Ball, Andy - RMIT University - School of Science, Applied Sciences

研究领域

The three main research themes within the Environmental Microbiology are: Understanding the role of microorganisms in the cycling of nutrients in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Studying the impact of anthropogenic activities on microbial activity and diversity in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Examining bioenergy production and assessing the suitability of these technologies for commercialisation. The first 2 areas focus on the influence of pollutants on the activity of the microbial population together with the biodegradation of pollutants in situ. Through collaborations the specific research areas within these two themes vary. Use is made of current technological developments in molecular microbiology environmental chemistry to investigate microbially driven environmental processes.

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Zhang, Z.,O'Hara, I.,Mundree, S.,Gao, B.,Ball, A.,Zhu, N.,Bai, Z.,Jin, B. (2016). Biofuels from food processing wastes In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 38, 97 - 105 Nurulita, Y.,Adetutu, E.,Gunawan, H.,Zul, D.,Ball, A. (2016). Restoration of tropical peat soils: The application of soil microbiology for monitoring the success of the restoration process In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 216, 293 - 303 Pradhan, S.,Fan, L.,Roddick, F.,Shahsavari, E.,Ball, A. (2016). Impact of salinity on organic matter and nitrogen removal from a municipal wastewater RO concentrate using biologically activated carbon coupled with UV/H2O2 In: Water Research, 94, 103 - 110 Laidlaw, M.,Filippelli, G.,Sadler, R.,Gonzales, C.,Ball, A.,Mielke, H. (2016). Children's blood lead seasonality in Flint, Michigan (USA), and soil-sourced lead hazard risks In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, , 1 - 13 Mohebali, G.,Ball, A. (2016). Biodesulfurization of diesel fuels - Past, present and future perspectives In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 110, 163 - 180 Reith, F.,Zammit, C.,Shar, S.,Etschmann, B.,Bottrill, R.,Southam, G.,Ta, C.,Kilburn, M.,Oberthür, T.,Ball, A.,Brugger, J. (2016). Biological role in the transformation of platinum-group mineral grains In: Nature Geoscience, 9, 294 - 298 HALEYUR, N.,Shahsavari, E.,Mansour, A.,Koshlaf, E.,Morrison, P.,Osborn, A.,Ball, A. (2016). Comparison of rapid solvent extraction systems for the GC-MS/MS characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aged, contaminated soil In: MethodsX, 3, 364 - 370 Shahsavari, E.,Aburto Medina, A.,Taha Elfouly, M.,Ball, A. (2016). A quantitative PCR approach for quantification of functional genes involved in the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated soils In: MethodsX, 3, 205 - 211 Mcgrath, T.,Morrison, P.,Ball, A.,Clarke, B. (2016). Selective pressurized liquid extraction of replacement and legacy brominated flame retardants from soil In: Journal of Chromatography A, 1458, 118 - 125 Koshlaf, E.,Shahsavari, E.,Aburto Medina, A.,Taha Elfouly, M.,HALEYUR, N.,Makadia, T.,Morrison, P.,Ball, A. (2016). Bioremediation potential of diesel-contaminated Libyan soil In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 133, 297 - 305