2022

Bhattarai, S., Temme, H., Jain, A., Badalamenti, J., Gralnick, J., Novak, P. J. 2022. The Potential for Bacteria from Carbon-Limited Deep Terrestrial Environments to Participate in Chlorine Cycling. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, May 23;98(6):fiac054. doi:10.1093/femsec/fiac.

Huff Chester, A. L., Gordon, C., Hartmann, H., Bartell, S., Ansah, E., Yan, T., Li, B., Dampha, N., Edmiston, P., Novak, P. J., Schoenfuss, H. 2022. Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Lower Volta River, Ghana, West Africa: The Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Urban Development Nexus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 41:369-381.

Chen, S., Arnold, W. A., Wright, N., Zhu, K., Ajayi, O., Novak, P. J. 2022. Encapsulation Technology for Decentralized Brewery Wastewater Treatment: A Small Pilot Experiment. Bioresource Technology, Mar;347:126435.

Wang, Z., Perez-Calleja, P., Nerenberg, R., Novak, P. J., Ishii, S. 2022. Unraveling Encapsulated Growth of Nitrosomonas europaea in Alginate: An Experimental and Modeling Study. Water Research, 208(1):117857.

2021

Wang, Z., Ishii, S., Novak, P. J. 2021. Encapsulating Microorganisms to Enhance Nitrogen Removal in Wastewater: Recent Advancements and Future Opportunities. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 7:1402-1416.

Huff Chester, A. L., Eum, K., Tsapatsis, M., Hillmyer, M. A., Novak, P. J. 2021. Enhanced Nitrogen Removal and Anammox Bacteria Retention with Zeolite-Coated Membrane in Simulated Mainstream Wastewater. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 8(6):468-473.

Feinberg, E. C, Huff Chester, A. L., Novak, P. J., Hillmyer, M. A. 2021. Porous Polyethylene-Supported Zeolite Carriers for Improved Wastewater Deammonification. ACS ES&T Engineering, 1(7):1104-1112.

Kim, T., Hite, M., Rogacki, L., Sealock, A. W., Sprouse, G., Novak, P. J., LaPara, T. M. 2021. Dissolved-oxygen Concentrations Affect the Function But Not the Relative Abundance of Nitrifying Bacterial Populations in Full-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Bioreactors During Cold Weather. Science of the Total Environment, 781:146719.

Chen, S., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J. 2021. Encapsulation Technology to Improve Biological Resource Recovery: Recent Advancements and Research Opportunities. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 1:16-23.

2020

Zhu, K., Davis, C. W., Novak, P. J., Arnold, W. A. 2020. Effects of Encapsulation on the Chemical Inhibition of Anaerobic Hydrogen- and Methane-Producing Microbial Cells. Bioresource Technology Reports, 11:100451.

Temme, H. R., Novak, P. J. 2020. Diverse Dechlorinators and Dechlorination Processes Simulated through Amendment of Chlorinated Natural Organic Matter Fractions. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 22:595-605.

2019

Zhu, K., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J. 2019. Modeling Alginate Encapsulation System for Biological Hydrogen Production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 116:3189–3199.

Fitzgerald, N. J. M., Temme, H. R., Simcik, M. F., Novak, P. J. 2019. Aqueous Film Forming Foam and Associated Perfluoroalkyl Substances Inhibit Methane Production and Co-contaminant Degradation in an Anaerobic Microbial Community. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 21(11): 1915-1925.

Temme, H. R., Carlson, A., Novak, P. J. 2019. Presence, Diversity, and Enrichment of Reductive Dehalogenase and Dehalogenase Genes in a Variety of Environments. Frontiers of Microbiology, 07 June 2019, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01258.

Hora, P. I., Novak, P. J., Arnold, W. A. 2019. Photodegradation of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Partially Nitritated Wastewater During UV Irradiation. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 5:897-909.

2018

Fitzgerald, N. J. M., Wargenau, A., Sorenson, C., Pedersen, J., Tufenkji, N., Novak, P. J., Simcik, M. F. 2018. Partitioning and Accumulation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Model Lipid Bilayers and Bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 52(18):10433-10440.

Fitzgerald, N. J. M., Simcik, M. F., Novak, P. J. 2018. Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Increase Membrane Permeability and Quorum Sensing Response in Aliivibrio fischeri. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 5(1):26–31.

Zhu, K., Arnold, W. A., Sakkos, J., Davis, C., Novak, P. J. 2018. Achieving High-Rate Hydrogen Recovery from Wastewater using Customizable Alginate Polymer Gel Matrices Encapsulating Biomass. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 4(11):1867-1876.

Cox, M. K., Peterson, K. N., Tan, D. T., Novak, P. J., Schoenfuss, H. L., Ward, J. L. 2018. Temperature Modulates Estrone Degradation and Biological Effects of Exposure in Fathead Minnows. Science of the Total Environment, 621:1591-1600.

2017

Jones, D. S., Lapakko, K. A., Wenz, Z. J., Olson, M. C., Roepke, E. W., Sadowsky, M. J., Novak, P. J., Bailey, J. V. 2017. Novel Microbial Assemblages Dominate Weathered Sulfide-Bearing Rock from Copper-Nickel Deposits in the Duluth Complex, Minnesota, USA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(16):AEM00909-17.

Mohareb, E., Heller, M., Novak, P., Goldstein, B., Fonolla, X., Raskin, L. 2017. Considerations for Reducing Food System Energy Demand while Scaling Up of Urban Agriculture. Environmental Research Letters, 12(12): 125004.

Peterson, K. N., Tan, D. T., Bezares-Cruz, J. C., Novak, P. J. 2017. Estrone biodegradation in laboratory-scale systems designed for total nitrogen removal from wastewater. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 3(6): 1051-1060.

Temme, H. R., Sande, K., Yan, T., Novak, P. J. 2017. Rapid Enrichment of Dehalococcoides-like Bacteria by Partial Hydrophobic Separation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(6):e02946-16.

2016

Prieto, A. L., Sigtermans, L. H., Mutlu, B. R., Aksan, A., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J. 2016. Performance of a Composite Bioactive Membrane for H2 Production and Capture from High Strength Wastewater. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2(5): 848-857.

Fairbairn, D. J., Arnold, W. A., Barber, B. L., Kaufenberg, E. F., Koskinen, W. C., Novak, P. J., Rice, P. J., Swackhamer, D. L. 2016. Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Mass Balance and Comparison of Wastewater Effluent and Upstream Sources in a Mixed-Use Watershed. Environmental Science and Technology, 50(1):36-45.

Fairbairn, D. J., Karpuzcu, M. E., Arnold, W. A., Barber, B. L., Kaufenberg, E. F., Koskinen, W. C., Novak, P. J., Rice, P. J., Swackhamer, D. L. 2016. Sources and Transport of Contaminants of Emerging Concern: A Two-Year Study of Occurrence and Spatiotemporal Variation in a Mixed Land Use Watershed. Science of the Total Environment, 551-552:605-613.

2015

McNamara, P. J., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2015. The effect of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), Exposure Time, and Chemical Mixtures on Methanogenic Community Structure and Function. Microbiology Insights, 8(S2):1-7.

LeFevre, G. H., Paus, K. H., Natarajan, P., Gulliver, J. S., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M. A Review of Dissolved Pollutants in Urban Stormwater and their Removal and Fate in Bioretention Cells. Jounal of Environmental Engineering,141(1):04014050.

Tan, D. T., Temme, H. R., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J. Estrone Degradation: Does Organic Matter (Quality), Matter? Environmental Science and Technology, 49(1):498–503.

Tan, D. T., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J. 2015. Effects of Estrone and Organic Carbon Exposure on the Degradation of Estrone. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, DOI: 10.1039/C5EW00014A. (Cover article).

Fairbairn, D. J., Karpuzcu, M. E., Arnold, W. A., Barber, B. L., Kaufenberg, E. F., Koskinen, W. C., Novak, P. J., Rice, P. J., Swackhamer, D. L. Sediment-Water Distribution of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in a Mixed Use Watershed. Science of the Total Environment, 505:896-904.

2014

Karpuzcu, M. E., Fairbairn, D., Arnold, W. A., Barber, B. L., Kaufenberg, E., Koskinen, W. C., Novak, P. J., Rice, P. J., Swackhamer, D. L. 2014. Identifying Sources of Emerging Organic Contaminants in a Mixed Use Watershed using Principal Components Analysis. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 16(10):2390-2399.

Krzmarzick, M. J., Novak, P. J. 2014. Removal of Chlorinated Organic Compounds Druing Wastewater Treatment: Achievements and Limits. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98(14)6233-6242.

McNamara, P. J., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2014. The Impacts of Triclosan on Anaerobic Community Structures, Function, and Antimicrobial Resistance, Environmental Science and Technology, 48(13):7393-7400.

Krzmarzick, M. J., Miller, H. R., Yan, T., Novak, P. J. 2014. Novel Firmicutes Group Implicated in the Dechlorination of Two Chlorinated Xanthones, Analogues of Natural Organochlorines, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(3):1210-1218..

Rearick, D. C., Fleishhacker, N. T., Kelly, M. M., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J., Schoenfuss, H. L. Phytoestrogens in the Envionment: I. Occurrence and Exposure Effects on Fathead Minnows. Enviomental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(3):553-559.

Kelly, M. M., Fleishhacker, N. T., Rearick, D. C., Arnold, W. A., Schoenfuss, H. L., Novak, P. J. 2014. Phytoestrogens in the Envionment: II. Microbiological Degradation of Phytoestrogens and the Response of Fathead Minnows to Degradate Exposure. Enviomental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(3):560-566.

2013

Tan, D. T., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J. 2013. Impact of Organic Carbon on the Biodegradation of Estrone in Mixed Culture Systems, Environmental Science and Technology, 47(21):12359-12365.

LeFevre, G. H., Hozalski, R. M., Novak, P. J. 2013. Root Exudate Enhanced Contaminant Desorption: An Abiotic Contribution to the Rhizosphere Effect, Environmental Science and Technology, 47(20):11545-11553.

Wood, B. M., Jader, L. R., Schendel, F. J., Hahn, N. J., Valentas, K. J., McNamara, P. J., Novak, P. J., Heilmann, S. M. 2013. Industrial Symbiosis: Corn Ethanol Fermentation, Hydrothermal Carbonization, and Anaerobic Digestion, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 110(10): 2624-2632.

Krzmarzick, M. J., Crary, B. B., Harding, J. J., Oyerinde, O. O., Leri, A. C., Myneni, S. C. B., Novak, P. J. 2013. Abundance and Diversity of Organohalide-respiring Bacteria in Lake Sediments Across a Geographical Sulfur Gradient, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 84(2):248-258.

2012

Nelson, D. K., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2012. The Structure and Function of Assemblages of Bacteria and Archaea in Model Anaerobic Aquifer Columns: Can Functional Instability be Practically Beneficial? Environmental Science and Technology, 46(18):10137-10144.

McNamara, P. J., Wogen, M. T., Wilson, C. A., Novak, J. T., Murthy, S. N., Novak, P. J. 2012. The Effect of Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment, Anaerobic Digestion, and Aerobic Digestion on Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates in Biosolids, Water Research, 46(9):2937-2946.

LeFevre, G. H., Hozalski, R. M., Novak, P. J. 2012. The Role of Biodegradation in Limiting the Accumulation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Raingarden Soils, Water Research, 46:6753-6762.

Krzmarzick, M. J., Crary, B. B., Harding, J. J., Oyerinde, O. O., Leri, A. C., Myneni, S. C. B., Novak, P. J. 2012. A Natural Niche for Organohalide-respiring Chloroflexi, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78(2):393-401.

LeFevre, G. H., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2012. Fate of Naphthalene in Laboratory-Scale Bioretention Cells: Implications for Sustainable Stormwater Management, Environmental Science and Technology, 46(2):995-1002.

2011

Novak, P. J. (on behalf of Novak, Arnold, Blazer, Halden, Klaper, Kolpin, Kriebel, Love, Martinovic-Weigelt, Patisaul, Snyder, vom Saal, Weisbrod, and Swackhamer). 2011. Unite to assess contaminant risk (Correspondence), Nature, 471(7340):578.

Novak, P. J., Arnold, W. A., Blazer, V. S., Halden, R. U., Klaper, R. D., Kolpin, D. W., Kriebel, D., Love, N. G., Martinovic-Weigelt, D., Patisaul, H. B., Snyder, S. A., vom Saal, F. S., Weisbrod, A. V., Swackhamer, D. L. 2011. On the Need for a National (U.S.) Research Program to Elucidate the Potential Risks to Human Health and the Environment Posed by Contaminants of Emerging Concern (Viewpoint), Environmental Science and Technology, 45(9):3829-3830.

2010

Nelson, D. K., LaPara, T. M., Novak, P. J. 2010. Effects of Ethanol-based Fuel Contamination: Microbial Community Changes, Production of Regulated Compounds, and Methane Generation, Environmental Science and Technology, 44(12):4525-4530.

Henjum, M. B., Hozalski, R. M., Wennen, C. R., Arnold, W. A., Novak, P. J. 2010. Correlations between In Situ Sensor Measurements and Trace Organic Pollutants in Urban Streams, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(1):225-233.

Henjum, M. B., Hozalski, R. M., Wennen, C. R., Novak, P. J., Arnold, W. A. 2010. Comparison of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Calculations in Urban Streams Using Near Real-Time and Periodic Sampling Data, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(1):234-241.

2009

Nelson, D. K., Novak, P. J. 2009. Enhanced Dissolution of Trichloroethene: Effect of Carbohydrate Addition and Fermentation Processes, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 135(9):861-868.

Chaplin, B. P., Schnobrich, M. R., Widdowson, M. A., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J. 2009. Stimulating In Situ Hydrogenotrophic Denitrification with Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen under Passive and Pumped Groundwater Conditions, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 135(8):666-676.

Lundgren, M. S., Novak, P. J. 2009. Quantification of Phytoestrogens in Industrial Waste Streams, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28(11):2318-2323.

Surdo, E. M., Cussler, E. L., Novak, P. J., and Arnold, W. A. 2009. Geomembranes Containing Powdered Activated Carbon Have the Potential to Improve Containment of Chlorinated Aromatic Contaminants, Environmental Science and Technology, 43(23):8916-8922.

Friel, J. M., Field, T. K., Novak, P. 2009. Phosphorus Removal on a Small Scale: Three Biological Phosphorus Removal Technologies are Compared in Minnesota, Water Environment and Technology, 21:66-71.

2008

Winchell, L. J., Novak, P. J. 2008. Enhancing Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dechlorination in Fresh Water Sediment with Biostimulation and Bioaugmentation, Chemosphere, 71:176-182.

2007

Ma, X., Novak, P. J., Ferguson, J., Sadowsky, M., LaPara, T. M., Semmens, M. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2007. The Impact of H2 Addition on Dechlorinating Communities in Soil Columns, Bioremediation Journal, 11:2:45-55.

Schnobrich, M. R., Chaplin, B. P., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J. 2007. Stimulating Hydrogenotrophic Denitrification in Simulated Groundwater Containing High Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrate Concentrations, Water Research, 41(9):1869-1876.

Ahimou, F., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., Haugstad, G. 2007. Biofilm Cohesiveness Measurement Using a Novel Atomic Force Microscopy Methodology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(9):2897-2904.

Ahimou, F., Semmens, M. J., Haugstad, G., Novak, P. J. 2007. Effect of Protein, Polysaccharide, and Oxygen Concentration Profiles on Biofilm Cohesiveness, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(9):2905-2910.

2006

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. 2006. The Impact of Sediment Characteristics on PCB-dechlorinating Cultures: Implications for Bioaugmentation, Bioremediation Journal, 10(4):143-151.

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.

2005

Kappell, A. S., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., LaPara, T. M. 2005. A Novel Application of Oxygen-Transferring Membranes to Improve Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 89(4):373-380.

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.

Edstrom, J.A., Semmens, M. J., Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., Novak, P. J. 2005. Stimulation of Dechlorination by Membrane-Delivered Hydrogen: Small Field Demonstration, Environmental Engineering Science, 22(3):281-293.

Agarwal, N., Semmens, M. J., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2005. Zone of Influence of a Gas Permeable Membrane System for Delivery of Gases to Groundwater, Water Resources Research, 41(5):W05017.

2004

Fang, Y., Clapp, L. W., Hozalski, R. M., Novak, P. J., Semmens, M. J. 2004. Membrane Gas Transfer Under Conditions of Creeping Flow: Modeling Gas Composition Effects, Water Research, 38(10):2489-2498.

Fang, Y., Novak, P. J., Hozalski, R. M., Cussler, E. L., Semmens, M. J. 2004. Condensation Studies in Gas Permeable Membranes, Journal of Membrane Science, 231:47-55.

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.

2003

Ma, X., Novak, P. J., Clapp, L. W., Semmens, M. J., Hozalski, R. M. 2003. Evaluation of Polyethylene Hollow-fiber Membranes for Hydrogen Delivery to Support Reductive Dechlorination in a Soil Column, Water Research, 37(12):2905-2918.

2002

Muenzner, H. D., Clapp, L. W., Hozalski, R. M., Semmens, M. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. Dechlorination of PCE by Mixed Methanogenic Cultures Using Hollow-Fiber Membranes, Bioremediation Journal, 6(4):337-350.

Skramstad, J. D., Hurst, C. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. Survival of Indicator Organisms During Enrichment on PCE, Water Environment Research, 75(4):368-376.

Roggy, D. K., Novak, P. J.,Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., and Semmens, M. J. 2002. Membrane Gas Transfer for Groundwater Remediation: Chemical and Biological Fouling, Environmental Engineering Science, 19(6):563-574.

Nelson, D. K., Hozalski, R. M., Clapp, L. W., Semmens, M. J., and Novak, P. J. 2002. Effect of Nitrate and Sulfate on Dechlorination by a Mixed Hydrogen-fed Culture, Bioremediation Journal, 6(3):225-236.

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.

1997-2001

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.

Andrews, E. J., and Novak, P. J. 2001. Influence of Ferrous Iron and pH on Carbon Tetrachloride Degradation by Methanosarcina thermophila, Water Research, 35(9):2307–2313.

Novak, P. J., Daniels, L., and Parkin, G. F. 1998. Rapid Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform by Extracellular Agents in Cultures of Methanosarcina thermophila, Environmental Science and Technology, 32(20):3132–3136.

Novak, P. J., Daniels, L., and Parkin, G. F. 1998. Enhanced Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform in the Presence of Elemental Iron and Methanosarcina barkeri, Methanosarcina thermophila, or Methanosaeta concillii, Environmental Science and Technology, 32(10):1438–1443.

Novak, P. J., Christ, S. J., and Parkin, G. F. 1997. Kinetics of Alachlor Transformation and Identification of Metabolites under Anaerobic Conditions, Water Research, 31(12):3107–3115