Environmental microbiology of aquatic and waste systems
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer ,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Nature, properties and distribution of water
- 2. Peculiarities of water as an environmental habitat for microorganisms
- 3. Aspects of the molecular biology of microorganisms of relevance to the aquatic environment
- 4. Taxonomy, physiology and ecology of aquatic microorganisms
- 5. Ecology of microorganisms in freshwater
- 6. Ecology of microorganisms in saline water (seas and oceans)
- 7. Pollution of aquatic systems : pollution through eutrophication, fecal materials and oil spills
- 8. Disease transmission in water
- 9. Municipal purification of water
- 10. Waste disposal in the aqueous medium : sewage disposal
- 11. The disposal of municipal solid wastes