The Efficiency of Phosphate Removal via Shallow Wastewater Injection into a Saline Carbonate Aquifer.

Wastewater-derived phosphate contributes to eutrophication if the phosphate is not efficiently removed before it is discharged to surface waters. In the Florida Keys (USA), shallow injection of treated wastewater into saline limestone aquifers is a common mode of wastewater disposal. We assessed the possibility of efficient and permanent phosphate removal following injection at a wastewater treatment facility in Marathon, Florida.

Primary to post-depositional microbial controls on the stable and clumped isotope record of shoreline sediments at Fayetteville Green Lake.

Lacustrine carbonates are a powerful archive of paleoenvironmental information but are susceptible to post-depositional alteration. Microbial metabolisms can drive such alteration by changing carbonate saturation in situ, thereby driving dissolution or precipitation. The net impact these microbial processes have on the primary δO, δC, and Δ values of lacustrine carbonate is not fully known.

Short-term and bystander effects of radiation on murine submandibular glands.

Many patients treated for head and neck cancers experience salivary gland hypofunction due to radiation damage. Understanding the mechanisms of cellular damage induced by radiation treatment is important in order to design methods of radioprotection. In addition, it is crucial to recognize the indirect effects of irradiation and the systemic responses that may alter saliva secretion.

Encapsulation of Primary Salivary Gland Acinar Cell Clusters and Intercalated Ducts (AIDUCs) within Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-Degradable Hydrogels to Maintain Tissue Structure and Function.

Progress in the development of salivary gland regenerative strategies is limited by poor maintenance of the secretory function of salivary gland cells (SGCs) in vitro. To reduce the precipitous loss of secretory function, a modified approach to isolate intact acinar cell clusters and intercalated ducts (AIDUCs), rather than commonly used single cell suspension, is investigated. This isolation approach yields AIDUCs that maintain many of the cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions of intact glands.