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Reclaimed water for the irrigation of vineyards: Mexico and South Africa as case studies by Mendoza-Espinosa, L.G., Burgess, J.E., Daesslé, L., Villada-Canela, M.

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A kinetic study of the recovery of platinum ions from an artificial aqueous solution by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae biomass by Mack, C.L., Wilhelmi, B., Duncan, J.R., Burgess, J.E.

“…Biosorption has many advantages over conventional metal recovery processes such as chemical precipitation and electrowinning. One of these is the rapid rate at…”
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Fungal bioaccumulation of copper, nickel, gold and platinum by Moore, B.A., Duncan, J.R., Burgess, J.E.

“…Metal pollution of the environment has become increasingly problematic, as mining and metallurgical processing creates escalating volumes of wastewaters…”
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Bioremediation of a wine distillery wastewater using white rot fungi and the subsequent production of laccase by Strong, P.J, Burgess, J.E

“…The aim of this work was to ascertain whether a submerged culture of a white rot fungus could be used to treat distillery wastewater, and whether the compounds…”
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Treatment of wine distillery wastewater by high rate anaerobic digestion by Melamane, X.L, Tandlich, R, Burgess, J.E

“…Wine distillery wastewaters (WDW) are acidic and have a high content of potential organic pollutants. This causes high chemical oxygen demand (COD) values…”
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Biological nitrogenous compound removal and subsequent rhodium recovery from simulated metal refinery wastewater by Manipura, A., Burgess, J.E.

“…Developing bioprocesses to remove nitrogenous compounds from wastewater and metal recovery is important in the competitive metal refinery industry in terms of…”
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Comparison of biological ammonium removal from synthetic metal refinery wastewater using three different types of reactor by Manipura, A., Barbosa, V.L., Burgess, J.E.

“…The use of nitrogen-based compounds as reagents in metal refining has led to high nitrogen compound concentrations in the wastewater generated. Some nitrogen…”
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Characterization of Thiobacillus thioparus isolated from an activated sludge bioreactor used for hydrogen sulfide treatment by Barbosa, V.L, Atkins, S.D, Barbosa, V.P, Burgess, J.E, Stuetz, R.M

“…To compare Thiobacillus thioparus population dynamics in a control and a test activated sludge (AS) bioreactor, used for hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) degradation…”
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Potential Biological Processes Available for Removal of Nitrogenous Compounds from Metal Industry Wastewater by Manipura, A., Duncan, J.R., Roman, H.J., Burgess, J.E.

“…Suboptimal pH and high nitrogenous compounds content in metal industry wastewaters often make using traditional biological treatment methods problematic. It is…”
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The Influence of Iron-Based Co-Precipitants on Activated Sludge Biomass by Clark, T., Burgess, J.E., Stephenson, T., Arnold-Smith, A.K.

“…European Community legislation will increase the requirement for efficient phosphorus removal. The impact of chemical phosphorus removal by co-precipitation…”
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Biosorption of precious metals by Mack, C., Wilhelmi, B., Duncan, J.R., Burgess, J.E.

“…Biosorption has emerged as a low-cost and often low-tech option for removal or recovery of base metals from aqueous wastes. The conditions under which precious…”
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Micronutrient Supplements to Enhance Biological Wastewater Treatment of Phosphorus-Limited Industrial Effluent by Burgess, J.E., Quarmby, J., Stephenson, T.

“…The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and respiration rates of several samples of activated sludge which were dosed with micronutrient supplements have been…”
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On-line monitoring of wastewater quality: a review by Bourgeois, Wilfrid, Burgess, Joanna E, Stuetz, Richard M

“…Real‐time monitoring of wastewater quality remains an unresolved problem to the wastewater treatment industry. In order to comply with increasingly stringent…”
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Bioremediation of trace organic compounds found in precious metals refineries’ wastewaters: A review of potential options by Barbosa, V.L., Tandlich, R., Burgess, J.E.

“…Platinum group metal (PGM) refining processes produce large quantities of wastewater, which is contaminated with the compounds that make up the…”
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Metal-biomass interactions : a comparison of visualisation techniques available in South Africa : research article by Moore, B.A, Mack, C, Burgess, J.E, Duncan, J.R

“…The interaction of metals and biological materials is of interest for reasons such as metal recovery, toxicity and production of high-value products such as…”
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Role of micronutrients in activated sludge-based biotreatment of industrial effluents by Burgess, J.E, Quarmby, J, Stephenson, T

“…Industrial processes often produce wastewaters that resist biological treatment owing to the unfamiliarity of some components to biological systems…”
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The enzymology of sludge solubilisation utilising sulphate-reducing systems: the properties of lipases by Whiteley, C.G., Burgess, J.E., Melamane, X., Pletschke, B., Rose, P.D.

“…The first stage in the degradation and recycling of particulate organic matter is the solubilisation and enhanced hydrolysis of complex polymeric organic…”
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Metal-biomass interactions: a comparison of visualisation techniques available in South Africa by Moore, BA, Mack, C, Duncan, J R, Burgess, JE

“…The interaction of metals and biological materials is of interest for reasons such as metal recovery, toxicity and production of high-value products such as…”
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The effects of increased freshwater inflow on metal enrichment in selected Eastern Cape estuaries, South Africa by Burgess, J.E., Orr, K.K., Froneman, P.W.

“…The concentrations of select metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni and Zn) within the water column and sediment of the permanently open Kariega Estuary and temporary…”
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Activated sludge for the treatment of sulphur-rich wastewaters by Burgess, J.E, Stuetz, R.M

“…The aim of this investigation was to assess the potential of activated sludge for the remediation of sulphur-rich wastewaters. A pilot-scale activated sludge…”
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