Handbook of Water and Wastewater MicrobiologyDuncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan Elsevier, 7 ago 2003 - 832 pagine "Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right" --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater management. Starting with an introductory chapter of basic microbiological principles, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology develops these principles further, ensuring that this is the essential text for process engineers with little microbiological experience and specialist microbiologists alike.
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Dall'interno del libro
... carbon source because carbon is a component of protoplasm; nitrogen is a component of many major macromolecules, such as protein and nucleic acids. Over 95% of a cell's dry weight is made up of a few major elements, such as C, O, H, S ...
... Carbon Carbon is one of the most important chemical elements required for microbial growth. Fifty per cent of the dry weight of any cell is carbon; thus all organisms require carbon in some form. Carbon forms the backbone of three major ...
... carbon, energy, and electrons or hydrogen. Indeed, the specific nutritional requirements of microorganisms are used to distinguish one microbe from another for taxonomic purposes. Microorganisms may be grouped on the basis of their ...
... carbon dioxide as the main source of carbon. 2. Chemoheterotrophs: microbes that use organic chemical substances as sources of energy and organic compounds as the main source of carbon. 3. Photoautotrophs: microbes that use light as a ...
... carbon dioxide, or sometimes organic compounds, as carbon sources can be called mixotrophic, because they combine autotrophic and heterotrophic processes. Chemotrophs are important in the transformations of the elements, such as the ...
Sommario
Part 2 Water and Excreta Related Diseases | 175 |
Part 3 Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment | 315 |
Part 4 Drinking Water Microbiology | 611 |
Useful Websites | 794 |
Index | 797 |