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Summary |
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Abstract |
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Resume |
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Sommario |
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Chapter 1 General Introduction |
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Chapter 2 Literature review - Environmental impact and bioremediation of seleniferous soils and sediments |
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2.2 Selenium in the soil environment |
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2.2.1 Selenium content and species present in soils and sediments |
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2.2.2 Sources of selenium in soil |
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2.2.3 Sources of selenium in sediments |
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2.3 The biogeochemical selenium cycle |
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2.3.1 Selenium speciation |
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2.3.2 Isotopic speciation of selenium |
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2.3.3 Factors affecting selenium speciation in soil |
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2.3.4 Role of the soil compartment in the biogeochemical selenium cycle |
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2.4 Selenium essentiality |
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2.4.1 Metabolic role of selenium in animals and humans |
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2.4.3 Selenium deficiency |
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2.5 Plant - selenium interactions |
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2.5.1 Selenium metabolism in plants |
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2.5.2 Role of rhizospheric microorganisms |
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2.6 Microbe - selenium interactions |
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2.6.1 Selenium metabolism in microorganisms |
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2.6.3 Anaerobic reduction |
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2.7 Bioremediation of seleniferous soils |
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2.7.1 Phytoremcdiation by use of selenium hyperaccumulators |
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2.7.2 Phytoremcdiation by genetic engineering of plants |
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2.7.3 Microbial remediation by bioaugmentation |
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2.7.4 Microbial remediation by volatilization |
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2.7.5 Microbial remediation by in situ bioreduction of selenium |
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2.7.6 Ex situ bioremediation by soil washing |
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Chapter 3 Optimisation of soil washing for seleniferous soil from Northern India |
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3.2 Materials and methods |
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3.2.1 Sample collection and characterisation |
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3.3.1 Soil characterisation |
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3.3.2 Se leaching in column by soil flushing |
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Figure 3.1 (a) Se extracted (%) from the soil with respect to the total leachate and |
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3.3.3 Optimisation of soil washing |
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3.4.1 Se migration in the soil column |
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3.4.2 Optimization of seleniferous soil washing |
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3.4.3 Practical implications |
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Chapter 4 In situ and ex situ bioremediation approaches for removal and recovery of selenium from seleniferous soils of Northern India |
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4.2 Materials and methods |
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4.2.1 Sample collection and chemicals |
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4.2.2 In situ treatment using microcosms |
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4.2.3 Seleniferous soil leachate preparation and UASB reactor operation |
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4.2.4 Characterisation of anaerobic granular sludge |
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4.3.1 In situ microcosm for anaerobic reduction of selenium |
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4.3.2 Treatment of soil leachate in a UASB reactor |
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4.3.3 Characterisation of anaerobic granular sludge from the UASB reactor |
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4.4.1 In situ biotreatment of selenium oxyanions |
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4.4.2 Biological treatment of soil leachate in a UASB reactor |
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4.4.3 Soil leachate treatment |
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Chapter 5 Phytoremediation of seleniferous soil leachate using the aquatic plants Lemna minor and Egeria densa |
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5.2 Materials and methods |
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5.2.1 Sample collection and storage |
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5.3.1 Soil washing analysis |
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5.3.2 Selenium removal at different concentrations |
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5.3.3 Effect of Mn, K2S2O8 and SO4 |
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5.3.4 Phytoremediation of real soil leachate |
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5.4.1 Post-treatment of soil and soil leachate |
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5.4.2 Phytoremediation of soil leachates |
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5.4.3 Effect of oxidising agents on phytoremediation of soil leachate |
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Chapter 6 Sclenate reduction by Delftia lacuslris under aerobic conditions |
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6.2 Materials and methods |
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6.2.2 Isolation and growth conditions |
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6.2.3 Growth and selenate reduction |
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6.2.4 Selenate reduction by spent medium, cell lysate and resting cells |
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6.2.5 Minimum inhibitory concentration of selenate |
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6.2.6 Extraction of organic selenium compound from spent culture medium |
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6.2.7 16S rRMA gene sequencing |
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6.2.8 Electron microscopic imaging |
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6.3.1 Electron microscopic imaging and identification by 16S rRNA gene sequencing |
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6.3.2 Growth and selenate reduction profiles |
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6.3.3 Selenate reduction by spent growth medium, cell lysate and resting cells |
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6.3.4 Effect of tungstate on selenate and selenite reduction |
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6.3.5 Organic selenium analysis |
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6.4.1 Selenate reduction by D. lacustris is linked to growth and availability of carbon source |
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6.4.2 Reduction of selenate to elemental Se and unaccounted soluble Se fraction |
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6.4.3 Intracellular enzymes are involved in selenite and selenate reduction |
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Chapter 7 Selenate bioreduction using methane as electron donor inoculated with marine sediment in a biotrickling filter |
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7.2.4 Biotrickling filter |
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7.3.2 Continuous studies in biotrickling filter |
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7.4.1 Bioreduction of selenate coupled with anaerobic oxidation of methane |
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7.4.2 Acetate and propionate production in BTF |
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7.4.3 Practical implications |
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Chapter 8 Formation of Se(0), Te(0) and Se(0)-Te(0) nanostrtictures during simultaneous bioreduction of selenite and tellurite in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor |
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8.2 Materials and methods |
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8.2.2 Synthetic wastewater |
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8.2.3 Batch incubations with various selenium and tellurium concentrations |
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8.2.4 UASB reactor operation |
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8.2.5 Characterization of Se and Te nanostructures deposited in anaerobic granular sludge |
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8.2.6 Extraction and characterisation of Se and Te nanostructures present in the anaerobic granular sludge |
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8.2.7 Analytical procedures |
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8.3.1 Selenite and tellurite reduction by anaerobic granular sludge |
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8.3.2 UASB reactor performance |
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8.3.3 Characterization of immobilized Se, Te and Se-Te nanoparticles in the UASB granules |
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8.3.4 Recovery and characterization of Se and Te nanostructures from the UASB granules |
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8.4.1 Concomitant removal of selenite and tellurite by anaerobic granular sludge |
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8.4.2 Characterization of biogenic Se(0), Te(0) and Se(0)-Te(0) nanostructures |
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8.4.3 Practical implications |
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Chapter 9 Discussion, Conclusion and Perspectives |
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9.2 Selenium removal and biotreatment of seleniferous soil |
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9.3 Biological treatment by microbial reduction |
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Biography |
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Publications |
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Conferences |
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