Owen P. Ward

Biodegradation and bioremediation

1. Biotechnology and Bioremediation - An Overview, Ajay Singh and Owen Ward 2. Microbial Community Dynamics During Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons, E. Ann Green and Geritt Voordouw 3. Bioavailability and Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants - A Microbial Perspective, JonathanVan Hamme 4. Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons, John D. Coates 5. Biotransformation, Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Michael Aitken and Thomas C. Long 6. Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Halogenated Organic Compounds, William W. Mohn 7. Biodegradation of N-Containing Xenobiotics, Jing Ye, Ajay Singh and Owen P. Ward 8. Aromatic Hydrocarbon Dioxygenases, Rebecca Parales and Sol M. Resnick 9. Bacterial Reductive Dehalogenases, Marc B. Habash, Jack D. Trevors and Hung Lee 10. Engineering of improved biocatalysts in bioremediation, Wilfred Chen and Ashok Mulchandani 11. Combined Biological and Abiological Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds, Roland Crawford, Thomas F. Hess and Andrzej Paszczynski 12. Methods for Monitoring and Assessment of Bioremediation Processes, Ajay Singh, Ramesh C. Kuhad, Zarook Shareefdeen and Owen P. Ward

Applied bioremediation and phytoremediation

1 Soil Bioremediation and Phytoremediation -- An Overview Owen Ward and Ajay Singh 2 Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Petroleum Pollutants in Soil Michael H. Huesmann 3 Bioremediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soils Ramesh C. Kuhad, Atul K. Johri, Ajay Singh and Owen P. Ward 4 Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Explosives Jian-Shen Zhao, Diane Fournier, Sonia Thiboutot, Guy Ampleman and Jalal Hawari 5 Biological Treatment of Metallic Pollutants Brendlyn D. Faison 6 Phytoremediation of Persistent Organic Contaminants in the Environment Saleema Saleh, Xiao-Dong Huang, Bruce M. Greenberg and Bernard R. Glick 7 Phytoremediation of Metals and Inorganic Pollutants Tomas Macek, Daniela Pavlikova and Martina Mackova 8 Remediation of Organic Pollutants Through Natural Attenuation Serge Delisle and Charles W. Greer 9 Evaluation of Current Soil Bioremediation Technologies Owen P. Ward and Ajay Singh 10 Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Polluted Soils in Extreme Temperature Environments Rosa Margesin 11 Innovative Methods for the Bioremediation of Air Contaminants Zarook Shareefdeen 12 Risk-Based Remediation of Contaminated Soil Tahir Husain

An Advanced Biosolids Treatment Process and Potential Beneficial Applications of the Processed Biosolids

An innovative and cost-effective biosolids treatment and processing technology was developed and demonstrated at a pilot and full-scale at the Guelph Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ontario. The Lystek process involves a low but optimized application of heat, alkali, and mixing in a batch or semi-continuous system to achieve the desired physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of the processed biosolids. The resultant processed product is a high solids concentration (12 14%), pathogen-free liquid biosolids product which is fully compatible with standard equipment in use for land application of biosolids and liquid manure. The process achieves conversion of Ontario’s Nutrient Management Act Class B biosolids to US EPA Class A biosolids. Processed material retains the pumpability needed to reduce the costs of biosolids handling, storage, transport and land application and is suitable for beneficial re-use and application as a fertilizer product even after prolonged seasonal storage at ambient temperature in Canadian weather conditions. Processed materials can be stored for long periods of time at room temperature (17-22C) without evidence of re-growth of harmful pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella and fecal coliforms. Application of Lystek process on raw sewage sludge and other intermediate wastewater solids indicated the versatility of the process that may have a potential to minimize the burden on the existing intermediate biosolids/sludge handling processes within the wastewater treatment facility, increase energy recovery, reduce the total biosolids generated and reduced storage capacity in the plant.