A majority of clay minerals contain Fe, and the redox cycling of Fe (III)/Fe (II) in clay minerals
has been extensively studied as it may fuel the biogeochemical cycles of nutrients and …

Minerals are ubiquitous in the natural environment and have close contact with
microorganisms. In various scenarios, microorganisms that harbor extracellular electron …

Dioxane is causing a general concern as an emerging contaminant in groundwater
environment. Traditional remediation methods can be either inefficient or costly. In this study …

Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of persistent compounds that are
resistant to degradation. Here we developed an effective method of degrading …

Lignin is a major component of plant-derived soil organic matter (SOM) in soils and
sediments. Fe-bearing clay minerals are widely distributed in these environments and often …

Oxygenation of reduced iron-bearing clay minerals produces highly reactive oxidants that
are capable of transforming a range of organic compounds, which is of great environmental …

At redox interfaces, the interaction between oxygen and structural Fe (II) in minerals
produces hydroxyl radicals (● OH); however, the specific reactivity and mechanisms of …

Fe-bearing clay minerals are frequently present in oil reservoirs as potential electron
acceptor. Compounds in crude oil may mediate microbial reduction of structural Fe (III) in …

Previous work documented the general antibacterial mechanism of iron containing clays that
involved hydroxyl radical (• OH) production from soluble Fe2+, and attack of cell membrane …

The subsurface soil environment through the unsaturated (vadose) zone and saturated
(below groundwater table) zone is one of the most active layers in the Earth's surface with …