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 Environmental
Biotechnology
Theory and Application

Gareth M. Evans
Judith C. Furlong
University of Durham, UK and Taeus Biotech Ltd
Environmental
Biotechnology
 Environmental
Biotechnology
Theory and Application

Gareth M. Evans
Judith C. Furlong
University of Durham, UK and Taeus Biotech Ltd
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Evans, Gareth (Gareth M.)

Environmental biotechnology : theory and application / by Gareth M. Evans, Judith
C. Furlong.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-470-84372-1 (cloth : alk. paper) – ISBN 0-470-84373-X (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Bioremediation. I. Furlong, Judith C. II. Title.

TD192.5.E97 2003
628.5 – dc21
2002027448

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Typeset in 10/12pt Times by Laserwords Private Limited, Chennai, India

Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire
This book is printed on acid-free paper responsibly manufactured from sustainable forestry
in which at least two trees are planted for each one used for paper production.
This book is dedicated with much love to:

The late Brother Ramon SSF, friend and mentor, and to

the late Ronald and Delcie Furlong.
JCF
John and Denise Evans.
GME
 Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii

Chapter 1 Introduction to Biotechnology 1

Chapter 2 Microbes and Metabolism 11

Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Biological Intervention 49

Chapter 4 Pollution and Pollution Control 65

Chapter 5 Contaminated Land and Bioremediation 89

Chapter 6 Aerobes and Effluents 113

Chapter 7 Phytotechnology and Photosynthesis 143

Chapter 8 Biotechnology and Waste 173

Chapter 9 Genetic Manipulation 213

Chapter 10 Integrated Environmental Biotechnology 235

Chapter 11 The Way Ahead 269

Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading 279

Index 281
 Foreword
by Professor Bjørn Jensen

Chairman of the European Federation of Biotechnology, Environmental

Biotechnology Section and Research and Innovation Director, DHI Water and
Environment.

Environmental biotechnology has an exciting future. Just the thought of having

microorganisms work for you – simply by feeding them with natural substrates
and having hazards turned into minerals and nature’s own basic constituents – is
really intriguing. Of course, we all know that it is not that simple, but nevertheless
it is both the fundamental premise, and the ultimate goal, which we must bear
in mind in all developments in the field.
Environmental biotechnology is not an easy subject to cover, but therefore so
much the more important that it should be. For years, the environmental tech-
nologies had a little too much tail wind because of the overwhelming sympathy
for green solutions. This often led to misuse and discredit of the technologies
among some end users. In those years, too many studies underestimated the
complexity of the task. The inevitable outcome was poor documentation, not
giving enough credit to the processes involved and the degree of process con-
trol required. The reputations of these technologies were also hampered by the
fact that some of those who were in favour of them were too ambitious as to
when these technologies should be applied, and gave too little emphasis to other
competing approaches which might have been more useful.
Environmental biotechnology has now fully regained its reputation, due to the
hard work of skilled and dedicated scientists. Reliable documentation within a
number of areas is rapidly accumulating, and new emerging approaches and tools
are distinguishing the field. For these reasons, this book is extremely well timed.
The book covers both the basic fundamentals and biochemical processes
involved, as well as the technologies themselves within different areas of
application. As part of the framework, it also provides a thorough description
of the character of pollution and pollution control, and there are chapters
on more modern approaches to the subject, such as integrated environmental
biotechnology and genetic tools – all in all a complete introduction to the study
of environmental biotechnology.
x Foreword

There is no doubt that this book will be one of inspiration for all professionals
in the field. It is a very good framework for understanding the complex nature
of processes and technology, and as such it will be useful for researchers, prac-
titioners and other parties who need a working knowledge of this fascinating
subject.
 Preface
This work inevitably sprang out of our environmental biotechnology modules at
the University of Durham, but it is not intended to be just another ‘book of the
course’. Though it is clearly rooted in these origins, it reflects our wider, and
rather varied, experiences of the field. In many respects, we have been fortunate;
teaching has undoubtedly drawn on the ‘theory’, while our own consultancy has
tended to focus us on the ‘application’. Indeed, our own particular backgrounds
mean that our partnership is based in both the academic and the practical. Like
many before us, we came to the subject largely by accident and via other original
disciplines, in the days before educational institutions offered anything other
than traditional programmes of study and, please remember, this was not so
long ago. The rise of environmental studies, which must surely be amongst
the most inherently applicable of applied sciences, and the growing importance
of biotechnology usage in this respect, remain two of the most encouraging
developments for the future of our planet.
Within a very short time, biotechnology has come to play an increasingly
important role in many aspects of everyday life. The upsurge of the ‘polluter
pays’ principle, increasing pressure to revitalise the likes of former industrial
sites and recent developments within the waste industry itself have combined to
alter the viability of environmental biotechnology radically in the last five years.
Once an expensive and largely unfamiliar option, it has now become a realistic
alternative to many established approaches for manufacturing, land remediation,
pollution control and waste management. Against a background of burgeoning
disposal costs and ever more stringent legislation and liabilities, the application
of biologically engineered solutions seems certain to continue its growth.
The purpose of this book is a straightforward one: to present a fair reflection of
the practical biological approaches currently employed to address environmental
problems, and to provide the reader with a working knowledge of the science
that underpins them. In this respect, it differs very little from the ethos of our
course at Durham and we are grateful to each successive wave of students for
constantly reminding us of the importance of these two goals. In other ways, this
work represents a major departure. Freed from the constraints of time and the
inevitable demands of exams, we have been afforded the luxury in this book of
being able to include far more in each section than could reasonably be covered
in a traditional series of lectures on the topic. In some places, this has allowed
xii Preface

us to delve in deeper detail, while in others it has permitted some of the lesser
well-known aspects of this fascinating discipline to be aired anew.
We have adopted what we feel is a logical structure, addressing technologies in
as cohesive a manner as possible, given the intrinsic interrelatedness of so much
of our subject matter. While the fundamental structure is, of course, intended
to unify the whole work, we have tried to make each chapter as much of a
‘standalone’ as possible, in an attempt to make this a book which also encourages
‘dipping in’. Ultimately, of course, the reader will decide how successful we
have been.
The text falls into three main parts. The early chapters examine issues of the
role and market for biotechnology in an environmental context, the essential bio-
chemistry and microbiology which enables them to be met, and the fundamental
themes of biological intervention. The technologies and applications themselves
make up the central core of the book, both literally and figuratively and, fittingly,
this is the largest part. Finally, aspects of integration and the future development
of environmental biotechnology are addressed.
This subject is inherently context-dependent – a point which recurs through-
out the discussion – and local modalities can conspire to shape individual best
practice in a way unknown in other branches of biotechnology. What works in
one country may not in another, not because the technology is flawed, but often
simply because economic, legislative or societal barriers so dictate. The envi-
ronmental biotechnologist must sometimes perform the mental equivalent of a
circus act in balancing these many and different considerations. It is only to be
expected, then, that the choices we have made as to what to include, and the rel-
ative importance afforded them, reflect these experiences. It is equally inevitable
that some readers will take issue with these decisions, but that has always been
the lot of writers. As an editor of our acquaintance once confided, the most pow-
erful drive known to our species is not for survival, nor to procreate, but to alter
someone else’s copy.
It has been said that the greatest thing that anyone can achieve is to make a
difference. We hope that, in writing this book, we will, in some small way, do
just that.
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