Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution [Paperback]

Proceedings of the 42nd OHOLO Conference held in Eilat, Israel, May 3-7, 1998Microbial Breakdown of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Pathways and Enzymes. 1. Chemical Studies of Carbon Tetrachloride Transformation by Pseudomonas Stutzeri Strain KC; T.A. Lewis, R.L. Crawford. 2. Microbial Transformation of Chiral Pollutants Mecoprop and Dichlorprop; H.-P.E. Kohler, et al. 3. The Use of Fungal Laccase for Oxidation of Phosphorothiolates; G. Amitai, et al. 4. MSA Monooxygenase: An Enzyme from Terrestrial and Marine Bacteria which Degrades the Natural Sulfonate Methanesulfonate; W. Reichenbecher, et al. 5. Bacterial Fluoranthene Degradation: Indication for a Novel Degradation Pathway; K. Rehmann, et al. 6. Strategies for the Aerobic Biodegradation of Dinitrotoluenes; S.F. Nishino, J.C. Spain. 7. The Degradation of Nitrate Ester Explosives and TNT by Enterobacter cloacae PB2; C.E. French, et al. 8. Cross Induction of 4-Nitrobenzoate and 4-Aminobenzoate Degradation by Burkholderia cepacia Strain PB4; C.M. Peres, et al. 9. Mineralization of Azo Dyes Under Integrated Anaerobic/Aerobic Conditions; N.C.G. Tan, et al. Genetic Design of Engineered Degradative Microorganisms. 1. Microbial Enzymes in Biodegradation; L.P. Wackett. 2. Engineering Hydrolases for the Conversion of Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons and Epoxides; D.B. Janssen, et al. 3. Ferredoxin-Mediated Reactivation of Catechol Dioxygenase Improves Aromatic Ring Cleavage in Pseudomonads; Y. Jouanneau, et al. 4. Directed Evolution of a Bacterial Pesticides Degrading Enzyme; Y. Flashner, et al. 5. Prokaryotic Whole-Cell Living Bioreporters Expressing Bioluminescence upon the Presence of Bioavailable Concentrations of Specific Pollutants: An Overview; M.C.M. Jaspers, et al. 6. Active Biological Containment for Bioremediation in the Rhizosphere; C. Ramos, et al. Bioaccessibility - Microbial Colonization and Availability of Substrates and Nutrients. 1. Bioremediation of High Molecular Weigl�