Genetic Control of Environmental Pollutants

Welcome and Introduction.- Environmental Toxicants.- Microbial Biodegradation of 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Chlorophenols.- Bacterial Transformations of and Resistances to Heavy Metals.- The Identification and Cloning of Genes Encoding Haloaromatic Catabolic Enzymes and the Construction of Hybrid Pathways for Substrate Mineralization.- General Discussion: Environmental Toxicants.- Engineering Organisms to Survive.- Engineering Organisms to Survive: Introduction.- Biodegradation in the Estuarine-Marine Environments and the Genetically Altered Microbe.- Plasmid-Mediated Biodegradative Fate of Monohalogenated Biphenyls in Facultatively Anaerobic Sediments.- Land Disposal and Spill Site Environments.- Ecological Constraints on Genetic Engineering.- Panel Discussion: Vulnerability of Ecosystems.- Environmental Waste Streams.- Perspective on Opportunities for Genetic Engineering Applications in Industrial Pollution Control.- Application of Genetic Engineering to Industrial Waste/Wastewater Treatment.- Needs and Strategies for Genetic Control: Municipal Wastes.- Pseudomonas Hydrocarbon Oxidation.- Microbial Enzymes and Lignocellulose Utilization.- Panel Discussion: Comparison of Traditional and Genetic Strategies.- Diverse Capabilities of Microorganisms.- Diverse Capabilities of Microorganisms: Introduction.- Capabilities of Microorganisms (and Microbiologists).- Tools of Genetic Manipulation.- Manipulation of Methanotrophs.- Panel Discussion: Emerging Industrial Applications.- Roundtable Discussion: Directions for the Future.- Posters.- Wastewater Treatment with Bacteria Attached to Fibers.- Dissimilation of Aromatic Compounds by Rhodotorula graminis.- Membrane-Associated Benzoate-4-Hydroxylase from Rhodotorula graminis.- Biodecontamination of a Full-Scale Formaldehyde Spill.- Evolution of New Degradative Functions for Halogenated Aromatics.- Biological Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Mutant Organisms.- Gene Engineering of Yeast for the Degradation of Hazardous Wastes.- Molecular Induction by Phenobarbital of Cytochrome P-450 and Epoxide Hydrolase.- Chemistry and Genotoxicity of Runoffs from Model Coal Piles.- Aerobic Microbial Degradation of Glucoisosaccharinic Acid.- Phenol Degradation in Microbial Fixed-Film Bioreactors.- Construction of a "Gene Library" of Pseudomonas sp. B13 and Expression of the 3-Chlorobenzoate Degradative Genes.- Isolation and Characterization of TN-5 Induced Insertion Mutants in the 3-Chlorobenzoate Degradation Pathway of Pseudomonas sp. B13.- Potential Use of Microcosms to Assess Survival, Efficacy, and Environmental Safety of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms.- Closing Remarks.- Participants and Speakers.