Bioremediation of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

About this book

Bioremediation, the use of microorganisms to degrade, sequester, or remove environmental contaminants, is an urgent need of our planet for protection and restoration from toxic contaminants. This book not only provides cutting edge information about bioremediation of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, but also highlights the gaps in our knowledge of the subject. Among the topics covered in this volume are those that deal with petroleum spill bioremediation, bioremediation of heavy metals, and the use of genetically engineered microorganisms in bioremediation.

Contents

Molecular Techniques of Xenobiotic-degrading Bacteria and their Catabolic Genes in Bioremediation: K. Inoue et al.; Genetic Engineering of Bacteria and their Potential for Bioremediation: David B. Wilson; Commercial Use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation: David J. Glass; Bioremediation of Heavy Metals Using Microorganisms: Pierre Le Cloirec and Yves Andres; Guidance for the Bioremediation of Oil-contaminated Wetlands, Marshes, and Marine Shorelines: Albert D. Venosa and Xueqing Zhu; Bioremediation of Petroleum Contamination: Ismail M.K. Saadoun and Ziad Deeb Al-Ghzawi; Bioremediation of BTEX Hydrocarbons (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene): Hanadi S. Rifai; Remediating RDX and HMX Contaminated Soil and Water: Steve Comfort; Microbial Surfactants and their Use in Soil Remediation: Nick Christofi and Irena Ivshina; Phytoremediation Using Constructed Treatment Wetlands: An Overview: Alex J. Horne and Maia Fleming-Singer; Engineering of Bioremediation Processes: A Critical Review: Lisa C. Strong and Lawrence P. Wackett; Index.

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