Monday, July 25, 2011: 8:30 AM-11:30 AM
Nottoway, 4th fl (Sheraton New Orleans)
Chair:
Karl Indest
8:30 AM
Novel Metabolic Diversity Involved in Biodegradation of Natural Nitro Compounds
Jim C. Spain, Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Jim C. Spain, Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
9:00 AM
Engineering Bacteria and Plants for the Bioremediation of Explosives
Neil C. Bruce1, ELizabeth L. Rylott1, Federico Sabbadin1, Chun Shiong Chong1, Astrid Lorenz1, Gideon Grogan2 and Stuart E. Strand3, (1)Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Neil C. Bruce1, ELizabeth L. Rylott1, Federico Sabbadin1, Chun Shiong Chong1, Astrid Lorenz1, Gideon Grogan2 and Stuart E. Strand3, (1)Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
10:00 AM
The Molecular Basis of RDX Degradation in Gordonia sp. KTR9: the Role of a Catabolic Plasmid, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Nitrogen Limitation
Karl Indest, Carina Jung, Dawn Hancock, Caly Bodeis and Fiona Crocker, US Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC, Vicksburg, MS
Karl Indest, Carina Jung, Dawn Hancock, Caly Bodeis and Fiona Crocker, US Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC, Vicksburg, MS
10:30 AM
Microbial reactions with iron and extracellular electron shuttles that degrade RDX and insensitive munitions (IM)
Kevin Finneran, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC
Kevin Finneran, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC
11:00 AM
Fate of the Insensitive Explosive 3-Nitro-1,2,4-Triazole-5-One (NTO) in Soil
Fiona Crocker1, Karl Indest1, Carina Jung1, Caly J. Bodeis2 and Larry Kirk2, (1)Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, (2)Badger Technical Services, Vicksburg, MS
Fiona Crocker1, Karl Indest1, Carina Jung1, Caly J. Bodeis2 and Larry Kirk2, (1)Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, (2)Badger Technical Services, Vicksburg, MS
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