Search Results - "Paton, G. I."

Bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants in soils: fundamental concepts and techniques for analysis by Semple, K. T., Morriss, A. W. J., Paton, G. I.

“…Summary Soils represent a major sink for organic xenobiotic contaminants in the environment. The degree to which organic chemicals are retained within the soil…”
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Microbe-aliphatic hydrocarbon interactions in soil: implications for biodegradation and bioremediation by Stroud, J.L, Paton, G.I, Semple, K.T

“…Aliphatic hydrocarbons make up a substantial portion of organic contamination in the terrestrial environment. However, most studies have focussed on the fate…”
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Predicting bioremediation of hydrocarbons: Laboratory to field scale by Diplock, E.E., Mardlin, D.P., Killham, K.S., Paton, G.I.

“…There are strong drivers to increasingly adopt bioremediation as an effective technique for risk reduction of hydrocarbon impacted soils. Researchers often…”
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Bioavailability and toxicity of copper in soils: Integrating chemical approaches with responses of microbial biosensors by Maderova, L., Watson, M., Paton, G.I.

“…Copper (Cu) is a trace element essential for the healthy functioning of soil biological systems. However, at elevated concentrations Cu can be a potential…”
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Rhizoremediation of pentachlorophenol by Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723 by Dams, R.I., Paton, G.I., Killham, K.

“…Sphingobium chlorophenolicum is well known as a pentachlorophenol (PCP) degrader. The objective of this study was to evaluate PCP degradation in a loamy sandy…”
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Deployment of microbial sensors to assess zinc bioavailability and toxicity in soils by Maderova, L., Paton, G.I.

“…Zinc (Zn) is a metal ubiquitous in the environment and essential to biological systems. Elevated concentrations of Zn in soil, however, can pose a threat to…”
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Application of a luminescence-based biosensor for assessing naphthalene biodegradation in soils from a manufactured gas plant by Paton, G.I., Reid, B.J., Semple, K.T.

“…Despite numerous reviews suggesting that microbial biosensors could be used in many environmental applications, in reality they have failed to be used for…”
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Weathered Hydrocarbon Wastes: A Risk Management Primer by Brassington, K. J., Hough, R. L., Paton, G. I., Semple, K. T., Risdon, G. C., Crossley, J., Hay, I., Askari, K., Pollard, S. J. T.

“…We provide a primer and critical review of the characterization, risk assessment, and bioremediation of weathered hydrocarbons. Historically the remediation of…”
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Microbial communities in different soil types do not converge after diesel contamination by Bundy, J.G., Paton, G.I., Campbell, C.D.

“…Aims: To study the comparative effect of diesel addition and simulated bioremediation on the microbial community in three different soil types. Methods and…”
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Physiological and toxicological characterization of an engineered whole-cell biosensor by Chinalia, F.A., Paton, G.I., Killham, K.S.

“…Bioluminescence-based bacterial biosensors are often reported as reliable and efficient tools for risk assessment and environmental monitoring. However, there…”
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Degradation and toxicity of phenyltin compounds in soil by Paton, G.I., Cheewasedtham, W., Marr, I.L., Dawson, J.J.C.

“…Although the fate of organotins has been widely studied in the marine environment, fewer studies have considered their impact in terrestrial systems. The…”
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Acute toxicity of some treatments commonly used by the salmonid aquaculture industry to Corophium volutator and Hediste diversicolor: Whole sediment bioassay tests by Mayor, D.J., Solan, M., Martinez, I., Murray, L., McMillan, H., Paton, G.I., Killham, K.

“…The commercial farming of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, typically requires the periodic application of copper-based anti-foulants and chemotherapeutic…”
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Linking biosensor responses to Cd, Cu and Zn partitioning in soils by Dawson, J.J.C., Campbell, C.D., Towers, W., Cameron, C.M., Paton, G.I.

“…Soils bind heavy metals according to fundamental physico-chemical parameters. Bioassays, using bacterial biosensors, were performed in pore waters extracted…”
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Short term changes of microbial processes in Icelandic soils to increasing temperatures by Guicharnaud, R., Arnalds, O., Paton, G. I.

“…Temperature change is acknowledged to have a significant effect on soil biological processes and the corresponding sequestration of carbon and cycling of…”
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Effects of copper and the sea lice treatment Slice ® on nutrient release from marine sediments by Mayor, D.J., Solan, M., McMillan, H., Killham, K., Paton, G.I.

“…Copper-based antifoulant paints and the sea lice treatment Slice ® are widely used, and often detectable in the sediments beneath farms where they are…”
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Behaviour and assessment of bioavailability of organic contaminants in soil: relevance for risk assessment and remediation by Stokes, J.D., Paton, G.I., Semple, K.T.

“… Soils contaminated with organic chemicals are now widespread in industrialized and developing countries, and the risk assessment and remediation of such…”
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The role of host organism, transcriptional switches and reporter mechanisms in the performance of Hg‐induced biosensors by Harkins, M., Porter, A.J.R., Paton, G.I.

“…Aims:  The purpose of this study was to comprehensively compare the response of nine biosensors capable of being induced by Hg. Induction by Hg was based upon…”
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Enhanced biotransformation of TCE using plant terpenoids in contaminated groundwater by Brown, J.R.-M, Thompson, I.P, Paton, G.I, Singer, A.C

“…To examine plant terpenoids as inducers of TCE (trichloroethylene) biotransformation by an indigenous microbial community originating from a plume of…”
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Predicting Arsenic Solubility in Contaminated Soils Using Isotopic Dilution Techniques by Tye, A. M, Young, S. D, Crout, N. M. J, Zhang, H, Preston, S, Bailey, E. H, Davison, W, McGrath, S. P, Paton, G. I, Kilham, K

“…An isotopic dilution assay was developed to measure radiolabile As concentration in a diverse range of soils (pH 3.30−7.62; % C = 1.00−6.55). Soils amended…”
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On-line microbial biosensing and fingerprinting of water pollutants by Horsburgh, Alison M., Mardlin, D.P., Turner, N.L., Henkler, R., Strachan, N., Glover, L.A., Paton, G.I., Killham, K.

“…The potential for biosensors to contribute to on-line toxicity testing for monitoring of water quality is currently constrained both by the relevance of the…”
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