Description: The field of environmental microbiology comprises aspects of several areas of study including microbial ecology, molecular biology, and biotechnology. Environmental Microbiology is the first book to offer a comprehensive discussion of this field as a discipline, which the authors define as the study of microbial fate and activity in air, water, or soil, and the resulting impact on human health and welfare. While the roots of environmental microbiology can be traced to sanitary engineering (water and wastewater treatment), the field has grown to encompass such practical issues as bioremediation, the control of known and emerging waterborne pathogens, microbial risk assessment, and environmental biotechnology. Areas emphasized in environmental biotechnology include molecular detection of microbial gene sequences an control of microbial activities in natural environments. This textbook was designed for courses at senior undergraduate and graduate levels, but will also serve as a comprehensive reference for environmental microbiologists, microbial ecologists, and environmental engineers, as well as those interested in epidemiology, water and wastewater treatment, and environmental biotechnology.

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