A5029952277- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Advanced oxidation water treatment
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Water resources management and optimization
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
Wageningen University & Research
2016-2025
Utrecht University
2009
ABSTRACT Microbial community composition and diversity at a diesel-contaminated railway site were investigated by pyrosequencing of bacterial archaeal 16S rRNA gene fragments to understand the interrelationships among microbial composition, pollution level, soil geochemical physical properties. To this end, 26 samples from four matrix types with various characteristics contaminant concentrations investigated. The presence diesel contamination significantly impacted diversity, regardless...
This study explores ibuprofen (IBP) uptake and transformation in the wetland plant species Phragmites australis underlying mechanisms. We grew P. perlite under greenhouse conditions treated plants with 60 μg/L of IBP. Roots rhizomes (RR), stems leaves (SL), liquid samples were collected during 21 days exposure. Results show that can take up, translocate, degrade IBP was completely removed from medium after a half-life 2.1 days. accumulated RR partly translocated to SL. Meanwhile, four...
Urban infrastructure is under substantial stress due to climate change and urbanisation. More frequent flooding events heat waves in cities threaten citizens' health wellbeing. Current mostly based on grey solutions, focusing only one function. Nature-based solutions (NBS), which are supported by nature mimic natural processes, multifunctional can provide several benefits at the same time. However, this multifunctionality deficiently considered during planning of urban transitions. This work...
This study explored the removal of six pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in lab-scale experiments with sediments under four redox conditions, namely aerobic, nitrate reducing, sulfate and methanogenic conditions using batch column set-ups. Redox were found to influence PhAC by sorption biodegradation. The most optimal was observed at outer ranges spectrum, i.e. either aerobic or deep anaerobic (sulfate reducing conditions), whereas least effective for PhACs biodegradation sorption....
This article provides a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary overview of the phosphorus cycle through wastewater agri-food system. While mineral stocks are finite, use mined is accompanied with many losses, leading to pollution water bodies. Recovering from human excreta can contribute more efficient ensure its availability for food production in future. Phosphorous be recovered different recovery technologies consequently used agriculture via recycling routes. Each route has own...
Unconventional substrata like activated carbon or clay beads can enhance micropollutant removal in constructed wetlands. However, hydroponic materials widely used horticulture have not yet been investigated for their potential to remove micropollutants. In addition, effect of plant species other than reeds on has sufficiently investigated. Therefore, a nature-based, post-treatment technology called improved vertical flow wetlands (CW) with (H) (CWH) was designed by employing cocopeat and...
Understanding the dynamic change in abundance of both fecal and opportunistic waterborne pathogens urban surface water under different abiotic biotic factors helps prediction microbiological quality protection public health during recreational activities, such as swimming. However, a comprehensive understanding interaction among various on pathogen behavior is missing. In this study, effect salinity, light, temperature presence indigenous microbiota, decay/persistence Escherichia coli...
While wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent offers a potential alternative source for irrigation, the fate of organic micropollutants (OMPs), including transformation products (TPs), in effluent-irrigated fields remains largely unknown. Using non-target analysis (NTA), we investigated OMPs WWTP and their distribution throughout full-scale subsurface irrigation (SSI) field where was used irrigation. Our results indicate that TPs accounted approximately 80% detected OMPs. Weather SSI...
While in situ chemical oxidation with persulfate has seen wide commercial application, investigations into the impacts on groundwater characteristics, microbial communities and soil structure are limited. To better understand interactions of subsurface to determine compatibility further bioremediation, a pilot scale treatment at diesel-contaminated location was performed consisting two injection events followed by single nutrient amendment. Groundwater parameters measured throughout 225 day...
Groundwater is the main source for drinking water production globally. unfortunately can contain micropollutants (MPs) such as pesticides and/or pesticide metabolites. Biological remediation of MPs in groundwater requires an understanding natural biodegradation capacity and conditions required to stimulate activity. Thus, biostimulation experiments are a valuable tool assess field microorganisms. To this end, samples were collected at abstraction aquifer two locations, five different depths....
Microbial removal of trace organic micropollutants (OMPs) from drinking water sources remains challenging. Nitrifying and heterotrophic bacteria in rapid sand filters (RSFs) are capable biodegrading OMPs while growing on ammonia dissolved matter (DOM). The loading patterns DOM may therefore affect microbial activities as well OMP biodegradation. So far, there is very limited information the effect substrate biodegradation at environmentally relevant concentrations (∼ 1 µg/L) RSFs. We...