Environmental biomonitoring: the biotechnology ecotoxicology interface

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Foreword R. May 1. The value of biomonitors in bioremediation strategies against ecotoxicants J. M. Lynch and A. Wiseman Part I. Ocotoxicology and Biomonitoring: 2. Our environmental future - the role of science J. Krebs 3. Pollution and its ecotoxicological consequences J. H. Koeman 4. Advances in biomonitoring sensitivity and reliability in PAH-contaminated soil A. Wetzel 5. Microbial parameters for monitoring soil pollution C. E. Pankhurst, S. L. Rogers and V. V. S. R. Gupta 6. Release of genetically-modified microorganisms and biomonitoring F. A. A. M. De Leij, M. J. Bailey, J. M. Whipps, I. P. Thompson, P. A. Bramwell and J. M. Lynch 7. Biomonitoring in the aqueous environment: use of cytochromes P450 and other molecular biomarkers in fish and mussels D. R. Livingstone and P. S. Goldfarb Part II. Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation: 8. Use of non-indigenous organisms for bioremediation - the promise and the concerns R. Colwell 9. Bioremediation case studies R. M. Atlas 10. Utilisation of biocatalysts in cellulose waste minimisation J. Woodward and B. R. Evans 11. Sensors for nitrogen-removal monitoring in waste-water treatment K. Gernaey, H. Bogarert, P. Vanrolleghem, L. Van Vooren and W. Verstraete 12. Nitrogen fertilizer and ecotoxicology: global distribution of environmental pollution caused by food production H. Kawashima, K. Okamoto, M. J. Bazin and J. M. Lynch Part III. Biosafety Regulations and Economics: 13. Risk perception attitudes and defence strategies associated with toxic substances: the case of lead contamination in Hungary Z. Fuzesi, L. Tistyan and A. Vari 14. Risk economics, risk assessment and legislation: methodology B. Nordenstam 15. Environmental biomonitoring - legal problems world-wide S. Battersby 16. Bioremediation - an economic perspective S. Shohet Part IV. Directional-Pointers to Future Environmental Problems: 17. Development of 'Fail-Safe Strategies' to combat biohazards from environmental xenobiotics A. Wiseman and J. M. Lynch Index.