Search Results - "Vega, Michael A"
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Adsorption dynamics of Cd2+(aq) on microwave-synthetized pristine biochar from cocoa pod husk: Green, experimental, and DFT approaches
Published in iScience (01-06-2024)“…Biochar obtained via microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP) at 720 W and 15 min from cocoa pod husk (CPH) is an efficient adsorbent of Cd2+(aq). Biochar of…”
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Biogeochemical Controls on the Release and Accumulation of Mn and As in Shallow Aquifers, West Bengal, India
Published in Frontiers in environmental science (23-06-2017)“…The prevalence of manganese (Mn) in Southeast Asian drinking water has recently become a topic of discussion, particularly when concurrent with elevated…”
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Detrimental Effects of Filling Laryngotracheal Airways To Excessive Pressure (DEFLATE-P): a quality improvement initiative
Published in BMC anesthesiology (24-02-2020)“…This quality improvement (QI) project was performed at a single center to determine the incidence of postoperative complications associated with use of cuffed…”
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Expansion of the global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of bacteriophages
Published in Cell (13-10-2022)“…High-throughput RNA sequencing offers broad opportunities to explore the Earth RNA virome. Mining 5,150 diverse metatranscriptomes uncovered >2.5 million RNA…”
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Pharmaceutical Biotransformation is Influenced by Photosynthesis and Microbial Nitrogen Cycling in a Benthic Wetland Biomat
Published in Environmental science & technology (18-10-2022)“…In shallow, open-water engineered wetlands, design parameters select for a photosynthetic microbial biomat capable of robust pharmaceutical biotransformation,…”
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Methane-Oxidizing Activity Enhances Sulfamethoxazole Biotransformation in a Benthic Constructed Wetland Biomat
Published in Environmental science & technology (09-05-2023)“…Ammonia monooxygenase and analogous oxygenase enzymes contribute to pharmaceutical biotransformation in activated sludge. In this study, we hypothesized that…”
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Adsorption dynamics of Cd 2+ (aq) on microwave-synthetized pristine biochar from cocoa pod husk: Green, experimental, and DFT approaches
Published in iScience (21-06-2024)“…Biochar obtained via microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP) at 720 W and 15 min from cocoa pod husk (CPH) is an efficient adsorbent of Cd (aq). Biochar of residual…”
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Scalable and customizable parallel flow-through reactors to quantify biological processes related to contaminant attenuation by photosynthetic wetland microbial mats
Published in MethodsX (01-01-2023)“…Shallow, unit process open water wetlands harbor a benthic microbial mat capable of removing nutrients, pathogens, and pharmaceuticals at rates that rival or…”
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Mobilization of co-occurring trace elements (CTEs) in arsenic contaminated aquifers in the Bengal basin
Published in Applied geochemistry (01-11-2020)“…The mobilization of co-occurring trace elements (CTEs) in aquifers with known metal(loid) contamination may exacerbate potential human health threats where…”
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Repression of Microbial Arsenite Uptake and Methylation by Dissolved Organic Carbon
Published in Environmental science & technology letters (13-08-2024)“…Arsenic methylation is the microbe-mediated transformation of inorganic As into methylated species, an important component of the biogeochemical arsenic cycle…”
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Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Contaminant Attenuation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Open-Water Engineered Wetlands
Published 01-01-2022“…Engineered wetlands offer a sustainable supplement to conventional water and wastewater treatment by harnessing biological processes which occur naturally in…”
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Pharmaceutical Attenuation Differs within Woodchip-Based Lignocellulose Bioreactors across Nitrate- and Sulfate-Reducing Conditions
Published in ACS ES&T water (12-05-2023)“…Lignocellulosic bioreactors use solid-phase substrates such as woodchips to sustain microbial respiration and have been applied to treat agricultural runoff,…”
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