| Contents Notes |
Introduction / Don Wise -- Bioremediation, specific aims -- Microbial barriers to the spread of pollution / G.A. James [and others] -- Bioavailability of organic contaminants in soils / Leslie A. Shor and David S. Kosson -- A new sensor for environmental monitoring and assessing human cytotoxicity: use of cytosensor microphysiometer / Amira T. Eldefrawi, Mohyee Eldefrawi and James J. Valdes -- Bioavailability and its importance to bioremediation / Raina M. Maier -- Chromatographic immunoassays for environmental monitoring / Peter A. Emanuel [and others] -- Verifying bioremediation, how do I know if it is taking place? / Eugene L. Madsen -- Heavy metal remediation of wastewaters by microbial biotraps / T.C. Crusberg and S.S. Mark -- Biosorption by marine algae / Silke Schiewer and Bohumil Volesky. "This book brings together the field of biosensors, which has previously focused almost entirely on medical diagnostics, and the field of environmental bioremediation. The application of new biosensing techniques to environmental monitoring promises to bring a more economical approach to monitoring both soil consortia and levels of pollutants. Significantly, functional biosensors can determine such parameters as bioavailability of pollutants, an important consideration in answering the question, "How Clean is Clean?". This is a new edition targeted as graduate students and practicing environmental professionals." |
