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View article: Intensified microalgae production and development of microbial communities on suspended carriers and municipal wastewater
Intensified microalgae production and development of microbial communities on suspended carriers and municipal wastewater Open
Wastewater represents an alternative source of nutrients in which to grow microalgae, whilst improving the quality of the wastewater, and reducing the downstream treatment required. However, commercialisation of microalgal cultures for suc…
View article: Activated carbon amendment of sand in the base of a permeable pavement reduces total nitrogen and nitrate leaching
Activated carbon amendment of sand in the base of a permeable pavement reduces total nitrogen and nitrate leaching Open
Urban runoff from impermeable surfaces contains various pollutants. Stormwater samples were collected for one year from car parks on the campus of Newcastle University, located in northeast England, to monitor seasonal variation in stormwa…
View article: Environmental DNA clarifies impacts of combined sewer overflows on the bacteriology of an urban river and resulting risks to public health
Environmental DNA clarifies impacts of combined sewer overflows on the bacteriology of an urban river and resulting risks to public health Open
There is no reference of microbiological water quality in the European Union's Water Framework Directive, adapted into English law, and consequently microbial water quality is not routinely monitored in English rivers, except for two recen…
View article: MinION Nanopore Sequencing Accelerates Progress towards Ubiquitous Genetics in Water Research
MinION Nanopore Sequencing Accelerates Progress towards Ubiquitous Genetics in Water Research Open
In 2014, Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) introduced an affordable and portable sequencer called MinION. We reviewed emerging applications in water research and assessed progress made with this platform towards ubiquitous genetics. With …
View article: A Mobile Laboratory Enables Fecal Pollution Source Tracking in Catchments Using Onsite qPCR Assays
A Mobile Laboratory Enables Fecal Pollution Source Tracking in Catchments Using Onsite qPCR Assays Open
Onsite molecular diagnostics can revolutionize fecal pollution source tracking. We aimed to validate a method for onsite qPCR assays with a miniature speaker-sized Q qPCR instrument and other portable equipment items. We showed that marker…