Environmental Biotechnology

A Biosystems Approach

AvDaniel A. Vallero

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Environmental Biotechnology: A Biosystems Approach, Second Edition presents valuable information on how biotechnology has acted as a vital buffer among people, pollution, and the environment. It answers the most important questions on the topic, including how, and why, a knowledge and understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological principles of the environment must be achieved in order to develop biotechnology applications.

Most texts address either the applications or the implications of biotechnology. This book addresses both. The applications include biological treatment and other environmental engineering processes. The risks posed by biotechnologies are evaluated from both evidence-based and precautionary perspectives. Using a systems biology approach, the book provides a context for researchers and practitioners in environmental science that complements guidebooks on the necessary specifications and criteria for a wide range of environmental designs and applications. Users will find crucial information on the topics scientific researchers must evaluate in order to develop further technologies.

Provides a systems approach to biotechnologies which includes the physical, biological, and chemical processes in context
Presents relevant case studies on cutting-edge technologies, such as nanobiotechnologies and green engineering
Addresses both the applications and implications of biotechnologies by following the lifecycle of a variety of established and developing biotechnologies
Includes crucial information on the topics scientific researchers must evaluate in order to develop further technologies

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-11-10
Mått:216 x 276 x 41 mm
Vikt:2 290 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:746
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780124077768

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Professor Daniel A. Vallero is a renowned environmental scientist and engineer with four decades of experience. He has advised U.S. government agencies on critical issues like PBTs, climate change, acid rain, and chemical risks. At Duke University, he led the Engineering Ethics program and taught courses on air pollution, sustainable design, and ethics. Vallero has served on the National Academy of Engineering’s Online Ethics Committee and the National Institute of Engineering Ethics. An expert in emerging technologies, he focuses on societal, ethical, and public health challenges related to nanotechnology and environmental biotechnology. His work also encompasses emergency response and homeland security, making him a leading voice in environmental risk and ethics.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceChapter 1 Environmental biotechnology: An overviewChapter 2 A question of balance: Using versus abusing biological systemsChapter 3 Environmental biochemodynamic processesChapter 4 SystemsChapter 5 Environmental risks of biotechnologiesChapter 6 Reducing biotechnological risks Chapter 7 Applied ecologyChapter 8 Biotechnological implications: A systems approachChapter 9 Environmental risks of biotechnologies: Economic sector perspectivesChapter 10 Addressing biotechnological pollutantsChapter 11 Nanobiotechology and emerging sciencesChapter 12 Mechanisms and outcomesChapter 13 Analyzing the environmental implications of emerging technologiesChapter 14 Responsible management of biotechnologies Appendix 1 Background information on environmental impact statementsAppendix 2 Cancer potency factors Appendix 3 Verification method for rapid polymerase chain reaction systems to detect biological agentsAppendix 4 Summary of persistent and toxic organic compounds in North America, identified by the United Nations as highest priorities for regional actionsAppendix 5 Sample retrieval from ECOTOX database for Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to DDT and its metabolites in freshwaterGlossaryIndex

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Allan S. Hoffman, Orjan G. Martinsen, Daniel A. Vallero, Frederick J. Schoen, Sverre Grimnes, Bernhard Preim, Richard Kyle, Joseph Dyro, Alkis Constantinides, Prabhas V. Moghe, Yoshito Ikada, Stanley Dunn, Isaac Bankman, Reinaldo Perez, W. Bosseau Murray, John Semmlow, Jack E. Lemons, Buddy D. Ratner