Publications by authors named "R Gargarello"
Article Synopsis
- Soil contamination threatens ecosystems, particularly due to toxic aliphatic petroleum hydrocarbons (APH), which are persistent and need effective remediation technologies.
- Current soil remediation methods include expensive options like landfilling and thermal desorption, while bioremediation using biopiles is a more sustainable approach that enhances microbial activity to degrade pollutants.
- Mycoremediation, involving the use of fungi for cleanup, shows potential for high removal efficiency similar to thermal methods but is still under-researched at larger scales, with various factors affecting its effectiveness on-site.
EXAFS and DFT study of the cadmium and lead adsorption on modified silica nanoparticles.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
December 2015
Silica nanoparticles of 7 nm diameter were modified with (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) and characterized by CP-MAS (13)C and (29)Si NMR, FTIR, zeta potential measurements, and thermogravimetry. The particles were shown to sorb successfully divalent lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solution. Lead complexation with these silica nanoparticles was clearly confirmed by EXAFS (Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure) with synchrotron light measurements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUranium(VI) sorption by two highly uranium-resistant air-borne fungi in a low-pH medium was measured by means of gamma spectrometry. Growth kinetics and stoichiometry of the two fungal species were also studied. Results show acceptable growth rates in synthetic medium with glucose and ammonia as carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively.
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