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Paige J. Novak
Associate Professor
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Research Interests:
I primarily specialize in research on the biological transformation of
hazardous substances. I am particularly interested in how external
environmental factors influence the biodegradation of these substances.
This is of critical importance in designing and implementing biologically
based remediation systems, using microorganisms to treat drinking
water, or optimizing wastewater treatment. I work both in the laboratory
and in the field, trying to understand the interactions between microorganisms
and environmental conditions (such as electron donor concentration
and redox conditions). Field work that I have been involved with
has focused on implementing remediation technologies that alter environmental
conditions and thereby stimulate beneficial biological activity.
Recently
I have been studying dehalorespirers, the organisms that respire
chlorinated organic compounds, focusing on those organisms that dechlorinate
polychlorinated biphenyls. In an additional project, I am working
with colleagues in Civil and Chemical Engineering to develop a layered
membrane that is capable of both treating and containing common sediment
contaminants. Finally, I have also been investigating the fate of
estrogenic compounds in wastewater treatment.
Selected Publications:
Yan, T., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2006. The Effect of Varying Levels of Sodium Bicarbonate on
Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dechlorination in Hudson River Sediment Cultures. Environmental Microbiology,
8(7):1288-1298.
Yan, T., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2006. The Reductive Dechlorination of
2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl in Three Different Sediment Cultures: Evidence for
the Involvement of Phylogenetically Similar Dehalococcoides-like Bacterial
Populations. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 55(2):248-261.
Yan, T., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. The Impact of Sediment Characteristics
on PCB-dechlorinating Cultures: Implications for Bioaugmentation.
Bioremediation Journal, in press.
Rysavy, J. P., Yan, T., Novak, P. J. 2005. Enrichment of Anaerobic Polychlorinated
Biphenyl Dechlorinators from Sediment with Iron as a Hydrogen Source. Water
Research, 39(4):569-578.
Ma, X., Novak, P. J., Semmens, M. J., Clapp, L. W., Hozalski, R. M. 2006. Comparison
of Pulsed and Continuous Addition of H2 Gas Via Membranes for Stimulating
PCE Biodegradation in Soil Columns. Water Research, 40(6):1155-1166.
Clapp, L. W., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2004. Model
for In Situ Perchloroethene Dechlorination via Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen. Journal
of Environmental Engineering, 130(11):1367-1381.
Fang, Y., Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., Novak, P. J., and Semmens, M. J.
2002. Passive Dissolution of Hydrogen Gas into Groundwater using Hollow-Fiber
Membranes. Water Research, 36:3533–3542.
Haugen, K. S., Semmens, M. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. A
Novel In Situ Technology for the Treatment of Nitrate Contaminated Groundwater.
Water Research, 36:3497–3506.
Baeseman, J. L., and Novak, P. J. 2001. Degradation of Common Groundwater
Contaminants by an Excreted Biomolecule under Environmental Conditions. Biotechnology
and Bioengineering, 75(6):634–641.
Koons, B. W., Baeseman, J. L., and Novak, P. J. 2001. Investigation of
Extracellular Biomolecules Active in Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform
Degradation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 74(1):12–17.
Education:
- B.S., 1992, University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering
- M.S., 1994, University of Iowa, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Ph.D., 1997, University of Iowa, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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