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Environmental Monitoring and Biodiagnostics of Hazardous Contaminants

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  1. Michael Healy

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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  2. Donald L. Wise

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

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  3. Murray Moo-Young

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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In recent years public awareness of the long term toxic affects heavy metal ions in waters and wastewaters has increased significantly. Environmental agencies have been imposing more and more stringent discharge limits on industries involved in processes using metal ions. Numerous industries produce aqueous effluents con­ taining metal ions and particularly copper and cadmium. Copper sulfate is used on a large scale in the electroplating industries. In addition, copper salts are used as fungicides, timber preservatives, insecticides, paint corrosion inhibitors and in dyestuffs. Cadmium is used in the manufacture of nickel-cadmium batteries, as a corrosion inhibitor and control rods in the nuclear industry. The European Com­ munity has listed cadmium as one of the most dangerous metal due to its toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation in List 1 of its Directive 76/464/EEC. Therefore, it is important that methods for the removal of these metal ions are found and that the mechanism of removal is characterized and understood. A number of adsorb­ ents have been identified which are capable of removing copper (Panday et aI. , 1985; Ho et aI. , 1996; Low and Lee, 1987; Low et aI. , 1993; Quek et aI. , 1998) and cadmium (Battacharya and Venkobachar, 1984; Namasivayam and Ranganathan, 1995; Periasamy and Namasivayam, 1994) from aqueous solutions. Sorption kin­ etic models have been proposed for some systems.

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Bioaccumulation of Yttrium: A Microbial Model for the Management of Nuclear Wastes

    • Vasu D. Appanna, Emmanuel Pankar, Robert Hamel
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Removal of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Bone Char Sorption

    • C. W. Cheung, G. McKay, J. F. Porter
    Pages 11-26

  4. Fermentation Parameters in Solid State Fermentation of Streptomyces sp. Cultured on Chitin

    • Colin A. B. Davidson, John F. Peberdy
    Pages 27-40

  5. Characterizing the Role of Bacteria and Bacterial Activities in the Emulsification and Degradation of Triglycerides

    • M. Ewell, J. S. Hind, J. Jones-Meehan, W. R. Jones
    Pages 41-54

  6. The influence of Pseudomonas putida CP1 on the Degradation of Mono-Chlorophenols by a Mixed Microbial Population

    • Alan Farrell, Brid Quilty
    Pages 55-69

  7. The Use of Immobilised Rhizopus oryzae as a Biosorbent for Reactive Dye and Metal Ions

    • Kevin A. Gallagher, S. J. Allen, M. G. Healy
    Pages 71-78

  8. The Deterioration of Biodegradable Plastic Films and Fishing Lines by Microorganisms in Soil, Sewage, and Sea Water

    • Takashi Ishida, Hirozo Ichigo
    Pages 79-96

  9. Broad Spectrum Decolorizing Bacterial Strains and Their Functional Plasmids

    • Haoran Jian, Wung-Wai Tso, Man-Yin Wong Tso, Xuesong Zhang, Meiying Xu, Suier Deng et al.
    Pages 97-104

  10. Degradative Potential of Microorganisms from DDT-Contaminated Soils

    • Albert L. Juhasz, Ravendra Naidu
    Pages 105-115

  11. Estimation of Nitrogen Requirement in Peat and Perlite Biofilters Removing Hexane from Air

    • O. Kibazohi, W. A. Anderson, M. Moo-Young
    Pages 117-128

  12. The Production of Various Adsorbents from Lignite, and the Thermal Conductivity of the Optimum Adsorbent under Methane at Low Pressures

    • S. C. McCarroll, P. L. Spedding, S. J. Allen
    Pages 129-141

  13. Ion-Exchange Removal of Ammonium Ions from Secondary Treatment Wastewaters and Dilute Solutions Using Clinoptilolite

    • R. J. Mc Veigh, L. R. Weatherley
    Pages 143-154

  14. Characteristics and Mechanisms of Mercury Resistance of the Anaerobic Bacteria Isolated from Mercury Polluted Sea Bottom Sediment

    • Masaru Narita, Ginro Endo
    Pages 155-165

  15. Photocatalysis for Pretreatment of Metal-Containing Samples and for Removing Metals from the Waste

    • An-Lac Nguyen, John H. Luong, Abdelkader Hilmi
    Pages 167-179

  16. Molecular Genetics of Bacterial Polyphosphate Accumulation to Better Understand the Mechanism Underlying Biological Phosphorus Removal

    • H. Ohtake, A. Kuroda, M. Chandrasekaran, H. Wu, S. Tanaka, T. Morohoshi et al.
    Pages 181-196

  17. The Influence of Environmental Conditions on the Ability of a Mixed Microbial Population to Degrade 4-Chlorophenol

    • Marianne O’Sullivan, Brid Quilty
    Pages 197-211

  18. Immobilised Enzymes: Characterisation and Functional Meaning in Soil Amendments of Organic Wastes

    • J. A. Pascual, T. Hernandez, C. Garcia, J. Lynch
    Pages 213-225

  19. Biocontrol of Cellulose Wastes Pollution Using Immobilized Fungi on Complex Polyhydrogels

    • M. Petre, G. Zarnea, P. Adrian, E. Gheorghiu, M. Sularia
    Pages 227-241

  20. Seasonal Variations in Spectral Reflectance of Microbial Flocculates, Precipitates, and Oil-Like Films Associated with Neutral and Acidic Mine Drainage

    • Eleanora I. Robbins, John E. Anderson, Melvin H. Podwysocki, Gordon L. Nord Jr.
    Pages 243-266
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Michael Healy

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

    Donald L. Wise

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

    Murray Moo-Young

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