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Nitrate Removal in an Electrically Charged Granular-Activated Carbon Column by Su, Yiming, Muller, Katherine R, Yoshihara-Saint, Hira, Najm, Issam, Jassby, David

“…Nitrate removal from groundwater remains a challenge. Here, we report on the development of a flow-through, electrically charged, granular-activated carbon…”
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Laying Waste to Mercury: Inexpensive Sorbents Made from Sulfur and Recycled Cooking Oils by Worthington, Max J. H., Kucera, Renata L., Albuquerque, Inês S., Gibson, Christopher T., Sibley, Alexander, Slattery, Ashley D., Campbell, Jonathan A., Alboaiji, Salah F. K., Muller, Katherine A., Young, Jason, Adamson, Nick, Gascooke, Jason R., Jampaiah, Deshetti, Sabri, Ylias M., Bhargava, Suresh K., Ippolito, Samuel J., Lewis, David A., Quinton, Jamie S., Ellis, Amanda V., Johs, Alexander, Bernardes, Gonçalo J. L., Chalker, Justin M.

“…Mercury pollution threatens the environment and human health across the globe. This neurotoxic substance is encountered in artisanal gold mining, coal…”
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An evolutionary perspective on increasing net benefits to crops from symbiotic microbes by Denison, R. Ford, Muller, Katherine E.

“…Plant‐imposed, fitness‐reducing sanctions against less‐beneficial symbionts have been documented for rhizobia, mycorrhizal fungi, and fig wasps. Although most…”
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Emulsion-based recovery of a multicomponent petroleum hydrocarbon NAPL using nonionic surfactant formulations by Ramsburg, C. Andrew, Baniahmad, Parnian, Muller, Katherine A., Robinson, Andrew D.

“…Surfactants can aid subsurface remediation through three primary mechanisms - solubilization, mobilization and/or emulsification. Among these mechanisms,…”
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Methods for Delivery and Distribution of Amendments for Subsurface Remediation: A Critical Review by Muller, Katherine A., Johnson, Christian D., Bagwell, Christopher E., Truex, Michael J.

“…The ability to reliably deliver and widely distribute remedial amendments through the subsurface environment is of paramount importance to achieve cleanup…”
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Ecosystem Controls on Methylmercury Production by Periphyton Biofilms in a Contaminated Stream: Implications for Predictive Modeling by Schwartz, Grace E., Olsen, Todd A., Muller, Katherine A., Brooks, Scott C.

“…Periphyton biofilms produce a substantial fraction of the overall monomethylmercury (MMHg) flux in East Fork Poplar Creek, an industrially contaminated,…”
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Kinetics of Methylmercury Production Revisited by Olsen, Todd A, Muller, Katherine A, Painter, Scott L, Brooks, Scott C

“…Laboratory measurements of the biologically mediated methylation of mercury (Hg) to the neurotoxin monomethylmercury (MMHg) often exhibit kinetics that are…”
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Transport and Retention of Concentrated Oil-in-Water Emulsions in Porous Media by Muller, Katherine A, Esfahani, Somayeh G, Chapra, Steven C, Ramsburg, C. Andrew

“…Oil-in-water emulsions are routinely used in subsurface remediation. In these applications, high oil loadings present a challenge to remedial design as…”
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How do less‐expensive nitrogen alternatives affect legume sanctions on rhizobia? by Oono, Ryoko, Muller, Katherine E., Ho, Randy, Jimenez Salinas, Andres, Denison, Robert Ford

“…The evolutionary stability of mutualistic interactions involving multiple partners requires “sanctioning”–the ability to influence the fitness of each partner…”
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Methylmercury sorption onto engineered materials by Muller, Katherine A., Brandt, Craig C., Mathews, Teresa J., Brooks, Scott C.

“…Four commercially available sorbents (BioChar (BC), ThiolSAMMS® (TS), SediMite (SM), and Organoclay™ PM-199 (OC-199)) were tested for their ability to sorb…”
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Experiments and Simulations to Describe Alkalinity Release from Particle-Containing Oil-in-Water Emulsions and Particle Suspensions by Katherine A. Muller, C. Andrew Ramsburg

“…Among the most common amendments added to groundwater during site remediation are compounds used to adjust or maintain the pH. This research describes an…”
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Resource acquisition and allocation traits in symbiotic rhizobia with implications for life-history outside of legume hosts by Muller, Katherine E, Denison, R Ford

“…Resources that microbial symbionts obtain from hosts may enhance fitness during free-living stages when resources are comparatively scarce. For rhizobia in…”
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Echinacea angustifolia and its specialist ant‐tended aphid: a multi‐year study of manipulated and naturally‐occurring aphid infestation by MULLER, KATHERINE E, WAGENIUS, STUART

“…1. The impact of herbivores on plant fitness depends on multiple ecological mechanisms, including interactions between herbivore guilds. 2. This study assessed…”
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Nutrient Exposure Alters Microbial Composition, Structure, and Mercury Methylating Activity in Periphyton in a Contaminated Watershed by Carrell, Alyssa A, Schwartz, Grace E, Cregger, Melissa A, Gionfriddo, Caitlin M, Elias, Dwayne A, Wilpiszeski, Regina L, Klingeman, Dawn M, Wymore, Ann M, Muller, Katherine A, Brooks, Scott C

“…The conversion of mercury (Hg) to monomethylmercury (MMHg) is a critical area of concern in global Hg cycling. Periphyton biofilms may harbor significant…”
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A Rapid Decision Support Tool for Estimating Impacts of a Vadose Zone Volatile Organic Compound Source on Groundwater and Soil Gas by Johnson, Christian D., Muller, Katherine A., Truex, Michael J., Tartakovsky, Guzel, Becker, David J., Harms, Carl M., Popovic, Jovan

“…Diminishing rates of subsurface volatile contaminant removal by soil vapor extraction (SVE) oftentimes warrants an in‐depth performance assessment to guide…”
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Cover Feature: Laying Waste to Mercury: Inexpensive Sorbents Made from Sulfur and Recycled Cooking Oils (Chem. Eur. J. 64/2017) by Worthington, Max J. H., Kucera, Renata L., Albuquerque, Inês S., Gibson, Christopher T., Sibley, Alexander, Slattery, Ashley D., Campbell, Jonathan A., Alboaiji, Salah F. K., Muller, Katherine A., Young, Jason, Adamson, Nick, Gascooke, Jason R., Jampaiah, Deshetti, Sabri, Ylias M., Bhargava, Suresh K., Ippolito, Samuel J., Lewis, David A., Quinton, Jamie S., Ellis, Amanda V., Johs, Alexander, Bernardes, Gonçalo J. L., Chalker, Justin M.

“…With the Minamata Convention coming into force this year, there is a growing requirement for low‐cost sorbents for mercury pollution. Thus, a polysulfide was…”
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The adjustment of expatriate teenagers by Weeks, Kelly P, Weeks, Matthew, Willis-Muller, Katherine

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop a model regarding adolescent adjustment issues overseas.Design methodology approach - Using previous…”
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Characterizing the Influence of Organic Polymers on the Specific Reactivity of Particulate Remedial Amendments by Muller, Katherine A., Zhong, Lirong, Bagwell, Christopher E.

“…Commercially available particulate amendments demonstrate high reactivity for effective treatment of water soluble organic and inorganic contaminants in…”
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Prolonged soybean absence in the field selects for rhizobia that accumulate more polyhydroxybutyrate during symbiosis by Muller, Katherine E., Denison, R. Ford

“…During symbiosis, C that rhizobia respire to power N fixation can be stored as polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), shown to support rhizobia survival under laboratory…”
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The role of conspecifics in habitat settlement in a territorial grasshopper by MULLER, KATHERINE L

“…Conspecifics may play a positive, neutral or negative role in the habitat choices of prospective settlers. I investigated the effect of conspecifics on habitat…”
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