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Alexander Johs
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Hydrogeology
Soil Science & Conservation
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Open AccessAssessing Microbial Communities Related to Mercury Transformations in Contaminated Streambank Soils
In nature, the bioaccumulative potent neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) is produced from inorganic mercury (Hg) predominantly by anaerobic microorganisms. Hg-contaminated soils are a potential source of MeHg due...
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Open AccessInteraction of Soil Microbes with Organoclays and their Impact on the Immobilization of Hg under Aerobic Conditions
Immobilization of mercury (Hg) leaching from bank soils of East Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC) is considered part of remediation strategies to mitigate the amount of Hg entering the creek. Different approaches are c...
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Open AccessThe Impact of Sorbent Amendments for Mercury Remediation on the Viability of Soil Microorganisms
Mercury (Hg) remediation across contaminated environments in the United States is an ongoing project. As part of the Hg cleanup strategy at East Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC), located in Oak Ridge, TN, the deployme...
