(listed by topic/research area, for a chronological listing click here)

Anaerobic dehalogenation of polychlorinated biphenyls

Yan, T., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2006. The Effect of Varying Levels of Sodium Bicarbonate on Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dechlorination in Hudson River Sediment Cultures.Environmental Microbiology, 8(7):1288-1298. .

Yan, T., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2006. The Reductive Dechlorination of 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl in Three Different Sediment Cultures: Evidence for the Involvement of Phylogenetically Similar Dehalococcoides-like Bacterial Populations. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 55(2):248-261.

Yan, T., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2006. The Impact of Sediment Characteristics on PCB-dechlorinating Cultures: Implications for Bioaugmentation. Bioremediation Journal, 10(4):143-151.

Rysavy, J. P., Yan, T., Novak, P. J. 2005. Enrichment of Anaerobic Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dechlorinators from Sediment with Iron as a Hydrogen Source. Water Research, 39(4):569-578.

Anaerobic dehalogenation of solvents

Ma, X., Novak, P. J., Ferguson, J., Sadowsky, M., LaPara, T. M., Semmens, M. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2007. The Impact of H2 Addition on Dechlorinating Communities in Soil Columns, Bioremediation Journal, 11:2:45-55.

Ma, X., Novak, P. J., Semmens, M. J., Clapp, L. W., Hozalski, R. M. 2006. Comparison of Pulsed and Continuous Addition of H2 Gas Via Membranes for Stimulating PCE Biodegradation in Soil Columns. Water Research, 40(6):1155-1166.

Edstrom, J.A., Semmens, M. J., Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., Novak, P. J. 2005. Stimulation of Dechlorination by Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen: Small Field Demonstration. Environmental Engineering Science, 22(3):281-293.

Agarwal, N., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2005. Zone of Influence of a Gas Permeable Membrane System for Delivery of Gases to Groundwater. Water Resources Research, 41(5):W05017.

Fang, Y., Clapp, L. W., Hozalski, R. M., Novak, P. J., Semmens, M. J. 2004. Membrane Gas Transfer Under Conditions of Creeping Flow: Modeling Gas Composition Effects. Water Research, 38(10):2489-2498.

Fang, Y., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M., Cussler, E. L., Semmens, M. J. 2004. Condensation Studies in Gas Permeable Membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 231:47-55.

Clapp, L. W., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2004. Model for In Situ Perchloroethene Dechlorination via Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 130(11):1367-1381.

Ma, X., Novak, P. J., Clapp, L. W., Semmens, M. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2003. Evaluation of Polyethylene Hollow-fiber Membranes for Hydrogen Delivery to Support Reductive Dechlorination in a Soil Column. Water Research, 37(12):2905-2918.

Muenzner, H. D., Clapp, L. W., Hozalski, R. M., Semmens, M. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. Dechlorination of PCE by Mixed Methanogenic Cultures Using Hollow-Fiber Membranes. Bioremediation Journal, 6(4):337-350.

Skramstad, J. D., Hurst, C. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. Survival of Indicator Organisms During Enrichment on PCE. Water Environment Research, 75(4):368-376.

Roggy, D. K., Novak, P. J.,Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., and Semmens, M. J. 2002. Membrane Gas Transfer for Groundwater Remediation: Chemical and Biological Fouling. Environmental Engineering Science, 19(6):563-574.

Nelson, D. K., Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., Semmens, M. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. Effect of Nitrate and Sulfate on Dechlorination by a Mixed Hydrogen-fed Culture. Bioremediation Journal, 6(3):225-236.

Fang, Y., Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., Novak, P. J., and Semmens, M. J. 2002. Passive Dissolution of Hydrogen Gas into Groundwater using Hollow-Fiber Membranes. Water Research, 36:3533–3542.

Baeseman, J. L., and Novak, P. J. 2001. Degradation of Common Groundwater Contaminants by an Excreted Biomolecule under Environmental Conditions. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 75(6):634–641.

Koons, B. W., Baeseman, J. L., and Novak, P. J. 2001. Investigation of Extracellular Biomolecules Active in Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform Degradation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 74(1):12–17.

Andrews, E. J., and Novak, P. J. 2001. Influence of Ferrous Iron and pH on Carbon Tetrachloride Degradation by Methanosarcina thermophila. Water Research, 35(9):2307–2313.

Novak, P. J., Daniels, L., and Parkin, G. F. 1998. Rapid Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform by Extracellular Agents in Cultures of Methanosarcina thermophila. Environmental Science and Technology, 32(20):3132–3136.

Novak, P. J., Daniels, L., and Parkin, G. F. 1998. Enhanced Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform in the Presence of Elemental Iron and Methanosarcina barkeri, Methanosarcina thermophila, or Methanosaeta concillii. Environmental Science and Technology, 32(10):1438–1443.

Biofilms and membranes

Ahimou, F., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., Haugstad, G. 2007. Biofilm Cohesiveness Measurement Using a Novel Atomic Force Microscopy Methodology. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(9):2897-2904.

Ahimou, F., Semmens, M. J., Haugstad, G., Novak, P. J. 2007. Effect of Protein, Polysaccharide, and Oxygen Concentration Profiles on Biofilm Cohesiveness. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(9):2905-2910.

Kappell, A. S., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., LaPara, T. M. 2005. A Novel Application of Oxygen-Transferring Membranes to Improve Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 89(4):373-380.

Denitrification

Schnobrich, M. R., Chaplin, B. P., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J. 2007. Stimulating Hydrogenotrophic Denitrification in Simulated Groundwater Containing High Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrate Concentrations, Water Research, 41(9):1869-1876.

Haugen, K. S., Semmens, M. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. A Novel In Situ Technology for the Treatment of Nitrate Contaminated Groundwater. Water Research, 36:3497–3506.

Degradation of pesticides

Novak, P. J., Christ, S. J., and Parkin, G. F. 1997. Kinetics of Alachlor Transformation and Identification of Metabolites under Anaerobic Conditions. Water Research, 31(12):3107–3115.