Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment : Proceedings of a Conference Held in Knoxville, Tennessee, April 14-17, 1996

by Sayler, Gary S.; Sanseverino, John; Davis, Kimberly L.; Conference on Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment

• ISBN13: 9780306457173
• ISBN10: 0306457172
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Table of Contents

1. Challenges and Opportunities in the Area of Environmental Biotechnology	1	(4)
G.S. Sayler
ADVANCES IN SUSTAINABLE BIOTECHNOLOGY	5	(54)
2. Green Technology Trends: The Changing Context of the Environmental Technology Industry	5	(8)
Doug Miller
3. Green Chemistry: Using Enzymes as Benign Substitutes for Synthetic Chemicals and Harsh Conditions in Industrial Processes	13	(20)
Glenn E. Nedwin
4. Fungal Degradation of Azo Dyes and Its Relationship to Their Structure	33	(14)
Andrzej Paszczynski
Stefan Goszczynski
Ronald L. Crawford
5. Engineering Enzymes and Microorganisms for the Transformation of Synthetic Compounds	47	(12)
Joost P. Schanstra
Gerrit J. Poelarends
Tjibbe Bosma
Dick B. Janssen
THE STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND REMEDIATION	59	(88)
6. Phytoremediation Applications for Removing Heavy Metal Contamination from Soil and Water	59	(6)
Burt D. Ensley
Ilya Raskin
David E. Salt
7. The Role of Microbial PCB Dechlorination in Natural Restoration and Bioremediation	65	(8)
Donna L. Bedard
Heidi M. Van Dort
8. An Integrated Treatment System for Polychlorinated Biphenyls Remediation	73	(12)
Mary Jim Beck
Alice C. Layton
Curtis A. Lajoie
James P. Easter
Gary S. Sayler
John Barton
Mark Reeves
9. Ten Years of Research in Groundwater Transport Studies at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi	85	(12)
Thomas B. Stauffer
J. Mark Boggs
William G. MacIntyre
10. Bioaugmentation of TCE-Contaminated Soil with Inducer-Free Microbes	97	(10)
Takeshi Imamura
Shinya Kozaki
Akira Kuriyama
Masahiro Kawaguchi
Yoshiyuki Touge
Tetsuya Yano
Etsuko Sugawa
Yuji Kawabata
11. Is Bioremediation a Viable Option for Contaminated Site Treatment? Integrated Risk Management--a Scientific Approach to a Practical Question	107	(20)
A. Heitzer
R.W. Scholz
B. Staubli
J. Stunzi
12. Monitoring the Population Dynamics of Biodegradable Consortia during Bioremediation	127	(12)
Karen Budwill
Mark Roberts
David B. Knaebel
Don L. Crawford
13. Biological Treatment of Air Pollutants	139	(8)
Hinrich L. Bohn
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AT HOME AND ABROAD	147	(62)
14. Environmental Biotechnology Issues in the Federal Government	147	(6)
D. Jay Grimes
15. Environmental Biotechnology Issues in Russia	153	(16)
Alexander M. Boronin
Nickolai P. Kuzmin
Ivan I. Starovoytov
Irina A. Kosheleva
Andrei E. Filonov
Renat R. Gaiazov
Alexander V. Karpov
Sergei L. Sokolov
16. Sustainable Development and Responding to the Challenges of the Evolution of Environmental Biotechnology in Canada: The First Fifteen Years (1981-1996)	169	(14)
Terry McIntyre
17. Environmental Biotechnologies in Mexico: Potential and Constraints for Development and Diffusion	183	(18)
Jose Luis Solleiro
Rosario Castanon
18. Environmental Biotechnology: The Japan Perspective	201	(8)
Osami Yagi
Minoru Nishimura
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, RISK ANALYSIS, AND APPLICATIONS TO BIOREMEDIATION	209	(98)
19. Environmentally Acceptable Endpoints: The Scientific Approach to Clean-up Levels	209	(6)
Hon Don Ritter
20. Environmental Risk Assessments and the Need to Cost-Effectively Reduce Uncertainty	215	(8)
Robin D. Zimmer
21. Accurately Assessing Biodegradation and Fate: A First Step in Pollution Prevention	223	(10)
Thomas W. Federle
22. Modeling to Predict Biodegradability: Applications in Risk Assessment and Chemical Design	233	(16)
Robert S. Boethling
23. Analytical Microsystems: Emerging Technologies for Environmental Biomonitoring	249	(12)
Kenneth L. Beattie
24. Bioreporters and Biosensors for Environmental Analysis	261	(8)
R.S. Burlage
J. Strong-Gunderson
C. Steward
U. Matrubutham
25. Risk Assessment for a Recombinant Biosensor	269	(12)
Philip Sayre
26. Risk-Related Issues Affecting Bioimplementation	281	(16)
Kate Devine
27. Bioremediation: The Green Thumb in Brownfields Management	297	(10)
Maureen Leavitt
ADVANCES IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY	307	(72)
28. Biotreatability Kinetics: A Critical Component in the Scale-up of Wastewater Treatment Systems	307	(16)
C.P. Leslie Grady, Jr.
Shawn M. Sock
Robert M. Cowan
29. Molecular Analysis and Control of Activated Sludge	323	(20)
C.A. Lajoie
A.C. Layton
R.D. Stapleton
I.R. Gregory
A.J. Meyers
G.S. Sayler
30. Anaerobic Biotechnology for Sustainable Waste Treatment	343	(18)
W. Verstraete
T. Tanghe
A. De Smul
H. Grootaerd
31. Advances in Biological Nutrient Removal from Wastewater	361	(18)
R.N. Dawson
SUMMARY	379	(6)
32. Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment: A Review	379	(6)
J.J. Gauthier
Index	385