Bioremediation in Latin America: Current Research and Perspectives

311 Pages·2014·6.26 MB·English

by  Analía Alvarez

Analia Alvarez · Marta Alejandra Polti
Editors
Bioremediation
in Latin America
Current Research and Perspectives
Bioremediation in Latin America

Analía Alvarez (cid:129) Marta Alejandra Polti
Editors
Bioremediation
in Latin America
Current Research and Perspectives
Editors
Analía Alvarez Marta Alejandra Polti
Pilot Plant of Industrial and Microbiology Pilot Plant of Industrial and Microbiology
National Council of Scientifi c National Council of Scientifi c
and Techniques and Techniques
Natural Sciences College and Miguel Natural Sciences College and Miguel
Lillo Institute Lillo Institute
Tucumán, Argentina Tucumán, Argentina
ISBN 978-3-319-05737-8 ISBN 978-3-319-05738-5 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05738-5
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Contents
1 Impacts of Agriculture in Latin America:
Problems and Solutions .......................................................................... 1
Neli Romano-Armada, María Julia Amoroso, and Verónica B. Rajal
2 Organochlorinated Contaminants in General Population
of Argentina and Other Latin American Countries ............................ 17
Adriana S. Ridolfi , Gloria B. Álvarez,
and María E. Rodríguez Girault
3 Strategies to Ameliorate Soils Contaminated
with Boron Compounds .......................................................................... 41
Norma B. Moraga, María Julia Amoroso, and Verónica B. Rajal
4 Advances in Chile for the Treatment of Pesticide Residues:
Biobeds Technology ................................................................................. 53
Gabriela Briceño, Gonzalo Tortella, Olga Rubilar,
Graciela Palma, and M. Cristina Diez
5 Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Pesticides:
Experiences in Mexico ............................................................................ 69
M. Laura Ortiz-Hernández, Alexis Rodríguez,
Enrique Sánchez-Salinas, and M. Luisa Castrejón-Godínez
6 Bioremediation and Biotransformation of Carbon
Nanostructures Through Enzymatic and Microbial Systems ............. 101
Nelson Durán, Amauri J. Paula, Diego Stéfani T. Martinez,
and Amedea B. Seabra
7 Phytoremediation: Strategies of Argentinean Plants
Against Stress by Heavy Metals ............................................................. 123
Mariana Rosa, Fernando Prado, Mirna Hilal, Eduardo Pagano,
and Carolina Prado
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8 Microbial Consortia, a Viable Alternative for Cleanup
of Contaminated Soils ............................................................................. 135
Liliana Beatriz Villegas, María Alejandra Martínez,
Analia Rodríguez, and María Julia Amoroso
9 Application of Integrated Microbial Processes for Heavy Metal
Recovery from Industrial Wastes of Buenos Aires, Argentina ........... 149
Josefi na Plaza Cazón, Nadia Yagnentovsky, Marisa Viera,
and Edgardo Donati
10 Microbial Generation of Acid Mine Drainage:
Its Bioremediation in Buenos Aires, Argentina .................................... 165
Leonardo Benítez, Josefi na Plaza Cazón, Graciana Willis Poratti,
and Edgardo Donati
11 Co-contaminated Soils Bioremediation by Actinobacteria ................. 179
Juan D. Aparicio, María Z. Simón Solá, Mariana C. Atjián,
Claudia S. Benimeli, and María Julia Amoroso
12 Molecular Markers in Hydrocarbon Degradation:
State of the Art and Prospective in South America ............................. 193
Mariana P. Lanfranconi and Héctor M. Alvarez
13 Perspective in Bioremediation: Enhancing the Hexavalent
Chromium Removal Using Native Yeasts
from Tucumán, Argentina ...................................................................... 209
Pablo M. Fernández, Elías L. Cruz, and Lucía I. C. de Figueroa
14 Ecology of Dye Decolorizing Yeasts ....................................................... 223
Hipólito F. Pajot, María M. Martorell, and Lucía I.C. de Figueroa
15 Copper Resistance and Oxidative Stress Response
in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa RCL- 11. Yeast Isolated
from Contaminated Environments in Tucumán, Argentina ............... 241
Verónica Irazusta and Lucía I. C. de Figueroa
16 Surface-Active Compounds of Microbial Origin
and Their Potential Application in Technologies
of Environmental Remediation .............................................................. 255
Verónica Leticia Colin, Álvaro Juárez Cortes, Analía Rodríguez,
and María Julia Amoroso
17 Use of Actinobacteria Consortia to Improve Methoxychlor
Bioremediation in Different Contaminated Matrices .......................... 267
María S. Fuentes, Analía Alvarez, Juliana M. Saez,
Claudia S. Benimeli, and María Julia Amoroso
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18 Biodegradation of α- and β-Hexachlorocyclohexane
by Indigenous Actinobacteria ................................................................ 279
Pedro Sineli, Claudia S. Benimeli, María Julia Amoroso,
and Sergio A. Cuozzo
19 Cell Immobilization Technique for the Enhanced Removal
of Lindane Using Streptomyces Strains Isolated
from Northwestern Argentina ............................................................... 289
Juliana Maria Saez, Claudia Susana Benimeli,
and María Julia Amoroso
Index ................................................................................................................. 301

Contributors
A. Alvarez Pilot Plant of Industrial and Microbiology, National Council of Scientifi c
and Techniques , Natural Sciences College and Miguel Lillo Institute , Tucumán ,
Argentina
H.M. Alvarez Centro Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Científi co Tecnológico ,
U niversidad Nacional de Patagonia San Juan Bosco, C omodoro Rivadavia, C hubut,
Argentina
G. B. Álvarez Universidad de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
M. J. Amoroso Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos (PROIMI) ,
CONICET, Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros , Tucumán , Argentina
Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán ,
Tucumán , Argentina
Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino (UNSTA) , Tucumán , Argentina
J.D. Aparicio Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales y Microbiológicos , Consejo
Nacional de Investigaciones Científi cas y Técnicas , Tucumán , Argentina
Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán ,
Tucumán , Argentina
M.C. Atjián Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos (PROIMI) ,
CONICET, Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros , Tucumán , Argentina
C. S. Benimeli Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos (PROIMI) ,
CONICET, Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros , Tucumán , Argentina
Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino (UNSTA) , Tucumán , Argentina
L. Benítez Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales, Centro
Científi co Tecnológico La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científi cas y
Técnicas, U niversidad Nacional de La Plata, L a Plata, B uenos Aires, A rgentina
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