Publications by authors named "Benjamin Exton"
Impact of carbon sources in airport de-icing compounds on the growth of .
Front Microbiol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Airport de-icing has been shown to contribute to the growth of undesirable river biofilms (URBs), which can lead to long-term ecological issues in waterways.
- The study aimed to identify which freeze-point depressants (FPDs) promote growth in a specific filamentous bacterium associated with URBs, compare the effectiveness of different FPDs and commercial airport de-icers (CADs), and analyze the influences of carbon sources on microbial growth.
- Findings indicated that the bacteria thrive on various FPDs, with sodium acetate facilitating the fastest growth, while propylene glycol and ethylene glycol showed varying strengths in total growth and growth rate, highlighting limited effects from additives in commercial products on the bacterium's growth.
Assessing the efficacy and mechanisms of glycol-contaminated water treatment through floating treatment wetlands.
Water Sci Technol
December 2023
The growing concerns surrounding water pollution and the degradation of ecosystems worldwide have led to an increased use of nature-based solutions (NbSs). This study assessed the feasibility of using floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) as an NbS to treat propylene glycol-contaminated water and quantitatively investigated different removal pathways. With an environmentally relevant concentration of propylene glycol (1,250 mg/L), FTWs containing Acorus calamus and mixed species demonstrated the highest average glycol mass removal efficacy (99%), followed by Carex acutiformis (98%), Juncus effusus (93%), and the control group without plants (10%) after 1 week.
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