Removal of arsenic from groundwater by arsenite-oxidizing bacteriaM Ike
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2 1 Yamada oka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Sci Technol 58:1095-100. 2008
..The isotherms of As(III) and As(V) onto activated alumina verified that bacterial As(III) oxidation is a helpful pretreatment process for the conventional adsorption process for arsenic removal...
- Comparative analysis of DNA-based microbial community composition and substrate utilisation patterns of activated sludge microorganisms from wastewater treatment plants operated under different conditions
M Matsuda
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2 1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Sci Technol 61:2843-51. 2010
..Different results from the T-RFLP analysis and Biolog assay suggest that the phylogenetic composition of microbial community might not necessarily reflect the wastewater treatment functions of the activated sludge...
- Evaluation of biodegradation potential of organic compounds by river water microorganisms
D Inoue
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2 1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Sci Technol 59:317-22. 2009
..These results indicated that phenol biodegradation potential can be applied as an indicator for evaluating the soundness of river environment from the view point of ecological function...
- Development of DNA microarray for the evaluation of environmental functions
K Sei
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2 1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Sci Technol 59:97-107. 2009
..Some other functional genes related to ammonium oxidation, aromatic compounds degradation (catechol 1,2-dioxygenase) and alkane degradation (group II) can be a certain indicator for the evaluation of the environmental condition...
- Model analysis of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of sewage sludge treatment systems with different processes and scales
S Soda
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Water Sci Technol 61:365-73. 2010
..Incineration and melting processes consume much energy, but have lower CH(4) and N(2)O emissions...
- Evaluation of effectiveness of chemical and physical sewage treatment technologies for removal of retinoic acid receptor agonistic activity detected in sewage effluent
D Inoue
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, Suita Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Sci Technol 59:2447-53. 2009
..Furthermore, the effectiveness of chlorination might rank lower because excess reaction might bring a side effect by producing some RAR agonistic by-product(s)...
- Application of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with ethidium monoazide treatment for selective quantification of viable bacteria in aquatic environment
D Inoue
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2 1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Sci Technol 58:1107-12. 2008
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Biodegradation of a variety of bisphenols under aerobic and anaerobic conditionsM Ike
Department of Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2 1, Yamada oka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Sci Technol 53:153-9. 2006
..From the viewpoint of biodegradability, BPF seems to be more environmentally-friendly than BPA and, therefore, may be a candidate to replace BPA for reducing the environmental risks...
- Bioflocculation production from lower-molecular fatty acids as a novel strategy for utilization of sludge digestion liquor
M Fujita
Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Water Sci Technol 44:237-43. 2001
..These indicated that the bioflocculant possesses flocculating activity comparable or superior to that of synthetic flocculants. The bioflocculation was identified as a chitosan-like biopolymer...
- Effects of light intensity and water temperature on oxygen release from roots into water lettuce rhizosphere
S Soda
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2 1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Water Res 41:487-91. 2007
..0x10(4)-1.1x10(5)lx. The net oxygen release rate was negligible at 35 degrees C at any light intensity because the respiration rate was much greater than the gross oxygen release rate into the rhizosphere...
- Development of a routine analytical procedure for nonylphenol polyethyoxylates and their biodegradation products in sludge from sewage treatment plants
M Tateda
Department of Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Water Sci Technol 44:101-6. 2001
..The results implied importance of quantitation of NPE-BDPs in sewage sludge to assess the risk to the environment...
- Abundance of polymers degrading microorganisms in a sea-based solid waste disposal site
T Ishigaki
Department of Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
J Basic Microbiol 40:177-86. 2000
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