Linking Structure and Function to Manage Microbial Communities Carrying Out Chlorinated Ethene Reductive Dechlorination
| Abstract | Contamination by chlorinated ethenes is widespread in groundwater aquifers, sediment, and soils worldwide. The overarching objectives of my research were to understand how the bacterial genus Dehalococcoides function optimally to carry out reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes in a mixed microbial community and then apply this knowledge to manage dechlorinating communities in the hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). The MBfR is used for the biological reduction of oxidized contaminants in water using hydrogen supplied as the electron donor by diffusion through gas-transfer fibers. First, I characterized a new anaerobic dechlorinating community developed in our laboratory, named DehaloR^2, in terms of chlorinated ethene ... (more) |
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| Created Date | 2012 |
| Contributor | Ziv-El, Michal (Author) / Rittmann, Bruce E (Advisor) / Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa (Advisor) / Halden, Rolf U (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Subject | Environmental engineering / chlorinated ethenes / Dehalococcoides / membrane biofilm reactor / reductive dechlorination |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Extent | 192 pages |
| Language | English |
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| Reuse Permissions | All Rights Reserved |
| Note | Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering 2012 |
| Collaborating Institutions | Graduate College / ASU Library |
| Additional Formats | MODS / OAI Dublin Core / RIS |
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