Influence of hydrogen electron donor, alkaline pH, and high nitrate concentrations on microbial denitrification: a review

P Albina, N Durban, A Bertron, A Albrecht… - International journal of …, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Bacterial respiration of nitrate is a natural process of nitrate reduction, which has been
industrialized to treat anthropic nitrate pollution. This process, also known as “microbial …

Radioactive waste microbiology: predicting microbial survival and activity in changing extreme environments

SP Gregory, JRM Mackie… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
The potential for microbial activity to occur within the engineered barrier system (EBS) of a
geological disposal facility (GDF) for radioactive waste is acknowledged by waste …

Understanding interactions between cementitious materials and microorganisms: a key to sustainable and safe concrete structures in various contexts

A Bertron - Materials and Structures, 2014‏ - Springer
Building materials can be exposed to microorganisms (mainly bacteria, fungi and algae) in
almost every aqueous medium or damp environment, water being the indispensable …

Biogenic nano-magnetite and nano-zero valent iron treatment of alkaline Cr (VI) leachate and chromite ore processing residue

MP Watts, VS Coker, SA Parry, RAD Pattrick… - Applied …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Highly reactive nano-scale biogenic magnetite (BnM), synthesized by the Fe (III)-reducing
bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, was tested for the potential to remediate alkaline Cr …

Microbial degradation of isosaccharinic acid at high pH

NM Bassil, N Bryan, JR Lloyd - The ISME journal, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Intermediate-level radioactive waste (ILW), which dominates the radioactive waste inventory
in the United Kingdom on a volumetric basis, is proposed to be disposed of via a multibarrier …

[HTML][HTML] Mobilisation of arsenic from bauxite residue (red mud) affected soils: effect of pH and redox conditions

CL Lockwood, RJG Mortimer, DI Stewart… - Applied …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The tailings dam breach at the Ajka alumina plant, western Hungary in 2010 introduced∼ 1
million m 3 of red mud suspension into the surrounding area. Red mud (fine fraction bauxite …

Nitrate and nitrite bacterial reduction at alkaline pH and high nitrate concentrations, comparison of acetate versus dihydrogen as electron donors

P Albina, N Durban, A Bertron, A Albrecht… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This study assesses bacterial denitrification at alkaline pH, up to 12, and high nitrate
concentration, up to 400 mM. Two types of electron donors organic (acetate) and inorganic …

Redox interactions of Tc (VII), U (VI), and Np (V) with microbially reduced biotite and chlorite

DR Brookshaw, RAD Pattrick, P Bots… - … science & technology, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Technetium, uranium, and neptunium are contaminants that cause concern at nuclear
facilities due to their long half-life, environmental mobility, and radiotoxicity. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Role of an organic carbon-rich soil and Fe (III) reduction in reducing the toxicity and environmental mobility of chromium (VI) at a COPR disposal site

W Ding, DI Stewart, PN Humphreys, SP Rout… - Science of the Total …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Cr (VI) is an important contaminant found at sites where chromium ore processing residue
(COPR) is deposited. No low cost treatment exists for Cr (VI) leaching from such sites. This …

Anaerobic microbial metabolism in soil columns affected by highly alkaline pH: Implication for biogeochemistry near construction and demolition waste disposal sites

H Min, EJ O'Loughlin, MJ Kwon - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Construction and demolition wastes (CDWs) have become a significant environmental
concern due to urbanization. CDWs in landfill sites can generate high-pH leachate and …