Trace metal speciation and bioavailability in anaerobic digestion: A review

PM Thanh, B Ketheesan, Z Yan, D Stuckey - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Trace metals are essential for the growth of anaerobic microorganisms, however, in practice
they are often added to anaerobic digesters in excessive amounts, which can lead to …

Changes in the characteristics of dissolved organic matter during sludge treatment: A critical review

K Xiao, G Abbt-Braun, H Horn - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) of sludge is a heterogeneous mixture of high to low
molecular weight organic substances which is including proteinaceous compounds …

Dissolved organic matter thiol concentrations determine methylmercury bioavailability across the terrestrial-marine aquatic continuum

E Seelen, V Liem-Nguyen, U Wünsch… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The most critical step for methylmercury (MeHg) bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs is
phytoplankton uptake of dissolved MeHg. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) has been known …

Effects of trace element addition on process stability during anaerobic co-digestion of OFMSW and slaughterhouse waste

J Moestedt, E Nordell, SS Yekta, J Lundgren, M Martí… - Waste management, 2016 - Elsevier
This study used semi-continuous laboratory scale biogas reactors to simulate the effects of
trace-element addition in different combinations, while degrading the organic fraction of …

Bioavailability of cobalt and nickel during anaerobic digestion of sulfur-rich stillage for biogas formation

J Gustavsson, SS Yekta, C Sundberg, A Karlsson… - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Addition of Co and Ni often improves the production of biogas during digestion of
organic matter, ie increasing CH 4-production, process stability and substrate utilization …

Mercury transformations in resuspended contaminated sediment controlled by redox conditions, chemical speciation and sources of organic matter

W Zhu, Y Song, GA Adediran, T Jiang, AT Reis… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) contaminated sediments can be significant sources of Hg in aquatic
ecosystems and, through re-emission processes, to the atmosphere. Transformation and …

Organic matter influences transformation products of ferrihydrite exposed to sulfide

LK ThomasArrigo, S Bouchet, R Kaegi… - Environmental Science …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In redox-dynamic environments, sorption to poorly-crystalline, nanometer-sized Fe (III)-
(oxyhydr) oxides like ferrihydrite influences the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and trace …

Can bioavailability of trace nutrients be measured in anaerobic digestion?

M Ortner, L Rachbauer, W Somitsch, W Fuchs - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Trace nutrients significantly affect the microbial metabolic activity within anaerobic digestion
processes but always imply the risk of overdosing of heavy metals. In this study the …

Modeling of the structure-specific kinetics of abiotic, dark reduction of Hg (II) complexed by O/N and S functional groups in humic acids while accounting for time …

T Jiang, U Skyllberg, S Wei, D Wang, S Lu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Dark reduction of Hg (II) to Hg (0) in deep waters, soils and sediments accounts for a large
part of legacy Hg recycling back to the atmosphere. Natural organic matter (NOM) plays a …

Microscale characterization of sulfur speciation in lake sediments

T Zeng, WA Arnold, BM Toner - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Prairie pothole lakes (PPLs) are naturally sulfur-enriched wetlands in the glaciated prairie
region of North America. High sulfate levels and dynamic hydrogeochemistry in combination …