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Emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Canada: a retrospective analysis from clinical and wastewater data by Champredon, David, Becker, Devan, Peterson, Shelley W, Mejia, Edgard, Hizon, Nikho, Schertzer, Andrea, Djebli, Mohamed, Oloye, Femi F, Xie, Yuwei, Asadi, Mohsen, Cantin, Jenna, Pu, Xia, Osunla, Charles A, Brinkmann, Markus, McPhedran, Kerry N, Servos, Mark R, Giesy, John P, Mangat, Chand

“…The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been studied at unprecedented levels worldwide. In jurisdictions where molecular analysis was performed on large scales, the…”
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Dynamics of microbial community structure and nutrient removal from an innovative side-stream enhanced biological phosphorus removal process by Islam, Md. Shahinoor, Zhang, Yanyan, Dong, Shimiao, McPhedran, Kerry N., Rashed, Ehab M., El-Shafei, Maha M., Noureldin, Ahmed M., Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…Biological phosphorous (P) and nitrogen (N) removal from municipal wastewater was studied using an innovative anoxic-aerobic-anaerobic side-stream treatment…”
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Solid-liquid distribution of SARS-CoV-2 in primary effluent of a wastewater treatment plant by Oloye, Femi F., Xie, Yuwei, Asadi, Mohsen, Challis, Jonathan K., Osunla, Charles A., Xia, Pu, Cantin, Jenna, Femi-Oloye, Oluwabunmi P., Brinkmann, Markus, McPhedran, Kerry N., Sadowski, Mike, Pandey, Sudhir, Jones, Paul D., Mangat, Chand, Servos, Mark R., Giesy, John P.

“…Distributions of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and fecal viral biomarkers between solid and liquid phases of wastewater are…”
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Selenium removal from water using adsorbents: A critical review by Zoroufchi Benis, Khaled, McPhedran, Kerry N., Soltan, Jafar

“…Selenium (Se) has become an increasingly serious water contamination concern worldwide. It is an essential micronutrient for humans and animals, however, can…”
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Probing the Adsorption of Weak Acids on Graphite Using Amplitude Modulation–Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy by Moustafa, Ahmed M. A, Huang, Jun, McPhedran, Kerry N, Zeng, Hongbo, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…Recent thermodynamics calculations and adsorption isotherms showed that the adsorption of a self-assembled layer (SAL) of ionized weak acids to carbon was…”
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Treatment of aqueous arsenic – A review of biosorbent preparation methods by Zoroufchi Benis, Khaled, Motalebi Damuchali, Ali, McPhedran, Kerry N., Soltan, Jafar

“…Arsenic (As) is a worldwide human health issue with the major exposure route being the consumption of As-contaminated drinking water. Sorption is considered to…”
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A binary oxide-biochar composite for adsorption of arsenic from aqueous solutions: Combined microwave pyrolysis and electrochemical modification by Zoroufchi Benis, Khaled, Sokhansanj, Amin, Norberto, Julia, McPhedran, Kerry N., Soltan, Jafar

“…[Display omitted] •Microwave pyrolysis and electrochemical modification was used to prepare composite.•Deposited zinc and aluminum oxides on the composite…”
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Adsorption of sulfamethoxazole and lincomycin from single and binary aqueous systems using acid-modified biochar from activated sludge biomass by Minaei, Shahab, Zoroufchi Benis, Khaled, McPhedran, Kerry N., Soltan, Jafar

“…The extensive use of pharmaceuticals has raised growing concerns regarding their presence in surface waters. High concentrations of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and…”
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Tungsten sulfide highly boosted Fe(III)/peroxymonosulfate system for rapid degradation of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid: Performance, mechanisms, and applications by Lv, Xin, Li, Dazhen, Yu, Xi, McPhedran, Kerry N., Huang, Rongfu

“…In this study, the Fe(III)/WS2/peroxymonosulfate (PMS) system was found to remove up to 97% of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (CHA) within 10 min. CHA is a model…”
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Composite polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane impregnated with Fe2O3 nanoparticles and multiwalled carbon nanotubes for catalytic degradation of organic contaminants by Alpatova, Alla, Meshref, Mohamed, McPhedran, Kerry N., Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…Porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymeric membranes with inclusion of Fe2O3 nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were developed for…”
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Isotherm and kinetic studies on adsorption of oil sands process-affected water organic compounds using granular activated carbon by Islam, Md Shahinoor, McPhedran, Kerry N., Messele, Selamawit A., Liu, Yang, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…The production of oil from oil sands in northern Alberta has led to the generation of large volumes of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) that was…”
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Coagulation/flocculation process with polyaluminum chloride for the remediation of oil sands process-affected water: Performance and mechanism study by Wang, Chengjin, Alpatova, Alla, McPhedran, Kerry N., Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…This study investigated the application of polyaluminum chloride (PACl) for the treatment of the oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). These coagulants are…”
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Investigation of the impact of organic solvent type and solution pH on the extraction efficiency of naphthenic acids from oil sands process-affected water by Huang, Rongfu, McPhedran, Kerry N., Sun, Nian, Chelme-Ayala, Pamela, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…Naphthenic acids (NAs) from oil sand process-affected water (OSPW) were liquid–liquid extracted using six organic solvents (n-pentane, n-hexane, cyclohexane,…”
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Rapid transition between SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Delta and Omicron detected by monitoring municipal wastewater from three Canadian cities by Oloye, Femi F., Xie, Yuwei, Asadi, Mohsen, Cantin, Jenna, Challis, Jonathan K., Brinkmann, Markus, McPhedran, Kerry N., Kristian, Kevin, Keller, Mark, Sadowski, Mike, Jones, Paul D., Landgraff, Chrystal, Mangat, Chand, Fuzzen, Meghan, Servos, Mark R., Giesy, John P.

“…Monitoring the communal incidence of COVID 19 is important for the government and residents of an area to make informed decisions. However, continuous reliance…”
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Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Ion Mobility Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Naphthenic Acids Species from Oil Sands Process-Affected Water by Huang, Rongfu, McPhedran, Kerry N, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…Ultraperformance liquid chromatography ion mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-IM-TOFMS), integrating traveling wave ion mobility spectrometry…”
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Understanding common population markers for SARS-CoV-2 RNA normalization in wastewater – A review by Oloye, Femi F., Xie, Yuwei, Challis, Jonathan K., Femi-Oloye, Oluwabunmi P., Brinkmann, Markus, McPhedran, Kerry N., Jones, Paul D., Servos, Mark R., Giesy, John P.

“…Wastewater monitoring and epidemiology have seen renewed interest during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there is an increasing need to normalize…”
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Pseudomonads biodegradation of aromatic compounds in oil sands process-affected water by Zhang, Yanyan, McPhedran, Kerry N, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…Aromatic naphthenic acids (NAs) have been shown to be more toxic than the classical NAs found in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). To reduce this…”
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Characterization and distribution of metal and nonmetal elements in the Alberta oil sands region of Canada by Huang, Rongfu, McPhedran, Kerry N., Yang, Lingling, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…This review covers the characterization and distribution of metals and nonmetals in the Alberta oil sands region (AOSR) of Canada. The development of the oil…”
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Low adsorption affinity of athabasca oil sands naphthenic acid fraction compounds to a peat-mineral mixture by Vander Meulen, Ian J., Steiger, Bernd G.K., Asadi, Mohsen, Peru, Kerry M., Degenhardt, Dani, McMartin, Dena W., McPhedran, Kerry N., Wilson, Lee D., Headley, John V.

“…Much of the toxicity in oil sands process-affected water in Athabasca oil sands tailings has been attributed to naphthenic acids (NAs) and associated…”
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Fractionation of oil sands-process affected water using pH-dependent extractions: A study of dissociation constants for naphthenic acids species by Huang, Rongfu, Sun, Nian, Chelme-Ayala, Pamela, McPhedran, Kerry N., Changalov, Mohamed, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed

“…•The dissociation constants for naphthenic acids species were estimated.•Sum of O2-, O3- and O4-NAs species accounted for 33.6% of extracted organic…”
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