Environmental Biotechnology, Second Edition: A Biosystems Approach

✍ Scribed by Vallero, Daniel A

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 730
• Edition: First edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Environmental Biotechnology: A Biosystems Approach, Second Edition presents valuable information on how biotechnology has acted as a vital buffer among people, pollution, and the environment. It answers the most important questions on the topic, including how, and why, a knowledge and understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological principles of the environment must be achieved in order to develop biotechnology applications.

Most texts address either the applications or the implications of biotechnology. This book addresses both. The applications include biological treatment and other environmental engineering processes. The risks posed by biotechnologies are evaluated from both evidence-based and precautionary perspectives. Using a systems biology approach, the book provides a context for researchers and practitioners in environmental science that complements guidebooks on the necessary specifications and criteria for a wide range of environmental designs and applications. Users will find crucial information on the topics scientific researchers must evaluate in order to develop further technologies.

• Provides a systems approach to biotechnologies which includes the physical, biological, and chemical processes in context
• Presents relevant case studies on cutting-edge technologies, such as nanobiotechnologies and green engineering
• Addresses both the applications and implications of biotechnologies by following the lifecycle of a variety of established and developing biotechnologies
• Includes crucial information on the topics scientific researchers must evaluate in order to develop further technologies

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Environmental Biotechnology: An Overview, Pages 1-40
Chapter 2 - A Question of Balance: Using versus Abusing Biological Systems, Pages 41-88
Chapter 3 - Environmental Biochemodynamic Processes, Pages 89-150
Chapter 4 - Systems, Pages 151-207
Chapter 5 - Environmental Risks of Biotechnologies, Pages 209-247
Chapter 6 - Reducing Biotechnological Risks, Pages 249-291
Chapter 7 - Applied Ecology, Pages 293-358
Chapter 8 - Biotechnological Implications: A Systems Approach, Pages 359-405
Chapter 9 - Environmental Risks of Biotechnologies: Economic Sector Perspectives, Pages 407-446
Chapter 10 - Addressing Biotechnological Pollutants, Pages 447-488
Chapter 11 - Nanotechnology and Emerging Sciences, Pages 489-506
Chapter 12 - Mechanisms and Outcomes, Pages 507-521
Chapter 13 - Analyzing the Environmental Implications of Emerging Technologies, Pages 523-560
Chapter 14 - Responsible Management of Biotechnologies, Pages 561-610
Appendix 1 - Background Information on Environmental Impact Statements, Pages 611-616
Appendix 2 - Cancer Potency Factors, Pages 617-638
Appendix 3 - Verification Method for Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction Systems to Detect Biological Agents, Pages 639-641
Appendix 4 - Summary of Persistent and Toxic Organic Compounds in North America, Identified by the United Nations as Highest Priorities for Regional Actions, Pages 643-651
Appendix 5 - Sample Retrieval from ECOTOX Database for Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Exposed to DDT and its Metabolites in Freshwater, Pages 653-665
Glossary, Pages 667-707
Index, Pages 709-726