Monitoring and Assessing Soil Bioremediation

• Main Authors: Margesin, Rosa (Author), Schinner, Franz (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Soil Biology, 5
• Subjects: Environment.; Microbiology.; Ecotoxicology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental pollution.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Terrestrial Pollution.

Reliable methods for monitoring and assessing soil quality are a prerequisite for successful soil bioremediation projects. The fifth volume of Soil Biology presents detailed descriptions of selected methods for evaluating, monitoring and assessing bioremediation treatments of soils contaminated with...

Table of Contents:

• Soil Sampling and Storage
• Determination of Chemical and Physical Soil Properties
• Quantification of Soil Contamination
• Immunotechniques as a Tool for Detection of Hydrocarbons
• Feasibility Studies for Microbial Remediation Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil
• Feasibility Studies for Microbial Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Soil
• Feasibility Studies for Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soil
• Quantification of Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Using Internal Markers
• Assessment of Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Potential Using Radiorespirometry
• Molecular Techniques for Monitoring and Assessing Soil Bioremediation
• Bioreporter Technology for Monitoring Soil Bioremediation
• Interpretation of Fatty Acid Profiles of Soil Microorganisms
• Enumeration of Soil Microorganisms
• Quantification of Soil Microbial Biomass by Fumigation-Extraction
• Determination of Adenylates and Adenylate Energy Charge
• Determination of Aerobic N-Mineralization
• Determination of Enzyme Activities in Contaminated Soil
• Assessment of Ecotoxicity of Contaminated Soil Using Bioassays.