Microbial Aspects of Pollution
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Microbial Aspects of Pollution

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Microbial Aspects of Pollution

About this book

Microbial Aspects of Pollution is the first of a new series that emerged from the annual Summer Conference of Society for Applied Bacteriology, focusing on microbiological subjects of general topical interest. The subject of the 1971 symposium ""Microbial Aspects of Pollution"" is particularly topical. Pollution is an environmental problem and almost invariably arises from the activities of man. Micro-organisms have their part to play, both advantageously and disadvantageously, and the 16 contributions, written by recognized experts in the field, range widely over the subject. They include considerations of the health hazards of pollution, embracing the consequences of sewage pollution of our water supplies and a most important topic to the laboratory worker—the safe disposal of infected material. A series of papers deals with water purification problems and the disposal of sewage and other wastes, and their effects on the waters of rivers and lakes. Special attention is given in this context to the disposal of industrial wastes. Other contributions deal with the disposal of the newer industrial products of the organic chemist, namely, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and plastic materials.

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Yes, you can access Microbial Aspects of Pollution by Glyn Barry Sykes, F. A. Skinner, Glyn Barry Sykes,F. A. Skinner in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Microbial Aspects of Pollution
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Microbial Aspects of Pollution: Some General Considerations
  8. Chapter 2. The Health Hazards of Pollution
  9. Chapter 3. Sewage Pollution of Natural Waters
  10. Chapter 4. The Scope of the Water Pollution Problem
  11. Chapter 5. Microbial Aspects of Pollution in the Food and Dairy Industries
  12. Chapter 6. Aerobic Treatment of Agricultural Wastes
  13. Chapter 7. The Role of Strict Anaerobes in the Digestion of Organic Material
  14. Chapter 8. The Microbial Ecology of the Activated Sludge Process
  15. Chapter 9. Disposal by Dilution?—An Ecologist's Viewpoint
  16. Chapter 10. Microbiological Aspects of the Pollution of Fresh Water with Inorganic Nutrients
  17. Chapter 11. Factors Affecting Algal Blooms
  18. Chapter 12. Nitrogen Removal from Waste Waters by Biological Nitrification and Denitrification
  19. Chapter 13. Degradation of Herbicides by Soil Micro-organisms
  20. Chapter 14. The Microbial Breakdown of Pesticides
  21. Chapter 15. Biodeterioration and Biodegradation of Synthetic Polymers
  22. Chapter 16. Disposal of Infective Laboratory Materials