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Microbes and
Man by John Raymond Postgate, 3rd Edition, Paperback, 297 pages,
List: $17.95
This is essentially
a laymen's introduction to microbiology.Its clearly written and
understandable.In the process you get a very good review of microbiological
organisms, their environments of choice and what they can do. A
great place to start on understanding microbiology.
Practical
Manual of Ground-Water Microbiology
by D. Roy Cullimore, Hardcover, List: $64.95
The primary focus
of this book is on "biofouling" of wells. However in the process,
you get a reasonable review of a wide variety of bacteria that populate
ground-water systems. As well as the wide variety of chemical and
redox conditions under which they exist.
Microbiology
by Bernard D. Davis, Renato Dulbecco, Herman N. Eisen, Harold Ginsberg,
4th Edition, Hardcover, List: $89.95
This book is
written for professionals in the medical profession.Its value to
the environmental professional lies in its introduction into bacterial
physiology and the reviews of a wide variety of specific bacterial
types.In a nut-shell, a good source for a technical introduction
to bacteriology with a strong practical component in environmental
bioremediation.
Ground-Water
Microbiology and Geochemistry by Francis H. Chapelle, Hardcover,
List: $84.95
The book is an
outstanding text on the subject. It written in dense academic language
but is one of the best sources of information on the subject.
Microbial
Mineral Recovery by Henry L. Ehrlich, Corale L. Brierley, (Editor),
Hardcover, 454 pages, List: $68.95
There are a group
of bacteria classed as chemolithotrophs.These bacteria operate through
the exploitation of various chemical reactions.They are responsible
for generating "acid mine drainage" from abandoned and active mine
sites.Aside from their intrinsic application (for bioleaching of
ores), many of these bacteria have metabolic systems that can be
exploited for the biodegradation of man-made chemicals (PCBs, chlorinated
solvents, pesticides, etc.) that are recalcitrant to the activity
of what would be termed "normal" bacteria. The book does a good
job of discussing the phenomena of biosorption, i.e., the process
by which bacteria can remove heavy metals from water.
Biochemical
Adaptation by Peter W. Hochachka, George Somero, Paperback,
537 pages, List: $37.50
How do organisms
adapt to the extremes of chemistry, heat and pressure (like the
chemolithotrophs)? This book is an examination of the biochemical
adaptations that organisms use to survive in extreme environments.
This is the realm from which current researches are finding new
microbial systems to attack the most recalcitrant of man-made chemical
compounds.
Books generated
from recent important seminars or conferences:
Bioremediation
of Inorganics by Robert E. Hinchee (Editor), Jeffrey L. Means
(Editor), David R. Burris, Volume 10, Hardcover, List: $54.95
Bioremediation
of Chlorinated Solvents by Robert E. Hinchee (Editor), Andrea
Leeson (Editor), Lewis Semprini (Editor), Hardcover, List: $69.95
Bioremediation
of Recalcitrant Organics by Robert E. Hinchee (Editor), Daniel
B. Anderson (Editor), Ronald E. Hoeppel, Volume 7, Hardcover, List:
$69.95
Intrinsic
Bioremediation (Bioremediation, 3(1)) by Robert E. Hinchee (Editor),
John T. Wilson (Editor), Hardcover, List: $59.95
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