Manual of Environmental Microbiology (eBook)

This book covers microbes in air, water,
and soil and their impact on human health and welfare. This edition provides
critical updates regarding the microbial risk assessment process, a summary of
updates to study environmental microorganisms, and the assessment of microbial
presence in natural and built environments.

Environmental microbiology is part of the
broader American Society for Microbiology. As such, the book provides critical
references for practicing clinical and environmental microbiologists.

The composition of the senior editorial
board serves as a guide to potential readership. Dr. Yates is in a department
of environmental sciences (UC-Riverside), while Dr. Nakatsu serves in a
department of agronomy (Purdue), Dr. Miller works in a department of
microbiology and molecular genetics (Oklahoma State), and Dr. Pillai is posted
at the National Center for Electron Beam Research (Texas A&M). The
contributor list numbers over 180, spanning four continents and many
sub-disciplines. I would expect the readership to derive from similar diverse
affiliations. Water and wastewater specialists also will number among readers.

This book actually contains four volumes:
general methodology (analytical detection to sample collection); environmental
public health microbiology (surveying microorganisms in water, air, or soil);
microbial ecology (means of classifying and explaining relationships); and bio
degradation and bio transformation (transformations and degradation of natural-
and man-made chemicals).

ASM Press has prepared a wonderful book
essential to the science of environmental microbiologists, microbial
ecologists, and environmental engineers. The new features in this edition
justify this update.

-J. Thomas,
Pierce Navy Environmental Health Center