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Environmental Microbiology
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Gabriel Bitton, Ph.D.
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  l.     Bitton, G., Marshall, K.C., Eds.  (l980).  Adsorption of Microorganisms to Surfaces, Wiley‑Interscience, N.Y. 

2.   Bitton, G.  l980.  Introduction to Environmental Virology, Wiley‑Interscience,    N.Y.

       *** This book was translated in Chinese in the People's Republic of China

   3.   Bitton, G., Damron, B.L., Edds, G.T., and J.M. Davidson, Eds.  (l980)  Sludge:  Health Risks  of Land Application, Ann Arbor Sci. Pub., Ann Arbor, MI.       

  4.   Bitton, G., and Gerba, C.P., Eds.  (l984)  Groundwater Pollution Microbiology, Wiley, N.Y.

                ***  This book was reprinted by Krieger Pub. Co.

   5.   Bitton, G. and B.J. Dutka. Eds.  (1986).  Toxicity Testing Using Microorganisms, Vol.1, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 

  6.   Dutka, B.J. and G. Bitton, Eds. (1986).  Toxicity Testing Using Microorganisms, Vol. 2, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. 

  7.   Goyal, S., C.P. Gerba and G. Bitton, Eds. 1987.  Phage Ecology, Wiley, N.Y. 

  8.   Bitton, G. 1994.  Wastewater Microbiology ,  Wiley-Liss Pub., New York.

         *This book has been translated in Korean and Chinese

 9.     Tarradellas, J., G. Bitton, and D. Rossel, Eds. 1996.  Soil Ecotoxicology, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL  (ISBN: 1-56670-134-1). 

10   Bitton, G. 1998.  The Formula Book for Environmental Engineers and Scientists, Wiley Interscience,  New York,  290 pp.,  (ISBN# 0-471-   13905-X) 

   11. Bitton, G. 1999.  Wastewater Microbiology ,  2nd. Edition, Wiley-Liss Pub., New York. 

12.  Bitton, G., Editor-In-Chief. 2002. Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology  (6 volumes), John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 

         Note:  This encyclopedia is also online  (see Wiley WEB site)

  13. Bitton G.  2005.Wastewater Microbiology, 3rd. Edition, Wiley-Liss Pub., New York, 746 pp.

 

Journal Publications

1.      Baril, R. and Bitton, G.  l967.  Anomalous values of free iron in some Quebec soils containing magnetite.  Can. J. Soil Sci., 47: 26l.

 2.      Bitton, G. and Ouellette, G.J.  l968.  Contenu en magnesium total et echangeable des sols du Quebec.  Science du sol No. l (Supplement au Bulletin de l'Association Francaise pour l'Etude du Sol), ll‑l7.

 3.       Baril, R., and Bitton, G.  l969.  Influence de la matiere organique dans le dosage du fer, de l'aluminium et du manganese dans les sols a l'aide du spectrophotometre a absorption atomique.  Le Naturaliste Canadien, 96: 725‑72.

 4.      Baril, R., and Bitton, G.  l969.  Teneurs elevees de fer libre et identification taxonomique de certains sols du Quebec contenant de la magnetite.  Can. J.Soil Sci., 49: l‑9.

5.      Bitton, G., and Henis, Y.  l97l.  Use of montmorillonite for the demonstration of capsules of Klebsiella aerogenes and Corynebacterium sp., Appl. Microbiol., 22: 723‑725.

6.   Bitton, G., Henis, Y., and Lahav, N.  l972.  Effect of several clay minerals and  humic acid on the survival of Klebsiella aerogenes exposed to ultraviolet irradiation.  Appl. Microbiol., 23: 870‑874.

 7.  Bitton, G., Lahav, N. and Henis, Y.  l974.  Movement and retention of Klebsiella aerogenes in soil columns.  Plant and Soil, 40: 253‑259.

  8.   Bitton, G., and Mitchell, R.  l974.  Protection of Escherichia coli by montmorillonite in seawater.  J.  of Env. Eng. Div. (EE6), l00: l3l0‑l3l3. 

  9.   Bitton, G., Mitchell, R., DeLatour, C., and Maxwell, E.  l974.  Phosphate removal by magnetic filtration.  Water Res., 8: l07‑l09.

  l0.    Mitchell, R., Bitton, G., DeLatour, C., and Maxwell, E.  l974.  Magnetic separation:  A new approach to water and waste treatment.  Int. Conf. on Water Pollution, Paris.  Sept. l974.  (Also in Progress in Water Technology, 8: 

  11.  Bitton, G. and Mitchell, R.  l974.  Effect of colloids on the survival of bacteriophages in seawater.  Water Res. 8: 227‑229.

 l2.    Bitton, G. and Mitchell, R.  l974.  The removal of Escherichia coli bacteriophages T7 by magnetic filtration.  Water Res., 8: 227‑229. 

 l3.    Bitton, G., Fox, J.L., and Strickland, H.G.  l975.  Removal of algae from Florida lakes by magnetic filtration.  Applied Microbiol., 30: 905‑908.

  l4.    Bitton, G., Henis, Y., and Lahav, N.  l976.  Influence of clay minerals, humic acid and bacterial polysaccharide on the survival of Klebsiella aerogenes exposed to drying and heating in soils.  Plant and Soil, 45: 65‑74.

 l5.    Bitton, G., Pancorbo, O., and Gifford, G.E.  l976.  Factors affecting the adsorption of poliovirus to magnetite in water and wastewater.  Water Res. l0: 973‑980.

 l6.    Mitchell, R., Bitton, G., and Oberteuffer, J.A.  l976.  High gradient magnetic separation of magnetic and non‑magnetic contaminants from water.  Separation and Purification Methods, 4: 267‑303. 

17.   Bitton, G., Masterson, N., and Gifford, G.E.  l976.  Effect of secondary treated effluent on the movement of viruses through a cypress dome soil.  J. Env. Quality, 5: 370‑375.

  l8.    Bitton, G., Henis, Y., and Lahav, N.  l976.  Effect of montmorillonite and the capsular polysaccharide on the flocculation of Klebsiella aerogenes.  Plant and Soil, 44: 37‑47.

  l9.    Bitton, G.  l975.  The absorption of viruses onto surfaces in soil and water.  Water Res., 9: 473‑483.

  20.  Hansen, W., Bitton, G., Fox, J.L., and Brezonik, P.L.  l977.  Hydrocarbon status in Florida real estate canals.  Marine Poll. Bull., 8: 57‑62.

 2l.    Bitton, G., Monteith, C., Pancorbo, O., and Gifford, G.E.  l977.  Virus removal in aquaculture systems.  Rev. Int. Oceanogr. Med., 48: 47‑5l. 

 22.  Bitton, G., Pancorbo, O., Overman, A.R., and Gifford, G.E.  l978.  Retention of viruses during sludge application to soils.  Prog. Water Technol., l0: 597‑ 606.

  23.  Bitton, G., and Freihoffer, V.  l978.  Influence of extracellular polysaccharides on the toxicity of copper and cadmium toward Klebsiella aerogenes.  Microb. Ecol., 4: ll9‑l25. 

 24.  Bitton, G.  l978.  Survival of enteric viruses.  IN:  R. Mitchell, Ed., Water Pollution Microbiology, Vol. 2, Wiley, N.Y.

  25.  Bitton, G., and Smith‑Holmes, W.  l978.  Bacterial aerosols generated by a package treatment plant.  J. Env. Sci. Hlth., Al3(6): 39l‑40l.

  26.  Bitton, G., Chuckran, D.A., Chet, I., and Mitchell, R.  l978.  Resistance of bacterial chemotaxis to blockage in petroleum‑rich waters.  Marine Poll. Bull., l0: 48‑ 49.

  27.  Farrah, S.R., and Bitton, G.  l978.  Elution of poliovirus adsorbed to membrane filters.  Appl. Env. Microbiol., 36: 982‑984.

  28.  Bitton, G., Fraxedas, R., and Gifford, G.E.  l979.  Effect of solar radiation on poliovirus:  Preliminary experiments.  Water Res., l3: 225‑228.

  29.  Bitton, G., Charles, M.J., and Farrah, S.R.  l979.  Virus detection in soils:  a comparison of four recovery methods.  Can. J. Microbiol., 25: 874‑880.

  30.  Bitton, G., Farrah, S.R., and Davidson, J.M.  1979.  On the value of soil columns for assessing the transport pattern of virus through soils:  A critical outlook.  Water, Air, Soil Poll., l2: 449‑457.

  3l.    Farrah, S.R., and Bitton, G.  l979.  Low molecular weight substitutes for beef extract as eluents for poliovirus adsorbed to membrane filters.  Can. J. Microbiol., 25: l045‑l05l.

  32.  Scheuerman, P.R., Bitton, G., Overman, A.R., and Gifford, G.E.  l979.  Transport of virus through organic soils and sediments.  J. Env. Eng. Div., l05: 629‑640.

  33.  Marshall, K.C., and Bitton, G.  l980.  Microbial adhesion in perspective.  IN:  Adsorption of Microorganisms to Surfaces.  G. Bitton and K.C. Marshall, Eds., Wiley‑Interscience, N.Y. 

 34.  Bitton, G.  l980.  Adsorption of viruses to surfaces:  Technological and ecological implications.  IN:  Adsorption of Microorganisms to Surfaces, Wiley‑Interscience, N.Y.

 35.  Bitton, G., Feldberg, B.N. and Farrah, S.R.  l979.  Concentration of enteroviruses from seawater and tapwater by organic flocculation using non‑fat dry milk and casein.  Water, Air, Soil Poll., l2; l87‑l95.

  36.  Bitton, G., and Farrah, S.R.  l980.  Viral Aspects of Sludge Application to Land.  ASM News, 46: 622‑625.

 37. Bitton, G., Farrah, S.R., Pancorbo, O.C., and Davidson, J.M.  l980.  Fate of viruses following land disposal of sewage sludge.  I.  Survival and transport patterns in core studies under natural conditions. p 133‑137  IN:  Viruses and Wastewater Treatment, M. Goddard and M. Butler, Eds., Pergamon Press, Oxford, G.B. (306 p).

 38. Bitton, G., Beaver, J.R., and Farrah, S.R.  l980.  Organic flocculation and hydroextraction:  Two methods   for phytoplankton concentration from lakes.  Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci., 37: l3l7‑l320.

 39. Farrah, S.R., and Bitton, G.  l980.  Fate of viruses following land application of sewage sludge:  II. Field experiments, p. 137‑141, IN: Viruses and Wastewater Treatment, M. Goddard and M. Butler, Eds., Pergamon Press, Oxford, G.B.    (306 p). 

40.   Farrah, S.R., Scheuerman, P.R., and Bitton, G.  l98l.  Urea‑lysine method for recovery of enteroviruses from sludge.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 4l: 455‑458. 

 4l.    Farrah, S.R., Bitton, G., Hoffmann, E.M., Lanni, O., Pancorbo, O.C., Lutrick, M.C., and Bertrand, J.E.  l98l.  Survival of enteroviruses and coliform bacteria in a sludge lagoon.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 4l: 459‑465. 

 42.  Pancorbo, O.C., Scheuerman, P.R., Farrah, S.R., and Bitton, G.  l98l.  Effect of sludge type on poliovirus association with and recovery from sludge solids.  Can. J. Microbiol., 27: 279‑287. 

 43.  Bitton, G., Chang, L.T., Farrah, S.R., and Clifford, K.  l98l.  Recovery of coliphages from wastewater effluents  o7 3  and polluted lake water by magnetite‑organic flocculation.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 4l: 93‑96.    

 44.  Chang, L.T., Farrah, S.R. and Bitton G. 1981. Positively charged filters for virus recovery from wastewater treatment plants effluents. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 42: 921‑924.     

 45.  Bitton, G.  l982.  Epandage des boues sur les sols agricoles:  Une analyse des risques pour la sante publique.  Eau du Quebec, l5(l): 2l‑25. 

 46.  Farrah, S.R. and Bitton, G.  l982.  Methods (other than microporous filters) for concentration of viruses from water.  IN: Methods in Environmental Virology, C.P. Gerba and S.M. Goyal, Eds., Marcel Dekker Pub., N.Y., pp. ll7‑l49. 

 47.  Bitton, G., Chou, Y.J. and Farrah, S.R.  l982.  Techniques for virus detection in aquatic sediments.  J. Virol. Meth., 4: l‑8. 

 48.  Sewell, L.M., Bitton, G., and Bays, J.S.  l98l.  Evaluation of membrane adsorption‑epifluorescence microscopy for the enumeration of bacteria in coastal surface films.  Microb. Ecol., 7: 365‑369. 

 49.  Bitton, G., and Koopman, B.  l982.  Tetrazolium reduction‑malachite green method for assessing the viability of filamentous bacteria in activated sludge.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 43: 964‑966. 

 50.  Bitton, G.  l983.  Bacterial and biochemical tests for assessing chemical toxicity in the aquatic environment:  A review.  Crit. Rev. Environ. Contr., l3: 5l‑67.    

 51.  Farrah, S.R. and Bitton, G.  l983.  Bacterial survival and association with sludge flocs during aerobic and anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge under laboratory conditions.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 45: l74‑l8l. 

 52.  Bitton, G., Farrah, S.R., Ruskin, R.H., Butner, J., and Chou, Y.J.  l983.  Survival of pathogenic and indicator microorganisms in groundwater.  Ground Water, 2l: 405‑ 4l0.

 53.  Alvarez, R.J. and Bitton, G.  l983.  Recovery and prevalence of Aeromonas hydrophila in 25 Florida lakes.  Fla. Sci., 46: 52‑56. 

 54.  Bitton, G., Volk, B.G., Graetz, D.A., and Byers, G.E.   l983.  Effects of acid precipitation on microbiological and chemical parameters in soils:  The Florida experience.  IN:  H.I. Shuval, Ed., Developments in  Ecology and Environmental Quality, Vol. 2, Balaban Intern. Sci. Services, Rehovot/Philadelphia, pp. l77‑ l89. 

 55.  Logue, C., Koopman, B., and Bitton, G.  l983.  INT‑reduction assays and control of sludge bulking.  J. Env. Eng. Sci., l09: 9l5‑923. 

 56.  Bitton, G.,. Pancorbo, O.C., and Farrah, S.R.  l983.  Effect of hydrostatic pressure on poliovirus survival in groundwater.  Ground Water, 2l: 756‑558. 

 57.  Bitton, G., Dutton, R.J., and Foran, J.A.  l983.  New rapid technique for counting microorganisms directly on membrane filters.  Stain Technol., 58: 353‑346. 

 58.  Dutton, R.J., Bitton, G., and Koopman, B.  l983.  Malachite green‑INT (MINT) method for the determination of active bacteria in sewage using membrane filters.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 46: l263‑l267.    

 59.  Bitton, G., Koopman, B., and Wang, H.D.  l984.  Baker's yeast assay procedure for testing heavy metal toxicity.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 32: 80‑84. 

 60.  Gerba, C.P., and Bitton, G.  l984.  Microbial pollutants:  Their survival and transport pattern to groundwater.  IN: Groundwater Pollution Microbiology, G. Bitton and C.P. Gerba, Eds., Wiley, N.Y. 

 61.  Bitton, G., and Gerba, C.P.  l984.  Groundwater pollution microbiology:  The emerging issue.  IN:  Groundwater Pollution Microbiology.  G. Bitton and C.P. Gerba, Eds., Wiley, N.Y.         

 62.  Kennedy, J.E. Jr., Oblinger, J.L., and Bitton, G.  l984.  Recovery of coliphages from chicken, pork sausage, and delicatessen meats.  J. Food Protection, 47: 623‑626. 

 63.  Bitton, G., Pancorbo, O.C., and Farrah, S.R.  l984.  Virus transport and survival after land application of sewage sludge.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 47: 905‑909. 

 64.  Farrah, S.R. and Bitton, G.  l984.  Enteric bacteria in aerobically digested sludge.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 47: 83l‑834. 

 65.  Bitton, G. and C.P. Gerba.  l983.  Microbiologie des eaux souterraines:  son interet dans la protection des resources en eau.  Revue Fr. Sciences de l'Eau, 2: 32l‑ 329. 

66.   Koopman, B., Bitton, G., Logue, C., Bossart, J.M., and Lopez, J.M.  l984.  Validity of tetrazolium reduction  assays for assessing toxic inhibition of filamentous bacteria in activated sludge. Pp. 147-162,  IN: Toxicity Screening Procedures Using Bacterial Systems, D. Liu and B.J. Dutka, Eds., Marcel Dekker, N.Y. 

 67.  Goyal, S.M., Schaub, S.A., Wellings, F.M., Berman, D., Glass, J.S., Hurst, C.J., Brashear, D.A., Sorber, C.A., Moore, B.E., Bitton, G., Gibbs, P.H., and Farrah, S.R.  l984.  Round robin investigation of methods for recovering enteric viruses from sludge.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 48: 53l‑538. 

 68.  Kennedy, J.E., Bitton, G., and Oblinger, J.L. 1985.  Comparison of selective media for assay of coliphages in sewage effluent and lake water. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 49:33‑36    

 69.  Awong, J., Bitton, G. and Koopman, B. 1985. ATP, Oxygen uptake and INT‑dehydrogenase activity of actinomycetes foams. Water Res. 19: 917‑921. 

70.   Bitton, G.,Scheuerman, P.R., Gifford, G.E. and Overman, A.R. 1984. Laboratory studies on the movement of poliovirus type 1 through cypress dome soil. In:  Cypress‑Swamps, K.C. Ewel & H.T. Odum, Eds., Univ. of Florida Press, Gainesville, Fla., p. 216‑224. 

 71.  Smith‑Holmes, W. and Bitton, G. 1984. Evaluation of bacterial aerosols in a cypress dome following wastewater application. In: Cypress Swamps, K.C. Ewel and H.T. Odum, Eds., Univ. of Florida Press, Gainesville, Fla., p227‑238. 

 72.  Bitton, G. and Boylan, R.A. 1985.Effect of acid precipitation on soil microbial activity. I. Soil core studies.  J. Environ. Qual. 14: 66‑69. 

 73.  Bitton, G., Volk, B.G., Graetz, D.A., Bossart, J.M., Boylan, R.A. and Byers, G.E. 1985. Effect of acid precipitation on soil microbial activity. II. Field studies. J. Environ. Qual. 14: 69‑71. 

 74.  Kidd‑Haack, S., Bitton, G. and D. Laabes. 1985. Epiphytic bacteria: development of a method for determining respiring bacteria on leaves. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 59: 545‑548. 

 75.  Bitton, G., Farrah, S.R., Montague, C. and Akin, E.W.  1986.  Global survey of virus isolations from drinking water.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 20: 216‑222.          

 76.  Farrah, S.R., P.R. Scheuerman, R.D. Eubanks and G. Bitton.  1985.  Bacteria and viruses in aerobically digested sludge:  Influence of physical and chemical treatments on survival and association with flocs under laboratory conditions.  Water Sci. Technol. 17: 165‑174.    

 77.  Scheuerman, P.R., S.R. Farrah and G. Bitton.  1986.  Development of a method for the recovery of enteroviruses from aerobically digested sludge.  Water Res. 20: 15‑19.       

 78.  Dahchour, A., G. Bitton, C.M. Coste and J. Bastide.  1986.  Degradation of the herbicide propanil in distilled water.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36: 556‑562.   

 79.  Bitton, G., T. Khafif, N. Chataigner, J. Bastide and C.M. Coste.  1986.  A direct INT‑dehydrogenase assay (DIDHA) for assessing chemical toxicity.  Toxicity Assessment,1: 1‑12. 

80. Kim, C.W., B. Koopman and G. Bitton. 1986. Validity of INT‑dehydrogenase test for assessing chlorine and hydrogen peroxide toxicity in activated sludge.   J. Kor. Soc. Env. Eng. 8: 83‑92. 

 81.  Kim, C.W., B. Koopman and G. Bitton. 1987. Effects of solids concentration and filament type on the toxicity of chlorine and hydrogen peroxide to bulking activated sludge. Toxicity Assess. 2: 49‑62.     

 82.  Dutton, R.J., G. Bitton and B. Koopman. 1986. Rapid test for toxicity in wastewater. Toxicity Assess. 1: 147‑158. 

 83.  Lopez, Juan M., Ben Koopman and Gabriel Bitton. 1986. INT‑dehydrogenase test for activated sludge process control.  Biotech. Bioeng. 28: 1080‑1085.    

 84.  Bitton, Gabriel and S.R. Farrah. 1986. Contamination des eaux souterraines par les virus. Revue Int. Sci. Eau 2: 31‑37.  

 85.  Bitton, G. and B.J. Dutka. 1986. Introduction and review of microbial and                   biochemical toxicity screening procedures, p1‑8, In: Toxicity Testing Using                Microorganisms, Vol. 1, G. Bitton and B.J. Dutka, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. 

 86.  Bitton, G. and B. Koopman. 1986. Biochemical tests for toxicity screening, p27‑55, In: Toxicity Testing Using Microorganisms, Vol.1,  G. Bitton and B.J. Dutka, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.   

 87.  Koopman, B. and G. Bitton. 1986. Toxicant screening in wastewater systems, p 101‑132, In: Toxicity Testing Using Microorganisms, Vol. 2, B.J. Dutka and G. Bitton, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.  

 88.  Scheuerman, P.R., S.R. Farrah, G. Bitton and S.G. Zam.  1986. Fate of microorganisms during aerobic stabilization of wastewater sludges. IN: Control of Sludge Pathogens, P.A. Sorber, Ed., Water Poll. Control Fed., Washington, D.C. 

 89.  Dutton, R.J., G. Bitton and B. Koopman. 1986. Application of a direct microscopic method to measure respiratory electron transport activity in planktonic freshwater bacteria. Water Res. 20: 1461‑1464. 

 90.  Bitton, G., Maruniak, J.E. and Zettler, F.W. 1986. Virus survival in natural ecosystems. In: Survival and Dormancy of Microorganisms, Y. Henis, Ed., Wiley, N.Y.

 91.  Bitton, G., S.R. Farrah, C.L. Montague. 1986. Viruses in drinking water. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20: 216‑222. 

 92.  Scheuerman, P.R., S.R. Farrah and G. Bitton.  1987.  Reduction of microbial indicators and viruses in a cypress strand. Water Sci. Technol. 19: 539‑546. 

 93.  Koopman, B. and G. Bitton. 1987. INT‑dehydrogenase assay for chemical toxicology in wastewater systems. Toxicity Assessment, 2: 105‑114.     

 94.  Kennedy, J.E. and G. Bitton. 1987. Bacteriophages in Foods, p 289‑316, In: Phage Ecology; Goyal et al., Eds. Wiley, N.Y.  

 95.  Bitton, G. 1987. Fate of bacteriophage in water and wastewater treatment plants, p 181‑195, In: Phage Ecology,  Goyal et al., Eds., Wiley, N.Y. 

 96.  Bitton, G. 1987. Recovering viruses from soils and aquatic sediments. p.67‑75, In: Methods for Recovering Viruses from the Environment, G. Berg, Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. 

 97.  Pancorbo, O.C., G. Bitton, and S.R. Farrah,G.E. Gifford and A.R. Overman. 1988. Poliovirus retention in soil columns after application of chemical and chemically conditioned‑dewatered sludges. Applied Environ. Microbiol. 54:118‑123. 

 98.  Lee, C.W., B. Koopman and G. Bitton. 1988. Evaluation of the formazan extraction step of INT‑dehydrogenase assay. Toxicity Assess. 3: 41‑54. 

 99.  Anderson, K.. B. Koopman and G. Bitton. 1988.  Evaluation of INT‑dehydrogenase assay for heavy metal inhibition of activated sludge. Water Res. 22: 349‑353.  

100.  Morel, J.L., G. Bitton and B. Koopman. 1988. Use of Microtox for assessing copper complexation with organic compounds. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 17: 493‑496.

101.  Rao, V.C. and G. Bitton.1987. Methods for recovering viruses from aquatic               sediments. In: Human Viruses in Sediments, Sludges and Soils, V.C. Rao  and J.L. Melnick, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.  

102.  Keller, A.E., R.J. Dutton, G. Bitton and T.L. Crisman.  1988. The chronic  toxicity of hydrothol‑191 to Cerodaphnia dubia at 25 and 15EC. Bull.  Environ.  Contam. Toxicol. 41: 233‑240.

103. Dutton, R.J., G. Bitton and B. Koopman. 1988. Enzyme biosynthesis versus  enzyme activity as a basis for microbial toxicity testing. Tox. Assess. 3: 245‑253. 

104. Bitton, G., R.J. Dutton and B. Koopman. 1988. Cell permeability to toxicants:  An important parameter in toxicity tests using bacteria. CRC Reviews Environ. Control: 18: 177‑188.

105. Preston, D.R., T.V. Vasudevan, G. Bitton, S.R. Farrah and J.L. Morel. 1988.  Novel approach for modifying microporous filter for virus from water. Appl.  Environ. Microbiol. 54 : 1325‑1329. 

106. Koopman, B., G. Bitton, R.J. Dutton and C.L. Logue.  1988.  Toxicity Testing  in Wastewater Systems:  Application of a short‑term assay based on induction  of the lac operon of E. coli. Water Sci. Technol. 20: 137‑143. 

107. Morel, J.L., G. Bitton, G.R. Chaudhry and J. Awong.  1989. Fate of genetically  modified microorganisms in the corn rhizosphere. Current Microbiol. 18: 355-360 

108. Bozeman, J., B. Koopman and G. Bitton. 1989. Toxicity testing in immobilized algae. Aquatic Tox. 14: 345‑352. 

 109. Scheuerman, P.R., G. Bitton, and S.R. Farrah.  1989.  Fate of microbial indicators and viruses in a forested wetland.  pp. 657-663, In: Constructed  Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment - Municipal, Industrial and Agricultural.   D.A. Hammer, Ed., Lewis Publisher, Boca Raton, FL.

110. Preston, D.R., S.R. Farrah and G. Bitton. 1989. Removal of viruses from tap water by fiberglass filters modified with a combination of cationic polymers. Water Sci. Technol. 21: 93-98.  

111. Bitton, G., B.J. Dutka and C.W. Hendricks. 1989.  Microbial toxicity tests, p.  6‑44 to p. 6‑66, In:  Ecological Assessment of Hazardous Waste Sites,  W. Warren‑Hicks, B.R. Parkhurst and S.S. Baker, Jr., Eds., EPA   600/3‑89/013, U.S. EPA, Corvallis, Oregon. 

112. Logue, C.L., B. Koopman, G.K. Brown and G. Bitton.  1989. Toxicity                          screening  in a large, municipal waste­ water system. J. Water Poll. Contr. Fed. 61:  632‑640. 

113. Koopman, B., C.M. Stevens, C.L. Logue, P. Karney and G. Bitton. 1989.                   Automatic sampling equipment and BOD test nitrification. Water Res. 23: 555-1561. 

114. Awong, J., G. Bitton, B. Koopman and J.L. Morel. 1989.  Evaluation of ATP               photometer for toxicity testing using Microtox bacterial reagent.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43: 118‑122. 

115. Dutton, G. Bitton, B. Koopman and O. Agami. 1990.  Effect of environmental  toxicants on enzyme biosynthesis: A comparison of beta‑galactosidase,  a‑glucosidase and tryptophanase. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 19: 395- 398. 

116. Mazidji, C. N., B. Koopman, G. Bitton and G. Voiland.  1990.  Use of Microtox and Ceriodaphnia bioassays in wastewater fractionation schemes.  Toxicity Assessment 5: 265-277. 

117. Dutton, R. J., G. Bitton, B. Koopman and O. Agami.  1990.  Inhibition of b‑galactosidase biosynthesis in Escherichia coli:  Effect of alterations of the outer membrane permeability on sensitivity to environmental toxicants.  Toxicity Assessment 5: 253-264.

118. Preston,  D.R., Gabriel Bitton and Samuel R. Farrah. 1990.  Enhancement of   enterovirus infectivity in vitro by pretreating host cell monolayers with the cationic polymer polyethylenimine. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:295‑297. 

119. Awong, J., G. Bitton and G.R. Chaudhry.  1990.   Microcosm for assessing the  survival of genetically  engi­neered  microorganisms  in  the  aquatic environment. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56: 977‑983. 

120. Farrah, S.R. and G. Bitton. 1990.  Viruses in the soil Environment. pp. 529‑556, In: Soil Biochemistry,  Vol. 6,  J‑M. Bollag and G. Stotzky, Eds.,  Marcel  Dekker, Inc., N.Y.

121. Scheuerman, P.R., S.R. Farrah and G. Bitton. 1991.  Laboratory studies of    virus survival during aerobic and anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Water Res. 25: 241-245.  

122. Borrego, J.J., R. Cornax, D.R. Preston, S.R. Farrah, B. McElhaney and G. Bitton.  1991.  Development and application of new positively-charged filters for   the recovery of bacteriophage from water.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57:  1218-1222. 

123.  Bitton, G., D.B. Ivanoff and B. Koopman.  1991.  A note on INT reduction  as a basis for determining bakers' yeast activity.  Int. J. Food Sci. and Technol. 26: 307-311.  

124.  Preston, D.R., G.R. Chaudhry, G. Bitton and S.R. Farrah.  1991.  Initial studies on the detection of human immunodeficiency virus in wastewater.  J. Virol. Meth. 33: 383-390.   

125.  Bitton, G. and R.W. Harvey. 1992.  Transport of pathogens through soils and  aquifers.  In New Concepts in Environmental Microbiology , R. Mitchell, Ed.,  Wiley, N.Y., pp. 101-122. 

126.  Bitton, G. and B. Koopman. 1992.  Bacterial and enzymatic bioassays for  toxicity testing in the environment.  Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 125: 1-22. 

127.  Ashgari A., S.R. Farrah and G. Bitton.  1992.  Use of hydrogen peroxide treatment and crystal violet agar plates for selective recovery of   bacteriophages fron natural environments.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58: 1159-1163. 

128.  Mazidji, C.N., B. Koopman and G. Bitton. 1992.  Chelating resin versus ion-               exchange resin for heavy metal removal in toxicity fractionation.  Water Sci.  Technol. 26: 189-196. 

129.  Mazidji, C.N., B. Koopman, G. Bitton and D. Neita.  1992.  Distinction between heavy metal and organic toxicity using EDTA chelation and microbial assays.  Environ. Toxicol. Water Qual.  7: 339-353. 

130.  Jacobs, M.W., J.J. Delfino and G. Bitton.  1992.  The toxicity of sulfur to Microtox from acetonitrile extracts of contaminated sediments.  Environ.  Toxicol. Chem. 11: 1137-1143.  

131.  Boularbah, A., J.L Morel, G. Bitton and A. Guckert. 1992.  Cadmium biosorption and toxicity to six cadmium-resistant gram-positive bacteria  isolated from a contaminated soil.  Environ. Toxicol. Water Qual. 7: 237-246.

132. Brigmon, R.L., S.G. Zam, G. Bitton and S.R. Farrah. 1992.  Detection of  Salmonella enteriditis in environmental samples by monoclonal antibody-based ELISA.  J. Immunol. Meth. 152: 135-142. 

133. Bitton, G., B. Koopman and O. Agami.  1992.  MetPADTM:  a bioassay for  rapid assessment of heavy metal toxicity in wastewater.  Water Environ. Res.  64: 834-836. 

134. Bitton, G., M. Campbell and B. Koopman.  1992.  MetPAD:  A bioassay kit  for  the specific determination of heavy metal toxicity in sediments from hazardous  waste sites.  Environ. Toxicol. Water Qual. 7: 323-328. 

135.  Campbell, M., G. Bitton, B. Koopman and J.J. Delfino.  1992.  Preliminary  comparison of sediment extraction procedures and exchange solvents for  hydrophobic compounds based on inhibition of bioluminescence.  Environ.  Toxicol. Water Qual. 7: 329-338.  

136.  de Vevey, E., G. Bitton, D. Rossel, L.D. Ramos, L. Munguia Guerrero and J. Tarradellas. 1993.  Concentration and bioavailability of heavy metals in  sediments in Lake Yojoa (Honduras).  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50:  253-259. 

137.  Campbell, M., G. Bitton and B. Koopman. 1993.  Toxicity testing of sediment elutriates based on inhibition of "-glucosidase biosynthesis in Bacillus  licheniformis. Archives Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 24: 469-472. 

138.  Jacobs, M.W., J.A. Coates, J.J. Delfino, G. Bitton, W.M. Davis and K.L. Garcia.  1993.  Comparison of sediment extract Microtox toxicity with semi-volatile organic priority pollutant concentrations.  Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 24: 461-468. 

139.  Bitton, G., B. Koopman, K. Jung, G. Voiland and M. Kotob. 1993.  Modification  of the standard epifluorescence microscopic method for total bacterial counts  in environmental samples.  Water Res. 27: 1109-1112. 

140.  Brigmon, Robin L., Gabriel Bitton, Stephen G. Zam, Harris W. Martin and  Bonnie O'Brien. 1994.  Identification, enrichment, and Isolation of Thiothrix  spp. from environmental samples.  Current Microbiol. 28: 243-246. 

141. Bitton, G., K. Jung  and B. Koopman. 1994.  Evaluation of a microplate assay  specific for heavy metal toxicity.  Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.  27: 25-28. 

142.  Kim, Chang-Won, Ben Koopman and Gabriel Bitton. 1994. INT- dehydrogenase activity test for assessing chlorine and hydrogen peroxide inhibition of filamentous pure cultures and activated sludge.  Water Res.  28:117-1121. 

143. Ayoub, G., B. Koopman, G. Bitton and K. Riedesel. 1995.  Heavy metal detoxification by trimercapto-s-triazine (TMT) as evaluated by a bacterial  enzyme assay.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14 (2): 193-196.     

144.  Bourgaud, F., J.Y. Grimal, C. Nguyen, G. Bitton and A. Guckert.  1994.  A   selective physiological assay to detect and quantify psoralen in Psoralea  plants.  Phytochemical Anal. 5: 315-318. 

145.  Brigmon, R.L., H.W. Martin, T.L. Morris, G. Bitton and S.G. Zam. 1994.     Biogeochemical ecology of Thiothrix spp. in underwater limestone caves.  Geomicrobiol. J.  12:141-159. 

146. Bitton, G., B. Koopman and K. Jung.  1995.  An assay for the  enumeration of   total coliforms and E. coli  in water and wastewater. Water  Environ. Res. 67:  906-909. 

147.  Brigmon, R.L., G. Bitton, S.G. Zam and B. O'Brien. 1995.  Development and  application of a monoclonal antibody against Thiothrix spp.  Appl. Environ.  Microbiol.  61:13-20. 

148.  Jung, K., G. Bitton and B. Koopman.  1995.  Assessment of urease inhibition  assays for measuring toxicity of environmental samples.  Water Res. 29: 1929-1933. 

149.  Bitton, G., K. Rhodes, B. Koopman and M. Cornejo. 1995.  Short-term toxicity   assay based on daphnid feeding behavior.  Water Environ. Fed. 67: 290-293. 

150. Kong, I-C., G. Bitton, B. Koopman and K. Jung. 1995.  Heavy Metal Toxicity Testing in Environmental Samples.  Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.  142: 119- 147. 

151. Bitton, G., K. Rhodes and B. Koopman. 1996.  CerioFAST: An acute toxicity test based on Ceriodaphnia dubia feeding behavior.  Environ. Toxicol. Water Chem. 15: 123-125.   

152.  Jung, K., G. Bitton and B. Koopman.  1996.  Selective assay for heavy metal toxicity using a fluorogenic substrate.  Environ. Toxicol. & Chem. 15:  711- 714. 

153. Rossel, D., J. Tarradellas, G. Bitton and J.L. Morel. 1996.  Use of enzymes in soil ecotoxicology: A case for dehydrogenase and hydrolytic enzymes.  In: Soil Ecotoxicology, J. Tarradellas, G. Bitton and D. Rossel, Eds., Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL. 

154. Tarradellas, J. and G. Bitton 1996.  Chemical  Pollutants in soils..  In:  Soil Ecotoxicology, J. Tarradellas, G. Bitton and D. Rossel, Eds., Lewis  Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.  

155.  Bitton, G., E. Garland, I.C. Kong, J.L. Morel and B. Koopman. 1996. A Direct solid phase assay for heavy metal toxicity.  I. Methodology.  J. Soil  Contam. 5:385-394.  

156. Boularbah, A., J.L. Morel,  G. Bitton, and M. Mench. 1996. A Direct solid phase assay for heavy metal toxicity.  II. Assessment of heavy metal Immobilization in soils and bioavailability to plants.  J. Soil Contam.  5:395-404..  

157. Morel, J.L., G. Bitton, C. Schwartz, and M. Schiavon. 1996.  Bioremediation of  soils and waters contaminated by micropollutants : which role for plants ?,  pp. 37-74,  In:  Ecotoxicology : Responses,  Biomarkers and Risk Assessment, J.T.   Zelikoff, Ed., OECD Workshop, SOS Publications, Fair Haven, NJ. USA.   

158. Jung, K., and G. Bitton. 1997.  Use of CerioFAST for monitoring the toxicity of industrial effluents:  Comparison with the 48-h acute Ceriodaphnia toxicity test and Microtox.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16: 2264-2267.   

159.  Lee S.I,  E.J. Na , Y.O. Cho , B. Koopman, and G. Bitton. 1997.  Short term toxicity test based on algal uptake by Ceriodaphnia dubia. Water Environ. Res.  69: 1207-1210. 

160. Bitton, G. and J.L. Morel.  1998.  Enzyme assays for the detection of heavy  metal toxicity, In: Microscale Aquatic Toxicology:  Advances, Techniques and  Practice, P.G. Wells, K. Lee, and C. Blaise, Eds.,  CRC Press, Boca Raton,  FL. 

161. Kucukcolak, E., B. Koopman, G. Bitton, and S.R. Farrah.  1998.  Validity of fluorochrome-stained bacteria as tracers of short-term microbial transport  through porous media.  J. Contam. Hydrol.  31: 349-357.   

162.  Dell’Orco, M., P. Chadik, G. Bitton, and R. Neumann.  1998.  Role of sulfide             oxidizing bacteria in removal of sulfide from groundwater by diffused air. J. Amer. Water Works Assoc. 90: 107-115. 

163.  Boularbah, Ali, Gabriel Bitton, and J.L. Morel. 1999.  Assessment of metal content and toxicity of leachates from teapots.  Science for the Total Environment 227: 69-72. 

164.  Huang, Fenglei, Gabriel Bitton, and In-Chul Kong.  1999.  Determination of the Heavy Metal Binding Capacity of Aquatic Samples Using  MetPLATE: A  Preliminary Study. Science for the Total Environment  234: 139-145. 

165. Ward, Marnie, Gabriel Bitton, and Timothy Townsend. 2000.  Toxicity Testing of Municipal Solid Waste Leachates with CerioFAST.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.  64: 100-106. 

166.  Boularbah, Ali, Gabriel Bitton, Jean Louis Morel, and Christophe Schwartz.  2000. Assessment of metal accumulation in plants using MetPAD, a toxicitytest specific for heavy metal toxicity.  Environ. Toxicol. 15: 449-455 

166. Habbari, Khalid, Aziz Tifnouti, Gabriel Bitton, and Ahmed Mandil.  2000.   Geohelminic infections associated with raw wastewater reuse for agricultural  purposes in Beni-Mellal, Morocco.  Parasitology International 48: 249-254. 

167. Dousset, Sylvie, Jean Louis Morel, Astrid Jacobson and Gabriel Bitton. 2001. Copper binding capacity of root exudates of cultivated plants and associated weeds.  Biol. Fertil. Soils 34: 230-234. 

168  Bitton, G. 2002.  Introduction to Environmental Microbiology, In:  Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton, Editor-In-Chief, John Wiley & Sons, New York 

169. Bitton, G. 2002. Toxicity Testing in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Using Microorganisms, In:  Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton, Editor-In-Chief, John Wiley & Sons, New York 

170. Ward, Marnie, Gabriel Bitton, Timothy Townsend and Matthew Booth.  2002.  Toxicity of leachates from Florida municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, using a battery of tests approach.  J. Environ. Toxicol.  17: 258-266. 

171. Y.-C. Jang and T.G. Townsend, M. Ward and G. Bitton. 2002. Leaching of arsenic, chromium, and copper in a contaminated soil at a  wood preserving  site. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.  69: 808-816. 

172. Kong, In-Chul and Gabriel Bitton. 2003. Correlation between toxicity and metal fractions of contaminated soils in Korea.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 70: 557-565. 

173. Stook, K., B. Dubey, M. Ward, T. Townsend, G. Bitton, and H. Solo-Gabriele. 2004.  An evaluation of the heavy metal toxicity of pressure-treated wood leachates with MetPLATE.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 73 (6): 987-994.

 175. Gabriel Bitton, Marnie Ward, and Roi Dagan. 2005.  Determination of the  heavy metal binding capacity (HMBC) of environmental samples.  pp. 215-231, In: Small- Scale Freshwater Environment Toxicity Test Methods, C. Blaise and J.F. Férard, editors, Kluwer Academic Publishers. N.Y.

174. Ward, Marnie, Gabriel Bitton and Timothy Townsend.  2005.  Heavy metal binding capacity (HMBC) of municipal solid waste landfill leachates. Chemosphere 60: 206-215
 
175. Stook, Kristin, Thabet Tolaymat, Marnie Ward, Brajesh Dubey, Timothy Townsend, Helena Solo-Gabriele, and Gabriel Bitton. 2005.  Relative leaching  and aquatic toxicity of pressure-treated wood products using batch leaching  tests. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 155-163. 

176. Dagan, Roi, Gabriel Bitton, and Timothy Townsend. 2006. Metal Transport and Bioavailability in Soil Contaminated with CCA-Treated Wood Leachates. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal  15: 61-72.

177.  Dubey, B., T. Townsend, G. Bitton, and H. Solo-Gabriele.  2005.  Comparison of temporal changes in metal leaching and aquatic toxicity from wood treated with CCA and alternative preservatives.  36th Annual Meeting of the Intern. Res. Group on Wood Protection, Bangalore, India, 24-28 April, 2005. 

178. Boularbah, Ali, Christophe Schwartz,Gabriel Bitton and Jean Louis Morel. 2005. Heavy metal contamination from mining sites in South Morocco: 1.Use of a biotest to assess metal toxicity of tailings and soils. Chemosphere 61 (In Press).

179. Boularbah, Ali, Christophe Schwartz, Gabriel Bitton, Wafae Aboudrar, Ahmed Ouhammou, and Jean Louis Morel. 2005.  Heavy metal contamination from mining sites in south Morocco: 2. Assessment of metal accumulation and toxicity in plants.  Chemosphere 61 (In Press). 

180. Park, Dong-Kyoo, Gabriel Bitton, and Richard Melker.  2006.  Microbial inactivation by microwave radiation in the home environment.  J. Environ. Health (In Press).

181. Dagan, R., and G. Bitton. 2005.  Toxicological Approach for assessing the heavy metal binding capacity of soils.  Soil and Sediment Contam. (submitted for publication)

 

 

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