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661009
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Bioremediation protocols\ edited by David Sheehan.
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| Publication Statement
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Totowa, N.J. :: Humana Press,, c1997.
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Methods in biotechnology ;; 2
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xi, 339 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0896034372 (alk. paper)
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: 9780896034372 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Bioremediation-- Technique.
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Sheehan, David,1958-
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