本书既阐明了环境工程微生物学的基本原理,又介绍了微生物在修复污染环境、处理废水等方面的应用。本书注重基础知识,同时强调新理论和新技术,内容丰富,图文并茂,系统详实。
其主要内容包括:环境工程微生物学的基础知识,环境微生物的种类、形态、生理、遗传及其生长特征;分别介绍了微生物在土壤、水体以及大气中的生态分布,微生物与其生态环境的相互关系;系统地介绍了微生物在环境中的行为、活性以及研究其生态分布、数量、活性的新技术和新方法;较系统地论述了微生物在生态系统中的作用与功能,以及开发、强化生态功能进行污染环境的修复、废水和废弃物的处理等原理。本书既可作为环境工程、环境科学等相关专业本科生、研究生教材或参考书,也可作为环境工程、环境科学等相关领域技术人员的自学用书。

Chapter 1 Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 An Historical Perspective
1.3 Modem Environmental Microbiology
1.4 Purpose and Organization of This Text
Chapter 2 Microorganisms in the Environment
2.1 Viruses
2.2 Bacteria
2.3 Fungi
2.4 Algae
2.5 Protozoa
Chapter 3 Bacterial Growth
3.1 Growth in Pure Culture in a Flask
3.2 Continuous Culture
3.3 Growth under Aerobic Conditions
3.4 Growth under Anaerobic Conditions
3.5 Growth in the Environment
Chapter 4 Terrestrial Environments
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Porous Media
4.3 Soil and Subsurface Environments
4.4 General Characteristics of Microorganisms in Porous Media
4.5 Microbial Activities in Porous Media
4.6 Microorganisms in Surface Soils
4.7 Microorganisms in Shallow Subsurface Environments
4.8 Microorganisms in Deep Subsurface Environments
Chapter 5 Aquatic and Extreme Environments
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Microbial Habitats in the Aquatic Environment
5.3 Aquatic Environments
5.4 Environmental Determinants That Govern Extreme Environments
5.5 Aquatic Microbes in the News
Chapter 6 Aeromicrobiology
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Important Airborne Pathogens
6.3 Important Airborne Toxins
6.4 Nature of Bioaerosols
6.5 The Atmosphere
6.6 Aeromicrobiological Pathway
6.7 Sampling Devices for the Collection of Bioaerosols
6.8 Microbial Survival in the Air
6.9 Extramural Aeromicrobiology
6.10 Intramural Aeromicrobiology
6.11 Bioaerosol Control
6.12 Biosafety in the Laboratory
6.13 Other Areas of Interest
Chapter 7 Microbial Transport
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Factors Affecting Microbial Transport
7.3 Factors Affecting Transport of DNA
7.4 Novel Approaches to Facilitate Microbial Transport
7.5 Methodology for Studying Transport
7.6 Models for Microbial Transport
Chapter 8 Cultural Methods
8.1 Cultural Methods for Enumeration of Bacteria
8.2 Cultural Media for Bacteria
8.3 Cultural Methods for Fungi
8.4 Cultural Methods for Algae and Cyanobacteria
8.5 Cell Culture-Based Detection Methods for Viruses
Chapter 9 Biogeoehemieal Cycling
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Carbon Cycle
9.3 Nitrogen Cycle
9.4 Sulfur Cycle
Chapter 10 Microorganisms and Organic Pollutants
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Environmental Law
10.3 The Overall Process of Biodegradation
10.4 Relationship between Contaminant Structure, Toxicity, and Biodegradability
10.5 Environmental Factors Affecting Biodegradation
10.6 Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants
10.7 Bioremediation
Chapter 11 Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants
11.1 Cause for Concern
11.2 Metals Defined
11.3 Sources of Metals
11.4 Metal Bioavailability in the Environment
11.5 Metal Toxicity Effects on the Microbial Cell
11.6 Mechanisms of Microbial Metal Resistance and Detoxification
11.7 Methods for Studying Metal-Microbial Interactions
11.8 Adverse Effects of Microbial Metal Transformations
11.9 The Benefits of Metal-Microbial Interactions
11.10 Physical/Chemical Methods of Metal Remediation
11.11 Innovative Microbial Approaches in the Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils and Sediments
11.12 Innovative Microbial Approaches in the Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Aquatic Systems
Chapter 12 Indicator Microorganisms
12.1 The Concept of Indicator Organisms
12.2 Total Coliforms
12.3 Fecal Coliforms
12.4 Fecal Streptococci
12.5 Clostridium perfringens
12.6 Heterotrophic Plate Count
12.7 Bacteriophage
12.8 Other Indicator Organisms
12.9 Standards and Criteria for Indicators
Chapter 13 Nucleic Acid-Based Methods of Analysis
13.1 Structure and Complementarity of Nucleic Acids
13.2 Obtaining Microbial Nucleic Acids from the Environment
13.3 Nucleic Acid-Based Methods
Chapter 14 Domestic Wastes and Waste Treatment
14.1 Domestic Wastewater
14.2 Modem Wastewater Treatment
14.3 Oxidation Ponds
14.4 Septic Tanks
14.5 Land Application of Wastewater
14.6 Wetlands and Aquaculture Systems
14.7 Solid Waste
Chapter 15 Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution
15.1 Water Treatment Processes
15.2 Water Distribution Systems
15.3 Assimilable Organic Carbon