Environmental Microbiology. Edition No. 3

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
2. Microorganisms Found in the Environment
3. Bacterial Growth
4. Earth Environments
5. Aeromicrobiology
6. Aquatic Environments
7. Extreme Environments
8. Environmental Sample Collection and Processing
9. Microscopic Techniques
10. Cultural Methods
11. Physiological Methods
12. Immunological Methods
13. Nucleic Acid-Based Methods of Detection
14. Microbial Source Tracking
15. Microbial Transport in the Subsurface
16. Biogeochemical Cycling
17. Micoorganisms and Organic Pollutants
18. Microorganisms and Metal Pollutants
19. Microbial Diversity and Interactions in Natural Ecosystems
20. Microbial Communitation: Bacteria-Bacteria and Bacteria-Host
21. Bioinformation and "Omic" Approaches to Characterization/Microbial Communities
22. Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens
23. Indicator Microorganisms
24. Risk Assessment
25. Municipal Wastewater Treatment
26. Land Application of Organic Residuals:  Municipal Biosolids and Animal Manures
27. Recycled Water Treatment and Reuse
28. Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution
29. Disinfection
30. Domestic and Indoor Microbiology
31. Global Emerging Microbial Issues in the Anthropocene Era

Authors

Ian L. Pepper University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. Dr. Ian Pepper is currently a Professor at the University of Arizona. He is also Director of the University of Arizona, Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL) and the NSF Water and Environmental Technology (WET) Center. Dr. Pepper is an environmental microbiologist specializing in the molecular ecology of the environment. His research has focused on the fate and transport of pathogens in air, water, soils and wastes. His expertise has been recognized by membership on six National Academy of Science Committees and former memberships on an EPA FIFRA Science and Advisory Panel. Dr. Pepper is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Microbiology, the Soil Science Society of America, and the American Society of Agronomy. He is also a Board Certified Environmental Scientist within the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. He is the author or co-author of six textbooks; 40 book chapters; and over 180 peer-review journal articles. Charles P. Gerba University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. Dr. Charles P. Gerba is a Professor at the University of Arizona. He conducts research the transmission of pathogens through the environment. His recent research encompasses the transmission of pathogens by water, food and fomites; fate of pathogens in land applied wastes; development of new disinfectants; domestic microbiology and microbial risk assessment. He has been an author on more than 500 articles including several books in environmental microbiology and pollution science. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1998 he received the A. P. Black Award from the American Water Works Association for outstanding contributions to water science and in 1996 he received the McKee medal from the Water Environment Federation for outstanding contributions to groundwater protection. He received the 1999 Award of Excellence in Environmental Health from National Association of County and City Health Officials. Terry J. Gentry Professor of Soil and Aquatic Microbiology, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Terry Gentry is a Professor of Soil and Aquatic Microbiology in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University. He teaches an undergraduate course in soil and water microbiology and a graduate course in environmental microbiology. His research focuses on the use of molecular technologies to detect and identify microbial pathogens from animal, human, and natural sources along with the characterization of microbial populations and communities contributing to applied processes such as the bioremediation of organic and metal contaminants and sustainability of intensive cropping systems.