[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of silver nanoparticles as a clean-up material for water polluted with bacteria DNA conveying antibiotics resistance genes: Effect of different …

AS Ezeuko, MO Ojemaye, OO Okoh, AI Okoh - OpenNano, 2022 - Elsevier
This study employed silver nanoparticles to remove DNA conveying antibiotic resistance
genes from water. Three different molar concentrations of silver nanoparticles represented …

Significant contribution of solid organic matter for hydroxyl radical production during oxygenation

C Yu, Y Lu, Y Zhang, A Qian, P Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dark formation of hydroxyl radicals (• OH) from soil/sediment oxygenation has been
increasingly reported, and solid Fe (II) is considered as the main electron donor for O2 …

Microbial remediation of insensitive munitions compounds and their transformation products: from biodegradation mechanisms to engineered strategies

O Menezes, R Sierra-Alvarez, JA Field - Reviews in Environmental …, 2025 - Springer
Insensitive munitions compounds (IMCs), such as 2, 4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), 3-nitro-1, 2, 4-
triazol-5-one (NTO) and nitroguanidine (NQ), are replacing conventional explosives due to …

Quinone moieties link the microbial respiration of natural organic matter to the chemical reduction of diverse nitroaromatic compounds

O Menezes, K Kocaman, S Wong… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Insensitive munitions compounds (IMCs) are emerging nitroaromatic contaminants
developed by the military as safer-to-handle alternatives to conventional explosives …

Impact of organic matter on transformation during thermal remediation of pyrene-contaminated substrates

CP Oden, CJ Werth, BA Kienzle, LE Katz - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal remediation (TR) is a broadly applicable technology that is effective at removing
volatile and semi-volatile contaminants from soil. However, TR can be costly and inefficient …

Mechanistic insight into the electron transfer from Fe (II) minerals to quinones

Y Tian, P Zhang, S Yuan - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Electron transfer between Fe minerals and quinones is pivotal in the biogeochemical cycling
of redox-sensitive elements and the natural attenuation of contaminants. While the electron …

Unveiling the corrosion mechanism of 3-nitro-1, 2, 4-triazol-5-one (NTO) toward mild steel from ab initio molecular dynamics: how the “nitro-to-amino” reaction matters

Z Guo, L Qin, S Zhao, D Wang, X Lv, Y Qiang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although NTO is unquestionably acidic, its potential to corrode weaponry and associated
reaction mechanisms remain puzzling. Here, ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) with …

Comparative Evaluation of Mediated Electrochemical Reduction and Chemical Redox Titration for Quantifying the Electron Accepting Capacities of Soils and Redox …

JC Rincón-Rodríguez… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electron accepting capacity (EAC) of soil plays a pivotal role in the biogeochemical
cycling of nutrients and transformation of redox-labile contaminants. Prior EAC studies of …

Participation of Strong H-Bonding to Acidic Groups Contributes to the Intense Sorption of the Anionic Munition, Nitrotriazolone (NTO) to the Carbon, Filtrasorb 400

W Abdelraheem, L Meng, JJ Pignatello… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
5-Nitro-1, 2-dihydro-3H-1, 2, 4-triazin-3-one (“nitrotriazolone,” NTO) is an insensitive
munition compound used in modern weaponry. It poses a potential threat to soil and water …

Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Fractionations During Biotic and Abiotic Transformations of 2, 4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN)

C Wang, ME Fuller, J Murillo-Gelvez… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
2, 4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN) is a main constituent in various new insensitive munition
formulations. Although DNAN is susceptible to biotic and abiotic transformations, in many …