Bioremediation Protocols

"...a practical addition to the series of books in Methods in Biotechnology...It will be a useful reference book to those involved with experimental protocols in the area of bioremediation. Given the extremely wide range of pollutants, as well as the techniques that are or could be used in the bioremediation field, this book does a very good job in presenting a variety of methods,...Finally, the book ends with a comprehensive listing of abbreviations and acronyms and a useful subject index. This is a well-presented and useful book for researchers in the bioremediation field."-Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

• Overview.- Uses of Bacteria in Bioremediation.- Granular Sludge Consortia for Bioremediation.- Protocols.- Screening of Bacterial Products for Their Crude Oil Biodegradation Effectiveness.- Measurement of Biosurfactant-Enhanced Solubilization and Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons.- Immobilization of Bacteria in Macro- and Microparticles.- Immobilization 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 Elements 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.- Case Studies.- Evaluation of PCB Dechlorination 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 Soil Systems.