauer. Molecular approaches to environmental management / Betty H. Olson and Yu-Li Tsai Innovations in biological processes for pollution control / B.E. Rittmann Bioremediation of organic contaminants in the subsurface / E.J. Bouwer The importance of genetic exchange in degradation of xenobiotic chemicals / Michael Boyle Microbial control of plant diseases / Alex Sivan and Ilan Chet Composting in the context of municipal solid waste management / Melvin S. Finstein Microbial desulfurization of coal / Pieter Bos, Fred C. Boogerd, and J. Gijs Kuenen

Environmental Microbiology In the past decade, the field of environmental microbiology has made significant progress in the struggle against environmental contamination. During this period, molecular genetics has become a valuable source of new techniques for the detection of microorganisms, the degradation of hazardous chemicals, and as a means of safely controlling agricultural pests. Environmental Microbiology offers an in-depth examination of the role of microbiological processes related to environmental deterioration. Emphasizing new approaches, this book investigates the complex microbial processes involved in both the contamination of water, soil, the atmosphere, and the stratosphere, and pollution control. This comprehensive text addresses such topics as: * Effects of acid deposition on microbial processes in waters * Microbial transport of toxic metals * Transport of pathogens through soils and aquifers * Microbial processes in coastal pollution * Bioremediation of organic contaminants in the subsurface * Microbial control of plant disease * Composting in the context of municipal solid waste management. Environmental Microbiology will be of interest to microbiologists, chemists, and environmental and chemical engineers.