During the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in 2010, approximately 0.5 billion liters (3.1 million barrels) of oil were released into the northern Gulf of Mexico during the largest marine oil spill in history . A significant portion of the released oil was weathered into residu…
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Microorganisms and complex microbial communities are an integral and essential component of engineered water systems designed to improve public health, maintain ecosystem health, and provide optimal water infrastructure and quality. Activated sludge systems are designed to enric…
Soil dwelling microorganisms are essential components of numerous ecosystem processes and biogeochemical cycles. In particular, they are important actors in terrestrial carbon cycling, producing and turning over soil organic matter. Microbially mediated soil carbon cycling can b…
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food industry in the world and it accounts for roughly half of the world's fish supply. The majority of global aquaculture production occurs in freshwater systems that are increasingly subject to multiple uses by different stakeholders. Given t…
Peatlands make up 3% of the earth's land surface and contain about one third of the C contained in soils globally. The role of peatlands in the C cycle is as a net sink. Organic matter accumulates in these areas because the rate of net primary productivity (NPP) exceeds the rate…
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) are becoming more frequent and intense due to anthropogenic activities. CyanoHABs degrade water quality and impose threats to human and ecosystem health. Yet, we do not fully understand under which circumstances a bloom turns toxic…