[HTML][HTML] Anaerobic biodegradation of (emerging) organic contaminants in the aquatic environment

AK Ghattas, F Fischer, A Wick, TA Ternes - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Although strictly anaerobic conditions prevail in several environmental compartments, up to
now, biodegradation studies with emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), such as …

Leaky gut and autoimmunity: An intricate balance in individuals health and the diseased state

BA Paray, MF Albeshr, AT Jan, IA Rather - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Damage to the tissue and the ruining of functions characterize autoimmune syndromes. This
review centers around leaky gut syndromes and how they stimulate autoimmune …

Stable isotope fractionation to investigate natural transformation mechanisms of organic contaminants: principles, prospects and limitations

M Elsner - Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Gas chromatography–isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-IRMS) has made it possible to
analyze natural stable isotope ratios (eg, 13C/12C, 15N/14N, 2H/1H) of individual organic …

Renewability and life-cycle energy efficiency of bioethanol and bio-ethyl tertiary butyl ether (bioETBE): assessing the implications of allocation

J Malça, F Freire - Energy, 2006 - Elsevier
Biofuels are expected to play an increasingly important role in the transportation market, as
we search for ways to reduce fossil fuels depletion and emissions. However, the extent to …

Quantification of organic pollutant degradation in contaminated aquifers using compound specific stable isotope analysis–review of recent developments

M Thullner, F Centler, HH Richnow, A Fischer - Organic geochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Compound specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) has been established as a viable tool for
proving, characterizing and assessing degradation of organic pollutants within contaminated …

Integrative approaches for assessing the ecological sustainability of in situ bioremediation

J Pandey, A Chauhan, RK Jain - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Application of microbial metabolic potential (bioremediation) is accepted as an
environmentally benign and economical measure for decontamination of polluted …

Application of in situ biosparging to remediate a petroleum-hydrocarbon spill site: Field and microbial evaluation

CM Kao, CY Chen, SC Chen, HY Chien, YL Chen - Chemosphere, 2008 - Elsevier
In this study, a full-scale biosparging investigation was conducted at a petroleum-
hydrocarbon spill site. Field results reveal that natural attenuation was the main cause of the …

Bioremediation of wastewaters with recalcitrant organic compounds and metals by aerobic granules

AM Maszenan, Y Liu, WJ Ng - Biotechnology Advances, 2011 - Elsevier
Compared to activated sludge flocs, aerobic granules have a regular shape, and a compact
and dense structure which enhances settleability, higher biomass retention, multi-microbial …

New evaluation scheme for two-dimensional isotope analysis to decipher biodegradation processes: application to groundwater contamination by MTBE

L Zwank, M Berg, M Elsner, TC Schmidt… - Environmental …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Compound-specific analysis of stable carbon and hydrogen isotopes was used to assess
the fate of the gasoline additive methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and its major degradation …

Overview of technologies for removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from water

I Levchuk, A Bhatnagar, M Sillanpää - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Wide use of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as fuel oxygenates leads to worldwide
environment contamination with this compound basically due to fuel leaks from storage or …