Ground-Water Microbiology and Geochemistry
A timely contribution to protecting our valuable ground-water resources. Divided into three sections, it begins with a basic overview of microbiology, detailing the kinds of microorganisms present, the bacterial growth, metabolism, genetics and microbial ecology in ground-water. Part 2 discusses microbial abundance and distribution of microorganisms, sampling techniques, biogeochemical cycling and geochemical modeling. Lastly, it deals with microbial processes in aquifers that have been chemically contaminated, a subject of great interest because bioremediation--using microorganisms to detoxify pollutants--is a potentially useful and cost-effective technology.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.