Applied Biotechnology for Site Remediation

A "must have" book for anyone responsible for site clean-up

Robert E. Hinchee , Battelle, Columbus, Ohio
Daniel B. Anderson , Battelle, Richland, Washington
F. Blaine Metting, Jr. , Battelle, Richland, Washington
Gregory D. Sayles , U.S. EPA Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio

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March 1994, c. 504 pp., ISBN: 0-87371-982-4 U.S.

Encyclopedic in scope, this new book presents state-of-the-art methods and techniques demonstrating new applications for biotechnology to remediate contaminated sites. Researchers and practitioners world-wide share their collective evidence to demonstrate how biotechnology works, both alone and in combination with other remediation techniques. This essential tool will aid engineers and environmental practitioners in the planning of effective and economical remediation strategies. No other book provides such diverse information on specific biotechnology applications.

Features

• Presents a state-of-the-art compilation of current methods and techniques
  
• Provides engineers and practitioners with a source of cost-effective remediation options
  

Contents

• In Situ Bioremediation in Europe.
• Remediation of Aqueous-Phased Xenobiotic Contamination by Freshwater Bivalves.
• Hydraulic Fracturing to Enhance in Situ Bioreclamation of Subsurface Soils.
• Optimizing Ozonation and Microbial Processes to Remediate Atrazine-Laden Waste.
• Survival of a Catabolic Plasmid Independent of Its Introduced Host in a Freshwater Ecosystem.
• Effect of Salinity, Oil Type, and Incubation Temperature on Oil Degradation.
• Cleaning of Residual Concentrations with an Extensive Form of Landfarming.
• Bioscrubbing of Butanol and 2-Butoxyethanol from Simulated Can Coating Oven Exhaust.
• Slurry Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil Wash Concentrates.
• Treatment of a Complex Liquid Matrix Using Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment.
• Rotting of Thermoplastics Made from Lignin and Styrene by White-Rot Basidiomycetes.
• The Physiology of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation by the White-Rot Fungus, Bjerkandera sp. Strain BOS55.
• Determination of Kinetic Parameters for a Multisubstrate Inhibition Model.
• Biodegradation of bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes in Groundwater: Treatability Study Supporting in Situ Aquifer Bioremediation.
• Immunological Techniques as Tools to Characterize the Subsurface Microbial Community at a Trichloroethylene-Contaminated Site.
• In Situ Bioremediation of Creosote-Contaminated Soil: Column Experiments.
• Laboratory Evaluation of in Situ Bioremediation for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Aquifers.
• Development of a Methodology to Determine the Bioavailability and Biodegradation Kinetics of Toxic Organic Pollutant Compounds in Soil.
• Bioremedial Progress at the Libby, Montana Superfund Site.
• Obtaining Regulatory Approval and Public Acceptance for Bioremediation Projects with Engineered Organisms in the United States.
• Subsurface Application of Slime-Forming Bacteria in Soil Matrices.
• In Situ Biological Encapsulation: Biopolymer Shields. Groundwater Quality in serveral Landfill Areas of Jakarta, Indonesia.
• Electroosmotic Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in Situ.
• Scale-Up Implications of Respirometrically Determined Microbial Kinetic Parameters.
• Mineralization of Naphthalene, Phenanthrene, Chrysene, and Hexadecane with a Constructed Silage Microbial Mat.
• Kinetics of Phenanthrene Degradation by Soil Isolates.
• Groundwater Bioremediation System Design: Bacterial Evaluation Phase.
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Removal Rates in Oiled Sediments Treated with Urea, Urea-Fish Protein, or Ammonium Nitrate.
• Use of Laboratory Soil Columns to Optimize in Situ Biotransformation of Tetrachloroethene.
• Simultaneous Degradation of Chlorobenzene, Toluene, Xylene, and Ethanol by Pure and Mixed Pseudomonas Cultures.
• Optimization of an Anaerobic Bioremediation Process for Soil Contaminated with the Nitroaromatic Herbicide Dinoseb (2-sec-Butyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol).
• Removal of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene from Contaminated Water with Microbial Mats.
• Biotreatability Evaluation of Sediment Contaminated with the Explosive Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN).
• Methanotrophic Treatment Technology for Groundwater Containing Chlorinated Solvents
• Effects of Heavy Metals on the Biodegradation of Organic Compounds.
• Biodegradation of Hazardous Organic Compounds by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria.
• Biodegradation of TNT (2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene) in Contaminated Soil Samples by White-Rot Fungi.
• Landfill Leachate-Polluted Groundwater Evaluated as Substrate for Microbial Degradation Under Different Redox Conditions.
• Use of Pure Oxygen Dissolution System Enhances in Situ Slurry-Phase Bioremediation.
• Biodegradation of Novel Azo Dyes.
• Biopur¨[registered mark], An Innovative Bioreactor for the Treatment of Groundwater and Soil Vapor Contaminated with Xenobiotics.
• A Critical Evaluation of the Fume Plate Method for the Enumeration of Bacteria Capable of Growth on Volatile Hydrocarbons. Monitoring the Fate of Bacteria Released into the Environment Using Chromosomally Integrated Reporter Genes.
• Enzyme-Enhanced Bioremediation.
• Microorganisms Adaptation for Oil-Originated Substances Treament.
• Pentachlorophenol Degradation by Micro-Encapsulated Flavobacterium and Their Enhanced Survival for in Situ Aquifer Bioremediation.
• A Bench-Scale Assessment of Nutrient Concentration Required to Optimize Hydrocarbon Degradation and Prevent Clogging in Fully Saturated Aerobic Sands.
• Bioremediation: The State of Usage.
• Monitoring Catabolic Gene Expression by Bioluminescence in Bioreactor Studies.
• Bioreclamation and Biogas Recovery in Denmark.
• The Physical-Chemical Approach to Organic Pollutant Attenuation in Soil.
• Bioremediation Bench-Scale Treatability Study of a Superfund Site Containing Oily Filter Cake Waste.
• Conducting Bioremediation in the Regulatory Climate of the 1990s.
• Dynamic Optimal Control of in Situ Bioremediation.
• Author List.
• Index.