Dehalogenation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Halogenated Organic Compounds - A Global Perspective

      • Max M. Häggblom, Ingeborg D. Bossert

      Pages 3-29

3. Microbial Processes

   1. Microbial Ecology of Dehalogenation

      • Ingeborg D. Bossert, Max M. Häggblom, L. Y. Young

      Pages 33-52

   2. Diversity of Dechlorinating Bacteria

      • Frank E. Löffler, James R. Cole, Kirsti M. Ritalahti, James M. Tiedje

      Pages 53-87

   3. Thermodynamic Considerations for Dehalogenation

      • Jan Dolfing

      Pages 89-114

   4. Dehalogenation by Anaerobic Bacteria

      • Christof Holliger, Christophe Regeard, Gabriele Diekert

      Pages 115-157

   5. Biodegradation of Chlorinated Compounds by White Rot Fungi

      • James A. Field

      Pages 159-204

4. Biochemistry and Chemistry

   1. Bacterial Growth on Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons: Genetics and Biochemistry

      • Dick B. Janssen, Jantien E. Oppentocht, Gerrit J. Poelarends

      Pages 207-226

   2. Aromatic Dehalogenases: Insights into Structures, Mechanisms, and Evolutionary Origins

      • Shelley D. Copley

      Pages 227-259

   3. Abiotic Dehalogenation by Metals

      • Lisa A. Totten, Nada M. Assaf-Anid

      Pages 261-287

5. Environmental Fate and Applications

   1. Bioavailability of Organohalides

      • Kyoungphile Nam, Jerome J. Kukor

      Pages 291-302

   2. Biotransformation of Halogenated Pesticides

      • Dennis D. Focht

      Pages 303-322

   3. Biodegradation of Atmospheric Halocarbons

      • Ronald S. Oremland

      Pages 323-345

   4. Dechlorination of Sediment Dioxins: Catalysts, Mechanisms, and Implications for Remedial Strategies and Dioxin Cycling

      • Cyndee L Gruden, Q. Shiang Fu, Andrei L. Barkovskii, Iris D. Albrecht, Mary M. Lynam, Peter Adriaens

      Pages 347-372

   5. Redox Conditions and the Reductive/Oxidativebiodegradation of Chlorinated Ethenes in Groundwater Systems

      • Francis H. Chapelle, Paul M. Bradley

      Pages 373-384

   6. Microcosms for Site-Specific Evaluation of Enhanced Biological Reductive Dehalogenation

      • Donna E. Fennell, James M. Gossett

      Pages 385-420

   7. Chlorinated Organic Contaminants from Mechanical Wood Processing and Their Bioremediation

      • M. Minna Laine, Minna K. MäNnistö, Mirja S. Salkinoja-Salonen, Jaakko A. Puhakka

      Pages 421-442

   8. Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Aquatic Sediments: Environmental Fate and Outlook for Biological Treatment

      • Donna L. Bedard

      Pages 443-465

6. Summary

   1. Environmental Dehalogenation — Problems and Recommendations

      • Charles E. Castro

      Pages 469-479

7. Back Matter

   Pages 481-501

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Halogenated organic compounds constitute one of the largest groups of environmental chemicals. The industrial production of new halogenated organic compounds has increased throughout the last century peaking in the 1960s, and continuing in widespread use today. Organohalides are integral to a variety of industrial applications, including use as solvents, degreasing agents, biocides, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, hydraulic and heat transfer fluids, and intermediates for chemical synthesis, to name a few. It is important to recognize the beneficial aspects of halogenated organic compounds, as well as their potentially deleterious impact on the environment and health. Recognition ofthe adverse environmental effects ofmanytypes oforganohalide compounds has led to efforts to reduce or eliminate the most problematic ones. Although organohalide compounds are typically considered to be anthropogenic industrial compounds, they have their counterpart in several thousands of natural biogenic and geogenic organohalides, representing most classes of organic chemicals. Natural sources account for a significant portion of the global organohalogen budget. This volume authored by recognized experts in the field provides a current perspective on how both natural and synthetic organohalides are formed and degraded, and how these processes are incorporated into a global halogen cycle. The focus is on microbial processes, since these play a major role both in the production and degradation, i. e. , cycling of halogenated organic compounds inthe environment. This book is organized into five parts. Part I, Introduction, provides a global perspective on the issues of organohalides and their fate in the environment.

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• Bioremediation
• biochemistry
• ecology
• microorganism
• air pollution and air quality
• ecotoxicology

• Rutgers University, USA

  Max M. Häggblom, Ingeborg D. Bossert

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