Environmental microbiology of aquatic and waste systems

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Okafor, Nduka (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer , c2011
Subjects:
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