Environmental Microbiology of Aquatic and Waste Systems

This book seeks to place the main actors in matters of environmental microbiology, namely the microorganisms, on center stage. Using the modern approach of 16S ribosomal RNA, the book looks, in great detail, at the taxonomy of marine and freshwater bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, viruses, and the...

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Main Author: Okafor, Nduka
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
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505 0 |a Part I - Introduction: Nature, Properties, and Distribution of Water.-Peculiarities of Water as an Environmental Habitat for Microorganisms.-Part II- Biological Aspects of Microorganisms in Aquatic Environments: Aspects of the Molecular Biology of Microorganisms of Relevance to the Aquatic Environment.-Taxonomy, Physiology and Ecology of Aquatic Microorganisms.-Part III - The Ecology of Microorganisms in Natural Waters -- Ecology of Microorganisms in Freshwater -- Ecology of Microorganisms in Saline Waters (Seas and Oceans).-Part IV - Pollution and Purification of, and Disease Transmission in, Water: Pollution of Aquatic Systems: Pollution through Eutrophication, Fecal Materials and Oil Spills.-Disease Transmission in Water.-Purification of Water.-Part V - Waste Disposal in Aquatic and Solid Media: Waste Disposal in the Aqueous Medium: Sewage Disposal.-Waste Disposal in Solid Media: The Disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW).-Index 
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653 |a Industrial Microbiology 
653 |a Waste Management/Waste Technology 
653 |a Microbial Ecology 
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653 |a Hydrology 
653 |a Refuse and refuse disposal 
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520 |a This book seeks to place the main actors in matters of environmental microbiology, namely the microorganisms, on center stage. Using the modern approach of 16S ribosomal RNA, the book looks, in great detail, at the taxonomy of marine and freshwater bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, viruses, and the smaller aquatic animals such as nematodes and rotifers, as well as at the study of unculturable aquatic microorganisms (metagenomics). The peculiarities of water as an environment for microbial growth, and the influence of aquatic microorganisms on global climate and global recycling of nitrogen and sulphur are also examined. The pollution of water is explored in the context of self-purification of natural waters. Modern municipal water purification and disease transmission through water are discussed. Alternative methods for solid waste disposal are related to the economic capability of a society. Viruses are given special attention because, until recently, it was thought they were not important in aquatic environments. The modern understanding is that they are not only abundant, but play a crucial role in the sustenance of the various components of the biological ecosystem in aquatic environments. The book will be useful to a wide range of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as relevant practitioners in microbiology, general biology, environmental science, public health and civil (sanitary) engineering