Environmental Microbiology

Hardback  752 pages  ISBN 0124975704      £73.00

This is a comprehensive textbook covering most aspects of environmental microbiology in a concise and user-friendly format. It evaluates both the beneficial and adverse impacts that microorganisms - such as bacteria, fungi and protozoa - have and how human actions can alter or control microbial activities. It includes in-depth coverage of methodologies for studying such microbes, together with a detailed assessment of emerging areas such as transport of microbes and DNA, microbial risk assessment, and use of molecular detection in environmental applications. The first comprehensive textbook on the subject features foundation chapters to provide a back-ground in biological and earth sciences, references to key or landmark works without interrupting the flow of text and multiple, detailed graphics in full colour making the text visually stimulating. It also includes numerous "case studies" in order to emphasise relevance to real life, with study questions at the end of each chapter.