This book is intended to be a general reference for environmental decision makers who are interested in the fate of chlorinated aromatic compounds with respect to microbial activity. It includes reviews of microbial physiology, genetics, and methods of biodegradation assessment.
1. Overview of Microbial Physiology
2. Cellular Gene Coding and Genetic
Technologies
3. Methods of Biodegradation Assessment
4. Metabolism of
Nonchlorinated Aromatic Compounds
5. Chlorobenzoic Acids
6. Chlorobenzenes
7.
Chlorophenols
8. Pentachlorophenol
9. Chlorophenoxy and Chlorophenyl
Herbicides
10. Phenylamide and Miscellaneous Herbicides
11. Chlorinated
Biphenyls
12. DDT and Related Compounds
13. Chlorinated Dioxins and
Dibenzofurans
14. Biodégradation of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds in
Scaled-up Biological Treatment Processes
15. Overview of Microbiological
Decomposition of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds
16. Conclusions
Melissa L. Rochkind-Dubinsky (Author) , Gary S. Sayler (Author) James W. Blackburn
