BI: Environmental Biotechnology, Swette Center for (EB) &ndash; Scholarly Works

2012

Mathematical modeling of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (ANMBR) to determine its viability for municipal wastewater treatment

McIlwain, J. A., Valencia, A. O., Young, M. N. & Rittmann, B., 2012, AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition 2012. p. 372-376 5 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

mathematical modeling

bioreactor

viability

membrane

modeling

Methane and bio-hydrogen production from fruit and vegetable waste (FVW): From CH₄ and H₂ to electricity

García-Peña, I., Salgado-Manjarrez, E., Aranda-Barradas, J., Chairez, I., Parameswaran, P. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., 2012, Biotechnology: Health, Food, Energy and Environment Applications. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 115-137 23 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Electricity

Methane

Vegetables

Hydrogen production

Fruits

61 Citations (Scopus)

Occurrence of triclosan, triclocarban, and its lesser chlorinated congeners in Minnesota freshwater sediments collected near wastewater treatment plants

Venkatesan, A. K., Pycke, B. F. G., Barber, L. B., Lee, K. E. & Halden, R., Aug 30 2012, In : Journal of Hazardous Materials. 229-230, p. 29-35 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Triclosan

freshwater sediment

Waste Water

Fresh Water

Wastewater treatment

120 Citations (Scopus)

On electron transport through geobacter biofilms

Bond, D. R., Strycharz-Glaven, S. M., Tender, L. M. & Torres, C., Jun 2012, In : ChemSusChem. 5, 6, p. 1099-1105 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Biofilms

biofilm

Anodes

electron

Electrons

15 Citations (Scopus)

Predicting the concentration range of unmonitored chemicals in wastewater-dominated streams and in run-off from biosolids-amended soils

Chari, B. P. & Halden, R., Dec 1 2012, In : Science of the Total Environment. 440, p. 314-320 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Biosolids

biosolid

Hormones

Wastewater

hormone

6 Citations (Scopus)

Prioritization of biomarker targets in human umbilical cord blood: Identification of proteins in infant blood serving as validated biomarkers in adults

Hansmeier, N., Chao, T. C., Goldman, L. R., Witter, F. R. & Halden, R., May 2012, In : Environmental Health Perspectives. 120, 5, p. 764-769 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Fetal Blood

Blood Proteins

Biomarkers

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Metabolic Diseases

8 Citations (Scopus)

Proteomic profiling of the dioxin-degrading bacterium sphingomonas wittichii RW1

Colquhoun, D. R., Hartmann, E. M. & Halden, R., 2012, In : Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2012, 408690.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Sphingomonas

Dioxins

Proteomics

Bacteria

Carbon

4 Citations (Scopus)

Quantitative PCR for tracking the megaplasmid-borne biodegradation potential of a model sphingomonad

Hartmann, E. M., Badalamenti, J. P., Krajmalnik-Brown, R. & Halden, R., Jun 2012, In : Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78, 12, p. 4493-4496 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Sphingomonas wittichii

biodegradation

plasmids

quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Response to comment on "feather meal: A previously unrecognized route for reentry into the food supply of multiple pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)"

Love, D. C., Halden, R., Davis, M. F. & Nachman, K. E., Dec 18 2012, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 46, 24, p. 13557-13558 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Food supply

Reentry

feather

food supply

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Response to Comment on "feather meal: A previously unrecognized route for reentry into the food supply of multiple Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)"

Love, D. C., Halden, R., Davis, M. F. & Nachman, K. E., Dec 4 2012, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 46, 23, p. 13026-13027 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Food supply

Reentry

feather

food supply

Pharmaceutical Preparations

22 Citations (Scopus)

Role of bicarbonate as a pH buffer and electron sink in microbial dechlorination of chloroethenes

Delgado, A., Parameswaran, P., Fajardo-Williams, D., Halden, R. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Sep 13 2012, In : Microbial Cell Factories. 11, 128.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Dechlorination

Bicarbonates

Buffers

Electrons

Methanogens

4 Citations (Scopus)

Selenium and maternal blood pressure during childbirth

Wells, E. M., Goldman, L. R., Jarrett, J. M., Apelberg, B. J., Herbstman, J. B., Caldwell, K. L., Halden, R. & Witter, F. R., Mar 2012, In : Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 22, 2, p. 191-197 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Blood pressure

Selenium

Mothers

Parturition

Blood Pressure

15 Citations (Scopus)

The role of homoacetogenic bacteria as efficient hydrogen scavengers in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs)

Parameswaran, P., Torres, C., Kang, D. W., Rittmann, B. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., 2012, In : Water Science and Technology. 65, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Electrochemical cells

scavenger

biofilm

Bacteria

Anodes

62 Citations (Scopus)

Treatment of alcohol distillery wastewater using a bacteroidetes-dominant thermophilic microbial fuel cell

Ha, P. T., Lee, T. K., Rittmann, B., Park, J. & Chang, I. S., Mar 6 2012, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 46, 5, p. 3022-3030 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Distilleries

Microbial fuel cells

fuel cell

alcohol

electricity generation

Using a membrane biofilm reactor to treat a groundwater containing a high concentration of perchlorate

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., Tang, Y. & Rittmann, B., 2012, AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition 2012. p. 357-362 6 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

perchlorate

biofilm

membrane

groundwater

reactor

Using biosolids as a carbon source for denitrification

Alder, J. M., Parameswaran, P. & Rittmann, B., Jan 1 2012, WEFTEC 2012 - 85th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference. Water Environment Federation, p. 3779-3798 20 p. (WEFTEC 2012 - 85th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference; vol. 6).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Biosolids

Denitrification

biosolid

denitrification

Carbon

18 Citations (Scopus)

Using electron balances and molecular techniques to assess trichoroethene-induced shifts to a dechlorinating microbial community

Ziv-El, M., Popat, S. C., Parameswaran, P., Kang, D. W., Polasko, A., Halden, R., Rittmann, B. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Sep 2012, In : Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 109, 9, p. 2230-2239 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Trichloroethylene

Electrons

Acetobacterium

Polymerase chain reaction

Geobacter

31 Citations (Scopus)

Validation of mega composite sampling and nationwide mass inventories for 26 previously unmonitored contaminants in archived biosolids from the U.S National Biosolids Repository

Chari, B. P. & Halden, R., Oct 1 2012, In : Water Research. 46, 15, p. 4814-4824 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Biosolids

biosolid

repository

Impurities

Sampling

2011

56 Citations (Scopus)

2,4,5-trichlorophenol degradation using a novel TiO ₂-coated biofilm carrier: Roles of adsorption, photocatalysis, and biodegradation

Li, G., Park, S., Kang, D. W., Krajmalnik-Brown, R. & Rittmann, B., Oct 1 2011, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 45, 19, p. 8359-8367 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Photocatalysis

Biofilms

Biodegradation

biofilm

biodegradation

44 Citations (Scopus)

Advanced control for photoautotrophic growth and CO₂-utilization efficiency using a membrane carbonation photobioreactor (MCPBR)

Kim, H. W., Marcus, A., Shin, J. H. & Rittmann, B., Jun 1 2011, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 45, 11, p. 5032-5038 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Photobioreactors

Carbonation

membrane

Membranes

Biomass

144 Citations (Scopus)

Anaerobic digestion and co-digestion processes of vegetable and fruit residues: Process and microbial ecology

Garcia-Peña, E. I., Parameswaran, P., Kang, D. W., Canul-Chan, M. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Oct 2011, In : Bioresource Technology. 102, 20, p. 9447-9455 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

microbial ecology

Anaerobic digestion

Methane

Vegetables

Ecology

63 Citations (Scopus)

Analysis of a microbial electrochemical cell using the proton condition in biofilm (PCBIOFILM) model

Marcus, A., Torres, C. & Rittmann, B., Jan 2011, In : Bioresource Technology. 102, 1, p. 253-262 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Electrochemical cells

Biofilms

alkalinity

biofilm

Protons

42 Citations (Scopus)

A pH-control model for heterotrophic and hydrogen-based autotrophic denitrification

Tang, Y., Zhou, C., Ziv-El, M. & Rittmann, B., Jan 2011, In : Water Research. 45, 1, p. 232-240 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Denitrification

Alkalinity

alkalinity

denitrification

hydrogen

107 Citations (Scopus)

A μl-scale micromachined microbial fuel cell having high power density

Choi, S., Lee, H. S., Yang, Y., Parameswaran, P., Torres, C., Rittmann, B. & Chae, J., Mar 21 2011, In : Lab on a Chip - Miniaturisation for Chemistry and Biology. 11, 6, p. 1110-1117 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bioelectric Energy Sources

Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems

Microbial fuel cells

Electrodes

Anodes

9 Citations (Scopus)

Bacterial Pu(V) reduction in the absence and presence of Fe(III)-NTA: Modeling and experimental approach

Deo, R. P., Rittmann, B. & Reed, D. T., Sep 2011, In : Biodegradation. 22, 5, p. 921-929 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Nitrilotriacetic Acid

Plutonium

plutonium

Acids

acid

33 Citations (Scopus)

Body burdens of mercury, lead, selenium and copper among Baltimore newborns

Wells, E. M., Jarrett, J. M., Lin, Y. H., Caldwell, K. L., Hibbeln, J. R., Apelberg, B. J., Herbstman, J., Halden, R., Witter, F. R. & Goldman, L. R., Apr 2011, In : Environmental Research. 111, 3, p. 411-417 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Body Burden

Baltimore

Selenium

Mercury

selenium

211 Citations (Scopus)

Capturing the lost phosphorus

Rittmann, B., Mayer, B., Westerhoff, P. & Edwards, M., Aug 2011, In : Chemosphere. 84, 6, p. 846-853 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Phosphorus

Animals

phosphorus

Phosphates

phosphate

19 Citations (Scopus)

Carbonate mineral precipitation for soil improvement through microbial denitrification

Hamdan, N., Kavazanjian, E., Rittmann, B. & Karatas, I., 2011, Geotechnical Special Publication. 211 GSP ed. p. 3925-3934 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Carbonate minerals

soil improvement

Denitrification

denitrification

Calcium carbonate

1 Citation (Scopus)

Challenges of detecting bioterrorism agents in complex matrices

Hartmann, E. M. & Halden, R., 2011, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. p. 149-162 14 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Bioterrorism

Biological Warfare Agents

Norovirus

Pathogens

Mass spectrometry

39 Citations (Scopus)

Characterization and liquid chromatography-MS/MS based quantification of hydroxylated fullerenes

Chao, T. C., Song, G., Hansmeier, N., Westerhoff, P., Herckes, P. & Halden, R., Mar 1 2011, In : Analytical Chemistry. 83, 5, p. 1777-1783 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Fullerenes

Liquid chromatography

Water

Monitoring

Rivers

Characterization of the thermophilic anode-respiring Thermincola ferriacetica

Lusk, B., Popat, S., Parameswaran, P., Rittmann, B. & Torres, C., 2011, ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Anodes

Buffers

Acetates

Current density

Regenerative fuel cells

32 Citations (Scopus)

Development and characterization of DehaloR 2, a novel anaerobic microbial consortium performing rapid dechlorination of TCE to ethene

Ziv-El, M., Delgado, A., Yao, Y., Kang, D. W., Nelson, K. G., Halden, R. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Dec 2011, In : Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 92, 5, p. 1063-1071 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Microbial Consortia

Trichloroethylene

Acetobacterium

Geobacter

Chloroflexi

Effect of high concentrations of ammonium-N on biofilm anode fed with a fermentable substrate

Parameswaran, P., Torres, C., Krajmalnik-Brown, R. & Rittmann, B., 2011, ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Biofilms

Ammonium Compounds

Anodes

Regenerative fuel cells

Substrates

30 Citations (Scopus)

Effect of low solids retention time and focused pulsed pre-treatment on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

Lee, I. S. & Rittmann, B., Feb 2011, In : Bioresource Technology. 102, 3, p. 2542-2548 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Anaerobic digestion

activated sludge

hydrolysis

Hydrolysis

Methanogens

4 Citations (Scopus)

Effect of pH on nitrate and selenate reduction in flue gas desulfurization brine using the H ₂-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR)

Van Ginkel, S. W., Yang, Z., Kim, B. O., Sholin, M. & Rittmann, B., 2011, In : Water Science and Technology. 63, 12, p. 2923-2928 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

selenate

Biofilms

Desulfurization

Flue gases

brine

55 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of solids retention time on methanogenesis in anaerobic digestion of thickened mixed sludge

Lee, I. S., Parameswaran, P. & Rittmann, B., Nov 2011, In : Bioresource Technology. 102, 22, p. 10266-10272 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Methanogens

Anaerobic digestion

Chemical oxygen demand

methanogenesis

Application programs

51 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of temperature shifts on growth rate and lipid characteristics of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 in a bench-top photobioreactor

Sheng, J., Kim, H. W., Badalamenti, J. P., Zhou, C., Sridharakrishnan, S., Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Rittmann, B. & Vannela, R., Dec 2011, In : Bioresource Technology. 102, 24, p. 11218-11225 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Photobioreactors

Lipids

lipid

temperature

Temperature

30 Citations (Scopus)

Enzymatic degradation of A2E, a retinal pigment epithelial lipofuscin bisretinoid

Wu, Y., Zhou, J., Fishkin, N., Rittmann, B. & Sparrow, J. R., Feb 2 2011, In : Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133, 4, p. 849-857 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Lipofuscin

Retinal Pigments

Horseradish Peroxidase

Pigments

Degradation

94 Citations (Scopus)

Evaluation of cell-disruption effects of pulsed-electric-field treatment of Synechocystis PCC 6803

Sheng, J., Vannela, R. & Rittmann, B., Apr 15 2011, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 45, 8, p. 3795-3802 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

electric field

Electric fields

2-Propanol

lipid

membrane

19 Citations (Scopus)

Evaluation of extraction methods for quantification of aqueous fullerenes in urine

Benn, T. M., Pycke, B. F. G., Herckes, P., Westerhoff, P. & Halden, R., Feb 2011, In : Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 399, 4, p. 1631-1639 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Fullerenes

Liquid-Liquid Extraction

Urine

Liquid Chromatography

Liquids

106 Citations (Scopus)

Evaluation of methods to extract and quantify lipids from Synechocystis PCC 6803

Sheng, J., Vannela, R. & Rittmann, B., Jan 2011, In : Bioresource Technology. 102, 2, p. 1697-1703 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Lipids

lipid

Methanol

methanol

Chloroform

Exploring microbial community in SMEC with two different wastewaters as electron donors

Kang, D. W., Lee, H. S., Krajmalnik-Brown, R. & Rittmann, B., 2011, ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Regenerative fuel cells

Wastewater

Anodes

Acetates

Electrons

55 Citations (Scopus)

Fate of sucralose during wastewater treatment

Torres, C., Ramakrishna, S., Chiu, C. A., Nelson, K. G., Westerhoff, P. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., May 1 2011, In : Environmental Engineering Science. 28, 5, p. 325-331 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

trichlorosucrose

Wastewater treatment

Surface waters

surface water

Effluents

20 Citations (Scopus)

Fetal exposure to chlordane and permethrin mixtures in relation to inflammatory cytokines and birth outcomes

Neta, G., Goldman, L. R., Barr, D., Apelberg, B. J., Witter, F. R. & Halden, R., Feb 15 2011, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 45, 4, p. 1680-1687 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chlordan

Permethrin

permethrin

chlordane

Parturition

11 Citations (Scopus)

Hydrogen-based nitrate and selenate bioreductions in flue-gas desulfurization brine

Van Ginkel, S. W., Zhou, C., Lien, M. & Rittmann, B., Jan 2011, In : Journal of Environmental Engineering. 137, 1, p. 63-68 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Selenic Acid

selenate

Biofilms

Desulfurization

Flue gases

60 Citations (Scopus)

Hydrogen consumption in microbial electrochemical systems (MXCs): The role of homo-acetogenic bacteria

Parameswaran, P., Torres, C., Lee, H. S., Rittmann, B. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Jan 2011, In : Bioresource Technology. 102, 1, p. 263-271 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hydrogen

acetate

Bacteria

Anodes

hydrogen

17 Citations (Scopus)

Impact of precipitation on the treatment of real ion-exchange brine using the H₂-based membrane biofilm reactor

Van Ginkel, S. W., Tang, Y. & Rittmann, B., 2011, In : Water Science and Technology. 63, 7, p. 1453-1458 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Biofilms

brine

biofilm

ion exchange

Ion exchange

22 Citations (Scopus)

Integrating high-throughput pyrosequencing and quantitative real-time PCR to analyze complex microbial communities.

Zhang, H., Parameswaran, P., Badalamenti, J., Rittmann, B. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., 2011, In : Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 733, p. 107-128 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Automation

Libraries

Large Intestine

Biofilms

79 Citations (Scopus)

Interactions between perchlorate and nitrate reductions in the biofilm of a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor

Zhao, H. P., Van Ginkel, S., Tang, Y., Kang, D. W., Rittmann, B. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Dec 1 2011, In : Environmental Science and Technology. 45, 23, p. 10155-10162 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

perchlorate

Biofilms

Nitrates

biofilm

Hydrogen

20 Citations (Scopus)

Interface resistances of anion exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells with low ionic strength

Ji, E., Moon, H., Piao, J., Ha, P. T., An, J., Kim, D., Woo, J. J., Lee, Y., Moon, S. H., Rittmann, B. & Chang, I. S., Mar 15 2011, In : Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 26, 7, p. 3266-3271 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bioelectric Energy Sources

Microbial fuel cells

Ionic strength

Osmolar Concentration

Anions