Opportunities for environmental applications of marine biotechnology : proceedings of the October 5-6, 1999, workshop / Board on Biology, Oceans Studies Board, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Biology.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine biotechnology--Congresses.

Marine biotechnology.

Algal blooms--Congresses.

Algal blooms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 2-day workshop is the culmination of a study of the status and future of marine biotechnology. The overall goal of this workshop is to examine what was initially called "Opportunities for Marine Biotechnology in the United States," to consider where we are now in this field of "Environmental Marine Biotechnology," to envision the field in the future, and to discuss any impediments that might be encountered along the way. Opportunities for Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology: Proceedings of the October 5-6, 1999, Workshop addresses the question of where the federal government should invest its limited funds and what future initiatives should be planned.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction and Goals""; ""Bacterial Biofilms and Biofouling: Translational Research in Marine Biotechnology""; ""Antifouling""; ""Economic and Regulatory Aspects of Marine Biotechnology""; ""Policy Considerations for Advancing Marine Biotechnology""; ""Applications of Economics in the Field of Environmental Marine Biotechnology""; ""Spilled Oil Bioremediation""; ""In Situ Bioremediation of Oiled Shoreline Environments""; ""Contributions of Marine Biotechnology to Marsh Oil Spill Restoration""

""Constraints on the Use of Bioremediation in Wetlands""""Restoration""; ""Opportunities for Biotechnology for Coral and Reef Restoration""; ""Coral Epidemiology""; ""Use of Trace Metals in Marine Bioremediation: A Need for Fundamental Knowledge""; ""Microbial Contamination""; ""Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in Marine Toxicology""; ""Critical Needs in Harmful Algal Bloom Research""; ""The Need for New Biotechnological Tools for Conservation of Marine Environments""; ""Social and Regulatory Aspects of the Marine Environment""; ""Rapporteur Comments on the Bioremediation Session""

""Appendixes""""Appendix A WORKSHOP ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY""; ""Appendix B OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS""

Notes:

"These proceedings were supported by the Electric Power Researh Institute through contract number RP8011-21; the Department of Energy through grant number DE-FG02-93-ER61703; the National Science Foundation through grant number IN-9211798; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce through grant number NA36RG0536; the President's Committee, National Research Council"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309171465

0309171466

9780309501644

0309501644

OCLC:

923256649