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Bacterial decontamination of water by means of pulsed-corona discharges by Abou-Ghazala, A., Katsuki, S., Schoenbach, K.H., Dobbs, F.C., Moreira, K.R.

“…By using a tungsten wire with 75-/spl mu/m diameter, 2 cm apart from a plane cathode, and applying a 600-ns, 120-kV square wave pulse, we were able to obtain a…”
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Bacterial decontamination of liquids with pulsed electric fields by Schoenbach, K.H., Joshi, R.P., Stark, R.H., Dobbs, F.C., Beebe, S.J.

“…The effect of pulsed electric fields on the viability of microorganisms, mainly bacteria, in liquids has been studied since the 1960's. Experimental results…”
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Decontamination of water by excimer UV radiation by Laroussi, M., Dobbs, F.C., Wei, Z., Doblin, M.A., Ball, L.G., Moreira, K.R., Dyer, F.F., Richardson, J.P.

“…Water is one of the most important substances on which life depends. However, water may also serve as a medium by which disease is spread to humans, animals,…”
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Spores Survivability After Exposure to Low-Temperature Plasmas by Laroussi, M., Minayeva, O., Dobbs, F.C., Woods, J.

“…To date, research on the inactivation of microorganisms by nonequilibrium atmospheric pressure plasmas has mainly been concerned by the killing efficiency…”
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Potential invasion of microorganisms and pathogens via 'interior hull fouling': biofilms inside ballast water tanks by Drake, L.A, Meyer, A.E, Forsberg, R.L, Baier, R.E, Doblin, M.A, Heinemann, S, Johnson, W.P, Koch, M, Rublee, P.A, Dobbs, F.C

“…Surfaces submerged in an aquatic milieu are covered to some degree with biofilms - organic matrices that can contain bacteria, microalgae, and protozoans,…”
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Transport of the harmful bloom alga Aureococcus anophagefferens by oceangoing ships and coastal boats by Doblin, M.A, Popels, L.C, Coyne, K.J, Hutchins, D.A, Cary, S.C, Dobbs, F.C

“…It is well established that cyst-forming phytoplankton species are transported in ships' ballast tanks. However, there is increasing evidence that other…”
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A computer-simulated restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of bacterial small-subunit rRNA genes: efficacy of selected tetrameric restriction enzymes for studies of microbial diversity in nature by Moyer, C.L. (Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.), Tiedje, J.M, Dobbs, F.C, Karl, D.M

“…An assessment of 10 tetrameric restriction enzymes (TREs) was conducted by using a computer-simulated restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis…”
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Multiplex PCR allows simultaneous detection of pathogens in ships' ballast water by Aridgides, L.J., Doblin, M.A., Berke, T., Dobbs, F.C., Matson, D.O., Drake, L.A.

“…There is enormous potential for global transfer of microorganisms, including pathogens, in ships' ballast water. We contend that a major advancement in the…”
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On the use of the resistive barrier discharge to kill bacteria: recent results by Richardson, J.P., Dyer, F.F., Dobbs, F.C., Alexeff, I., Laroussi, M.

“…Summary form only given, as follows. Large volume, atmospheric pressure, low-temperature plasmas have been shown to be effective biological and chemical…”
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Effects of the resistive barrier discharge on bacterial viability, biochemical pathways, and morphology by Richardson, J.P., Dobbs, F.C., Laroussi, A.A.

“…Summary form only given, as follows. The Resistive Barrier Discharge (RBD) has been shown to be an effective bio-decontamination device by Laroussi, Dobbs and…”
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Bacterial decontamination of coastal seawater by means of electrical discharges by Dobbs, F.C., Moreira, K.R., Aly, R.E., Abou-Ghazala, A., Stark, R.H., Schoenbach, K.H.

“…Summary form only given. Discharge of ships' ballast water has introduced nonindigenous, species, including microorganisms into receiving waters around the…”
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Immediate effects of a storm on coastal infauna by Dobbs, F.C, Vozarik, J.M

“…Effects of storms on benthic infaunal communities have thus far been inferred rather than documented; especially lacking are studies examining immediate…”
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Bacterial decontamination of water by means of pulsed corona discharges by Abou-Ghazala, A., Schoenbach, K.H., Dobbs, F.C., Moreira, K.R.

“…Summary form only given. Whereas bacterial decontamination of gases by means of pulsed corona discharges is now a firmly established method, efforts to use…”
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Effects of excimer UV radiation on microorganisms by Laroussi, A., Dobbs, F.C., Wei, Z., Doblin, A., Ball, L., Moreira, K., Dyer, F.F., Richardson, J.P.

“…Summary form only given. It is well known that under high pressure conditions, microdischarges in rare gases or rare gas/halogen mixtures produce excimers…”
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Geochemistry of burrow waters vented by a bioturbating shrimp in Bermudian sediments by Waslenchuk, D.G, Matson, E.A, Zajac, R.N, Dobbs, F.C, Tramontano, J.M

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Bacterial decontamination of water by means of pulsed corona discharges by Abou-Ghazala, A., Katsuki, S., Schoenbach, K.H., Dobbs, F.C., Moreira, K.R.

“…By using a tungsten wire with 75 /spl mu/m diameter, two cm apart from a plane cathode, and applying a 600 ns, 120 kV square wave pulse, we were able to obtain…”
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