Superfund Research Program
Integrating Microbial Biostimulation and Electrolytic Aeration to Degrade POPs
Project Leader: Harold D. May
Grant Number: R01ES016197
Funding Period: 2008-2011
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2018
- Kaya D, Imamoglu I, Dilek Sanin F, Sowers KR. 2018. A comparative evaluation of anaerobic dechlorination of PCB-118 and Aroclor 1254 in sediment microcosms from three PCB-impacted environments. J Hazard Mater 341:328-335. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.08.005 PMID:28800567 PMCID:PMC5593791
2016
- Kaya D, Imamoglu I, Dilek Sanin F, Payne RB, Sowers KR. 2016. Potential risk reduction of Aroclor 1254 by microbial dechlorination in anaerobic Grasse River sediment microcosms. J Hazard Mater 321:879-887. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.10.009 PMID:27745958
2014
- Lombard N, Ghosh U, Kjellerup B, Sowers KR. 2014. Kinetics and threshold level of 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorobiphenyl dechlorination by an organohalide respiring bacterium. Environ Sci Technol 48(8):4353-4360. doi:10.1021/es404265d PMCID:PMC3993611
2013
- Chun C, Payne RB, Sowers KR, May HD. 2013. Electrical stimulation of microbial PCB degredation in sediment. Water Res 47(1):141-152. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.038 PMID:23123087 PMCID:PMC3508379
- Payne RB, Fagervold S, May HD, Sowers KR. 2013. Remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl impacted sediment by concurrent bioaugmentation with anaerobic halorespiring and aerobic degrading bacteria. Environ Sci Technol 47:3807-3815. doi:10.1021/es304372t PMID:23463900 PMCID:PMC3671860
2012
- Sowers KR, May HD. 2012. In situ treatment of PCBs by anaerobic microbial dechlorination in aquatic sediment: Are we there yet?. Curr Opin Biotechnol 24(3):482-488. doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2012.10.004 PMID:23102490 PMCID:PMC3572274
2011
- Fagervold S, Watts J, May HD, Sowers KR. 2011. Effects of bioaugmentation on indigenous PCB dechlorinating activity in sediment microcosms. Water Res 45:3899-3907. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.048 PMID:21601905
- Lombard N, Prestat E, van Elsas JD, Simonet P. 2011. Soil-specific limitations for access and analysis of soil microbial communities by metagenomics. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 78:31-49. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01140.x PMID:21631545
- Payne RB, May HD, Sowers KR. 2011. Enhanced reductive dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyl impacted sediment by bioaugmentation with a Dehalorespiring bacterium. Environ Sci Technol 45(20):8772-8779. doi:10.1021/es201553c PMID:21902247 PMCID:PMC3210572