Environmental Biotechnology - Theory and Application

302 Pages·2004·3.38 MB·English

Environmental
Biotechnology
Theory and Application
Gareth M. Evans
Judith C. Furlong
University of Durham, UK and Taeus Biotech Ltd

Environmental
Biotechnology

Environmental
Biotechnology
Theory and Application
Gareth M. Evans
Judith C. Furlong
University of Durham, UK and Taeus Biotech Ltd
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Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction to Biotechnology 1
Chapter 2 Microbes and Metabolism 11
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Biological Intervention 49
Chapter 4 Pollution and Pollution Control 65
Chapter 5 Contaminated Land and Bioremediation 89
Chapter 6 Aerobes and Effluents 113
Chapter 7 Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 143
Chapter 8 Biotechnology and Waste 173
Chapter 9 Genetic Manipulation 213
Chapter 10 Integrated Environmental Biotechnology 235
Chapter 11 The Way Ahead 269
Bibliography andSuggested Further Reading 279
Index 281