Global Environmental Biotechnology

Section headings and selected papers: Preface. Environmental politics in post-World War II America (M.S. Dukakis). Metals: Mine Drainage, Removal, Toxicity. Biosorption of synthetic dye and metal ions from aqueous effluents using fungal biomass (K.A. Gallagher et al.). Removal and recovery of copper ion (Cu²⁺) from electroplating effluent by a bioreactor containing magnetite-immobilized cells of Pseudomonas putida 5X (K.F. Sze et al.). Waste Treatment/Monitoring. Rapid safe water supply for the people living in the Mekong Delta (N.C.T.H. Giang et al.). Design of a representative and cost-effective sampling program for industrial wastewater with examples from bleached kraft pulp and paper mills (N.T.K. Oanh, B.-E. Bengtsson). Bioremediation: In situ/Rectors/Basic Studies. Pilot-scale comparison of bioventing vs. hydrogen peroxide in maintaining effective aerobic in situ bioremediation (R.P. Jamgocian, C. Yapijakis). Progress using bioremediation for site restoration by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (D.R. Kuroda). Water Quality. A comparative study of effluent toxicity for three chlorine-bleached pulp and paper mills in Southeast Asia (N.T.K. Oanh). Characterization of uranium binding to residual biomass in distillery spent wash (M. Bustard et al.). Biodegradation. Biodegradation of mutagenic activity in tar polluted soil (E. Dahi, M.M. Jensen). Evaporation rates and reaction kinetics of petroleum: biosparging from intact core sleeves (D.W. Ostendorf et al.). Local, National, International Issues. Synthesis and application of insect attractants in Vietnam (N.C. Hao et al.). Environmentally friendly products and processes for the 21st century (R. Kurane). Keyword index.