Craig R. Woolard

TL;DR: Hypersaline wastes are generated during industrial activities that include chemical manufacturing, oil and gas production and waste minimization practices and biological treatment to remove organics without dilution will require the use of halophilic organisms which have special adaptations for survival at high salinities.

TL;DR: Pyrolysis-GC/MS indicated that NOM contributing to DBPs were primarily phenolic compounds, which was consistent with previous studies; however, unlike other studies, no correlation was found between aliphatic compounds in the raw waters and DBP formation potential.

TL;DR: A sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) was tested as a mobile, closed system capable of treating these dilute cyanide waste streams as mentioned in this paper, which was able to remove 20 mg/l of cyanide from a waste stream provided 156 mg/L of glucose substrate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between soil water content and microbial response to soil nitrogen (N) in petroleum-contaminated soils was evaluated and the extent of biodegradation was related to soil N expressed as a function of soil water (mg N/kg soil H2O or mg N/I).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between nutrient level and temperature in contaminated soil and found that proper management of both parameters may increase microbial respiration in such contaminated soils, and that microbial response to soil warming was accentuated by proper nitrogen management.