Groundwater Pollution Microbiology by Gabriel Bitton, Charles P. Gerba

The first concise compilation of current knowledge of the microbial aspects of groundwater pollution. Provides an introduction to hydrology, and offers detailed coverage of methodologies for microbial detection in the subsurface and of the use of microbes for the study of contaminant transport. Also examines the role of microbes in the degradation and transformation of chemical pollutants.