Strategizing carbon-neutral mines: A case for pilot projects

IM Power, J McCutcheon, AL Harrison, S Wilson… - Minerals, 2014 - mdpi.com
Ultramafic and mafic mine tailings are a valuable feedstock for carbon mineralization that
should be used to offset carbon emissions generated by the mining industry. Although …

Remediation trials for hydrocarbon-contaminated soils in arid environments: evaluation of bioslurry and biopiling techniques

E Smith, P Thavamani, K Ramadass, R Naidu… - International …, 2015 - Elsevier
Effective bioremediation requires an extensive understanding of the soil parameters and
microbial community diversity. Long term contamination of petroleum hydrocarbon soils in …

Prospects for CO2 mineralization and enhanced weathering of ultramafic mine tailings from the Baptiste nickel deposit in British Columbia, Canada

IM Power, GM Dipple, PMD Bradshaw… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Baptiste deposit is located within the Decar nickel district in British Columbia, Canada
and is a promising candidate for a CO 2 sequestration demonstration project. The deposit …

Analysis of the microbial gene landscape and transcriptome for aromatic pollutants and alkane degradation using a novel internally calibrated microarray system

R Vilchez‐Vargas, R Geffers… - Environmental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Despite various efforts to develop tools to detect and compare the catabolic potential and
activity for pollutant degradation in environmental samples, there is still a need for an open …

Bacterial community changes during bioremediation of aliphatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

C Militon, D Boucher, C Vachelard… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The microbial community response during the oxygen biostimulation process of aged oil-
polluted soils is poorly documented and there is no reference for the long-term monitoring of …

Metagenomics reveals diversity and abundance of meta‐cleavage pathways in microbial communities from soil highly contaminated with jet fuel under air‐sparging …

MV Brennerova, J Josefiova, V Brenner… - Environmental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The extradiol dioxygenase diversity of a site highly contaminated with aliphatic and aromatic
hydrocarbons under air‐sparging treatment was assessed by functional screening of a …

Microbial-electrochemical bioremediation and detoxification of dibenzothiophene-polluted soil

J Rodrigo, K Boltes, A Esteve-Nuñez - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Bioremediation is a relatively efficient and cost-effective technology for treating polluted
soils. However, the availability of suitable electron acceptors to sustain microbial respiration …

Cleaning-up atrazine-polluted soil by using microbial electroremediating cells

A Domínguez-Garay, K Boltes, A Esteve-Núñez - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Biodegradation of pollutants in soil is greatly limited by the availability of terminal electron
acceptors required for supporting microbial respiration. Such limitation can be overcome if …

Actinobacterial community dominated by a distinct clade in acidic soil of a waterlogged deciduous forest

J Kopecky, M Kyselkova, M Omelka… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Members of the A ctinobacteria are among the most important litter decomposers in soil. The
site of a waterlogged deciduous forest with acidic soil was explored for actinobacteria …

Biological approaches for remediation of metal-contaminated sites

AP Pinto, A de Varennes, ME Lopes… - … Contaminants, Volume 3, 2016 - Springer
Environmental pollution by heavy metals and metalloids is a severe problem posing a threat
to ecosystems and human health. Remediation strategies are necessary to protect from their …