Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment [electronic resource] /

1. Challenges and Opportunities in the Area of Environmental Biotechnology -- Advances in Sustainable Biotechnology -- 2. Green Technology Trends: The Changing Context of the Environmental Technology Industry -- 3. Green Chemistry: Using Enzymes as Benign Substitutes for Synthetic Chemicals and Harsh Conditions in Industrial Processes -- 4. Fungal Degradation of Azo Dyes and Its Relationship to Their Structure -- 5. Engineering Enzymes and Microorganisms for the Transformation of Synthetic Compounds -- The State-of-the-Science in Environmental Biotechnology and Remediation -- 6. Phytoremediation Applications for Removing Heavy Metal Contamination from Soil and Water -- 7. The Role of Microbial PCB Dechlorination in Natural Restoration and Bioremediation -- 8. An Integrated Treatment System for Polychlorinated Biphenyls Remediation -- 9. Ten Years of Research in Groundwater Transport Studies at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi -- 10. Bioaugmentation of TCE-Contaminated Soil with Inducer-Free Microbes -- 11. Is Bioremediation a Viable Option for Contaminated Site Treatment? Integrated Risk Management — a Scientific Approach to a Practical Question -- 12. Monitoring the Population Dynamics of Biodegradable Consortia during Bioremediation -- 13. Biological Treatment of Air Pollutants -- Environmental Biotechnology at Home and Abroad -- 14. Environmental Biotechnology Issues in the Federal Government -- 15. Environmental Biotechnology Issues in Russia -- 16. Sustainable Development and Responding to the Challenges of the Evolution of Environmental Biotechnology in Canada: The First Fifteen Years (1981–1996) -- 17. Environmental Biotechnologies in Mexico: Potential and Constraints for Development and Diffusion -- 18. Environmental Biotechnology: The Japan Perspective -- Environmental Monitoring, Risk Analysis, and Applications to Bioremediation -- 19. Environmentally Acceptable Endpoints: The Scientific Approach to Clean-up Levels -- 20. Environmental Risk Assessments and the Need to Cost-Effectively Reduce Uncertainty -- 21. Accurately Assessing Biodegradation and Fate: A First Step in Pollution Prevention -- 22. Modeling to Predict Biodegradability: Applications in Risk Assessment and Chemical Design -- 23. Analytical Microsystems: Emerging Technologies for Environmental Biomonitoring -- 24. Bioreporters and Biosensors for Environmental Analysis -- 25. Risk Assessment for a Recombinant Biosensor -- 26. Risk-Related Issues Affecting Bioimplementation -- 27. Bioremediation: The Green Thumb in Brownfields Management -- Advances in Wastewater Treatment Technology -- 28. Biotreatability Kinetics: A Critical Component in the Scale-up of Wastewater Treatment Systems -- 29. Molecular Analysis and Control of Activated Sludge -- 30. Anaerobic Biotechnology for Sustainable Waste Treatment -- 31. Advances in Biological Nutrient Removal from Wastewater -- Summary -- 32. Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment: A Review -- Index 385.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sayler, Gary S. editor., Sanseverino, John. editor., Davis, Kimberly L. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1997
Subjects:	Environment., Ecology., Environmental management., Ecotoxicology., Nature conservation., Waste management., Air pollution., Nature Conservation., Environmental Management., Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution., Waste Management/Waste Technology.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5395-3
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