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Mailing address: Environmental Science and Engineering Division, 1500 Illinois, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401................................url updated 1/09/08
Microbially Mediated Removal of Radionuclides and Metals
Ph.D. Funding Opportunities in Environmental Stewardship of Nuclear Resources
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Selected publications
Place, D.L., Figueroa, L., Wildeman, T., and Reisman, D. (2006) Characterization and Tracking Reactive Mixture Alterations: New Tools for Passive Treatment System Design and Modification, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Mine Drainage, March 27-30, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri, pg 1305-1619.
Marek. H. Zaluski, M.H., Bless,D.R., Figueroa,L.A. and Joyce, H.A. (2006) Construction of Modular Field-Bioreactor for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Mine Drainage, March 27-30, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri, pg 2575-2584.
Hemsi, P. S., Shackelford, C. D., and Figueroa, L. A. (2006). Modeling bioremediation of acid mine drainage using permeable reactive barriers. /5th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics/, H. R. Thomas, ed., Cardiff, Wales, June 26-30, 2006, Thomas Telford Ltd., London, Vol. II, 901-908.
Figueroa L, Honeyman B and Ranville J. (2005) Coupled Microbial and Chemical Reactions in Uranium Bioremediation, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Uranium and Hydrogeology, Sept. 11-16, 2005, Frieberg, Germany.
Hemsi, P.S., Shackelford, C.D., and Figueroa, L.A. (2005). Modeling the influence of decomposing organic solids on sulfate reduction rates for iron precipitation. Environmental Science and Technology, 39(9): 3215-3225.
Logan, M. V., Reardon, K. F., Figueroa, L. A., McLain, J. E. T., and Ahmann, D. (2005) Microbial community activities during establishment, performance, and decline of bench-scale passive treatment systems for mine drainage, Water Research, 39 (18):4537-4551.
Place, D., Claveau, E., and Figueroa, L. " Analysis of Substrate Alterations in Passive Reactive Zones" Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of American Society of Mining & Reclamation, June 19-24, 2005, Breckenridge, CO. pg 921-934.
Ruhs, A. Figueroa, L. and Wildeman, T. R. "A Study of Metal Toxicity on the Rate-Limiting Step in Anaerobic Passive Treatment Systems" Presentation and paper at the 22nd Annual Meeting of American Society of Mining & Reclamation, June 19-24, 2005, Breckenridge, CO. pg 985-999.
Pruden, A., Hong, H., Inman, L.Y., Logan , M.V., Sans, C., Ahmann, D., Figueroa, L.A. and K. F. Reardon. Microbial Characterization of Sulfate-Reducing Columns Remediating Acid Mine Drainage. American Society for Mining Reclamation (ASMR), June 18-23, 2005, Breckenridge, CO.
Figueroa, L., Abel, R., Holmes, M., Rapp, E. and Bolis, J. (2004) Clear Creek Watershed: Reclamation Success from Innovative Partnerships, Reclamation Matters, Fall 2004, pg 29 - 31.
Spear, J.R., L.A. Figueroa, and B.D. Honeyman. 2000. "Modeling Reduction of U(VI) Under Variable Sulfate Concentrations by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 66:3711-3721.
Figueroa, L., J. Spear, B. Honeyman and C. Thual (2000) Metal Removal from Aqueous Waste Streams by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Bioreactors, proceeding of the IWKM, Nov 6-8, 2000, Mittweida, Germany.
Spear, J.R. L.A. Figueroa and B.D. Honeyman (1999). Modeling the removal of uranium (VI) from aqueous solutions in the presence of sulfate reducing bacteria. Environ. Sci. Technol., 33:2667-2675.
Lenhart, J.J., Figueroa, L.A., Honeyman, B.D. and Kaneko, D. (1997) Modeling the Adsorption of U(VI) onto Animal Chitin Using Coupled Mass Transfer and Surface Complexation Models. Colloids and Surfaces ,120:243-254.
Neserke, G., Figueroa, L. and Cook, N.E. (1994) Zinc Removal in a Pilot-Scale Sulfate Reducing Biofilm Reactor, Proceedings of the 1994 ASCE Environmental Engineering Conference, July 1994, Boulder, CO.
Biotransformation of Nutrients
Smith, J.E. and L. A Figueroa (2005) Nitrogen sources and consumption in brewery wastewater treatment, Proceeding of the 78th Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition and Conference, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Oct. 29 - Nov 2, 2005.
Noophan, P., Figueroa, L and Munakata-Marr, J, (2004) Nitrite oxidation inhibition by hydroxylamine: experimental and model evaluation Water Science & Technology 50:6:295-304.
Noophan (Lek) Pongsak, Figueroa Linda, and Munakata-Marr Junko. (2004). Nitrite Oxidation Inhibition by Hydroxylamine: (Experimental and Model Evaluation), Proceedings of International Conference on Wastewater Treatment for Nutrient Removal and Reuse (ICWNR 04). January 26-29 2004. Asian Institute Technology Thailand.
Biesterfeld, S., G. Farmer, L. Figueroa, D. Parker and P. Russell (2003)Quantification of Denitrification Potential in Carbonaceous Trickling Filters, Water Research,37/16:4011-4017
Biesterfeld, S., L. Figueroa, G. Farmer, and P. Russell (2003) “Effect of Alkalinity Type and Concentration on Nitrifying Biofilm Activity” Wat. Env. Res.,75:196-204
Biesterfeld,L., P. Russell, and L. Figueroa (2003) “Linking Biofilm Structure and Function Through Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization and Evaluation of Nitrification Capacity” Wat. Env. Res., 75:205-215
Biesterfeld, S. and L.A. Figueroa (2002) Nitrifying Biofilm Development with Time: Activity versus Phylogenetic Composition, Water Environment Research, 74:470-479.