1. Biotechnology and Bioremediation - An Overview, Ajay Singh and Owen Ward; 2. Microbial Community Dynamics During Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons, E. Ann Green and Geritt Voordouw; 3. Bioavailability and Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants - A Microbial Perspective, JonathanVan Hamme; 4. Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons, John D. Coates; 5. Biotransformation, Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Michael Aitken and Thomas C. Long; 6. Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Halogenated Organic Compounds, William W. Mohn; 7. Biodegradation of N-Containing Xenobiotics, Jing Ye, Ajay Singh and Owen P. Ward; 8. Aromatic Hydrocarbon Dioxygenases, Rebecca Parales and Sol M. Resnick; 9. Bacterial Reductive Dehalogenases, Marc B. Habash, Jack D. Trevors and Hung Lee; 10. Engineering of improved biocatalysts in bioremediation, Wilfred Chen and Ashok Mulchandani; 11. Combined Biological and Abiological Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds, Roland Crawford, Thomas F. Hess and Andrzej Paszczynski; 12. Methods for Monitoring and Assessment of Bioremediation Processes, Ajay Singh, Ramesh C. Kuhad, Zarook Shareefdeen and Owen P. Ward