Environmental Microbiology

by Ian L. Pepper (Editor), Charles P. Gerba (Editor), Terry J. Gentry (Editor)

Designed for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and environmental professionals, this book builds upon the tremendous success of the previous editions with a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of environmental microbiology as a discipline that has greatly expanded in scope and interest over the past several decades. From terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to urban and indoor environments, this edition relates environmental microbiology to a variety of life science, ecology, and environmental science topics including biogeochemical cycling, bioremediation, environmental transmission of pathogens, microbial risk assessment, and drinking water treatment and reuse. The final chapter highlights several emerging issues including microbial remediation of marine oil spills, microbial contributions to global warming, impact of climate change on microbial infectious disease, and the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Presents state-of-the-art research results with key, recent references to document information Emphasizes critical information using "Information Boxes" throughout Includes real-world case studies to illustrate concepts, along with frequent use of graphics, cartoons and photographs Offers questions at the end of each chapter designed to test key concepts Lecture slides available for instructors online

2195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 23, 2000

Reviews

[Rajab Ajib]

degradation hydrocarbon

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

Look, nobody does a miserable family dinner like Raina M. Maier does in Environmental Microbiology. Every line of dialogue is a tiny knife, and the politeness makes it worse. It's tense, it's funny, and it's painfully familiar. Perfect for anyone who survived holiday gatherings, skip if that's still a sore spot.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick verdict on Environmental Microbiology: loud, funny, and a bit exhausting. What worked: Raina M. Maier never lets the energy dip. What didn't: I needed a break by the halfway mark and the book didn't offer one. Recommend for high-energy readers, skip if you need room to breathe.

[Alex Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

The information was well laid out and accessible. Covered a wide breadth of topics, but I sometimes wished for more information or more review of fundamental concepts. The quality of the physical book/print was somewhat low.

[Shanmugapriya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good