Environmental microbiology of aquatic and waste systems / Nduka Okafor.

CONTENTS

Nature, Properties and Distribution of water
physical and chemical properties of water and their consequences
importance and uses of water
the hydrologic cycle
classification of waters
Global distribution of water on earth and its study

Peculiarities of water as an environmental habitat for microorganisms
the peculiar nature of water as an environment for microbial habitation
ecological habitats of microorganisms in aquatic environments
Foreign versus indigenous aquatic bacteria
e.tc

Aspects of the molecular biology of microorganisms of relevance to the aquatic environment
Protein synthesis
The polymerase chain reaction
Microarrays
e.tc

Taxonomy, physiology and ecology of aquatic microorganisms
Taxonomy of microorganisms in aquatic environments
nature of modern taxonomy
evolution of the classification of living things
e.tc

Ecology of microorganisms in freshwater
microbial ecology of atmospheric waters
microbial ecology of surface waters
ground waters
e.tc

Ecology of microorganisms in saline waters(seas and oceans)
microbial ecology of atmospheric waters
microbial ecology of surface waters
ground waters
e.tc

Ecology of microorganisms in saline waters(seas and oceans)
the ocean environment
some properties of sea water
microbial ecology of the seas and oceans
e.tc

Pollution of aquatic systems: pollution through eutrophication, fecal materials, and oil spills
Nature of pollution
Pollution of water with reference to human health
Pollution by petroleum in oceans and seas: role of microorganisms in oil degradation and remediation
e.tc

Disease transmission in water
Disease transmission through drinking water
Disease transmission in recreational waters
Disease transmission through shellfish growing in fecally contaminated water
e.tc

Municipal Purification of water
The need for water
the quality of the raw water to be purified
Processes for the municipal purification of water
e.tc

Waste disposal in the aqueous medium: sewage disposal
Nature of wastes
methods for the determination of organic matter content in sewage and wastewaters
systems for the treatment of sewage
e.tc

The disposal of municipal solid wastes
The nature of wastes in general
The world-wide development of interest in the environment
Nature of municipal solid waste

Includes bibliographical references and index.