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Selected publications

Van Nooten, T., Q.Simons, H.Sterckx, T. Van Mechelen, P. Verkaeren, L. Horckmans, D. Dirickx, L.Bastiaens. Demonstration of a pilot-scale multibarrier for treatment of landfill leachate contamination. In preparation.

Van Nooten, T., Diels, L., Bastiaens, L. Microbially mediated clinoptilolite regeneration in a multifunctional permeable reactive barrier used to remove ammonium from landfill leachate contamination: laboratory column evaluation. Environ; Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 3486-3492.
DOI: 10.1021/es9038616
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es9038616

Van Nooten, T., Diels, L.; Bastiaens, L. A laboratory-scale mixed multibarrier for removal of ammonium from landfill leachate contamination. (accepted for publication in Int. J. Environ.Eng.)

Van Nooten, T., Diels, L., Bastiaens, L. Design of a multifunctional permeable reactive barrier for the treatment of landfill leachate contamination: laboratory column evaluation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 8890–8895.
DOI: 10.1021/es801704t
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es801704t

Van Nooten, T.; Springael, D.; Bastiaens, L. Positive impact of microorganisms on the performance of laboratory-scale permeable reactive iron barriers. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 1680–1686.
DOI: 10.1021/es071760d
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es071760d

Van Nooten, T., F. Lieben, J. Dries, E. Pirard, D. Springael, L. Bastiaens. Impact of microbial activities on the mineralogy and performance of column-scale permeable reactive iron barriers operated under two different redox conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41, 5724-5730.
DOI: 10.1021/es070027j
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es070027j

Pümpel, E.; Jussel, B.; Schwind, S.; Bunge, M. and Pümpel, T. 2007. Biodegradation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Aerobic Groundwater. In: Papini, M.P. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Permeable Reactive Barriers & Reactive Zones, Rimini, 8.-9. November 2007. Casa Editrice Università La Sapienza, 159–162.
PRB-2007_Poster_Puempel

Krallish, I., S. Gonta, L. Savenkova, P. Bergauer, R. Margesin. Phenol degradation by immobilized cold-adapted yeast strains of Cryptococcus terreus and Rhodotorula creatinivora. Extremophiles 2006, 10, 441-449.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16601913

Dries J., L. Bastiaens, S. Kuypers, D. Springael, S. N. Agathos, L. Diels. Combined removal of
chlorinated ethenes and heavy metals by zerovalent iron in batch and continuous flow column systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 8460-8465. 
DOI: 10.1021/es050251d
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es050251d

Dries J., L. Bastiaens, S. Kuypers, D. Springael, S. N. Agathos, L. Diels.  Effect of humic acids on heavy metal removal in zero-valent iron batch and column systems. Water Res. 2005, 39, 3531-3540.
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.06.020
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16095659?dopt=Abstract

Bergauer, P., P.A. Fonteyne, N. Nolard, F. Schinner, R. Margesin. Biodegradation of phenol and phenol-related compounds by psychrophilic and cold-tolerant alpine yeasts. Chemosphere 2005, 59, 909-918.
doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.011   
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15823324

Dries J., L. Bastiaens, D. Springael, S. N. Agathos, L. Diels. Competition for sorption and degradation of chlorinated ethenes in batch zero-valent iron. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38, 2879-84.
DOI: 10.1021/es034933h
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es034933h