Publications

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (2020). Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.

Ilhan, Z. E., J. K. DiBaise, S. E. Dautel, N. G. Isern, Y.-M. Kim, D. W. Hoyt, A. A. Schepmoes, H. M. Brewer, K. K. Weitz, T. O. Metz, M. D. Crowell, D.-W. Kang, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmanlik-Brown (2020). Temporospatial shifts in the human gut microbiome and metabolome after gastric bypass surgery. Biofilms and Microbiomes 6: 12, doi.org/10.1038/s41522-020-0122-5.

Chandra, R., F. P. Pons-Faudoa, R. Parra-Saldivar, and B. E. Rittmann (2020). Effect of ultra-violet exposure on increasing the production of mycosporin-like amino acids and saturated lipids by Lyngbya purpurem. Biomass & Bioenergy 134: 105475. DOI.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105475.

Xia , S., C. Wu, X. Yang, Y. Zhou, L. Zhou, Y. Ran, and B. E. Rittmann (2020). Bioreduction of nitrate in high-sulfate water using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor equipped with a separate carbon dioxide module. Chem. Engr. J. 385: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123831.

Lv, P.-L, L.-D. Shi, Q.-Y. Dong, B. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2020). How nitrate affects perchorate reduction in a methane-based biofilm batch reactor. Water Res. DOI 10.1016/j.waterres.2019.115397.

Suárez, J. I., M. Aybar, I. Nancucheo, B. Poch, P. Martínez, B. E. Rittmann, and A. Schwarz (2020). Influence of operating conditions on sulfate reduction from real mining process water by membrane biofilm reactors. Chemosphere 244: 125508. DOI 10.1016/j.chemophere.2019.125508.

Liu, Y., Y.-J. Lai, and B. E. Rittmann (2020). Increased anode respiration enhances utilization of short-chain fatty acid and lipid wet-extraction from Scenedesmus acutus biomass in Electro Selective Fermentation. Renewable Energy 148: 374-379. DOI 10.1016/j.renene.2019.10.043.

Xiong, J., M. N. Young, A. K. Marcus, S. W. Van Ginkel, and B. E. Rittmann (2020). Mathematical modeling and analysis of a wastewater treatment plant using the Cannibal® process. J. Environ. Engr. 146(2): 04019108. DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001627.

2019

Zhang, Y., Y. Wang, Q. Lu, C. Zhange, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). The role of ultra-sound treated sludge for accelerating quinoline mono-oxygenation. J. Environ. Management 233: 561-566.

Wang, B., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, C. Zhou, Y. Luo, B. E. Rittmann, and Y. Tang (2019). Modeling the interactions among trichloroethene reduction, methanogenesis, and homoacetogenesis in a H2-based biofilm. J. Environ. Engr. DOI 10.1016/(ASCE)EE.1943- 7870.0001642.

Xia, S, C. Wu, X. Yang, Y. Zhou, L. Zhou, Y. Ran, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Bioreduction of nitrate in high-sulfate water using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor equipped with a separate carbon dioxide module. Chemical Engineering J. DOI 10.1016/j.cej.2019.123831.

Wang, Y., C. Chen, H. Xiong, D. Zhou, S. Dong, H. Xiong, Y. Zhou, S. Dong, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Eliminating partial-transformation products and mitigating residual toxicity of amoxicillin through intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation. Chemosphere 237: 124491.

Wang, Y., Q. Zeng, S. Zou, C. Hu, F. Chen, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Bioavailable electron donors from ultra-sound treated biomass for stimulating denitrification. J. Environ. Management. 250: 109533.

O’Donnell, S. T., C. A. Hall, E. Kavazanjian, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). A biogeochemical model for soil improvement by denitrification. J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Engr. 145: (11): 04019091.

Chen, T., B. M. Yavuz, A. G. Delgado, B. Januszewski, Y. Zuo, P. Westerhoff, R. Krajmalnik- Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Multicycle ozonation+bioremediation for soils containing residual petroleum. Environmental Engineering Science doi.org/10.1089/ees.2019.0195, 36:12:1443-1451.

Shesh, T., E. Eustance, Y.-J. Lai, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Characterization of CO2 Flux Through Hollow-Fiber Membranes Using pH Modeling. J. Membrane Science 592: 117389.

Tang, Y., Z. Zhang, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-S. Lee (2019). Kinetics of anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification in the membrane biofilm reactor. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 116: 2550-2560.

Zou, S., N. Yan, C. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Wu, J. Wang, Y. Liu; Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Acclimation of nitrifying biomass to phenol leads to persistent resistance to inhibition. Sci. Total Environ. 693: 133622 (doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133622).

Voth-Gaeddert, O. Torres, J. Maldonado, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, B. E. Rittmann, and D. B. Oerther (2019). Aflatoxin exposure, child stunting, and dysbiosis in the intestinal microbiome among children in Guatemala. Environmental Engineering Science. DOI: 10.1089/ees.2019.0104.

Zhou, Y., Y.-J. Lai, E. Eustance, S. Xia, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Phosphate depletion affects lipids and heterotrophic bacteria accumulation in the batch growth of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Appl. Microb. Biotech. 103: 5007-5014.

Lv, P.-L., L.-D. Shi, Z. Wang, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2019). Methane oxidation coupled to perchlorate reduction in a membrane biofilm batch reactor. Sci. Total Environ. 667: 9-15.

Hondula, D., J. Sabo, R. Qauy, M. Chester, M. Georgescu, N. Grimm, S. Harlan, A. Middel, B. Rittmann, B. L. Ruddell, and D. D. White (2019). Southwest cities are testbeds for urban resilience to a warming world. Ecology and the Environment 17(2): 79-80.

Zhou, Y., Y.-J. Lai, E. Eustance, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Promoting Synechocystis sp PCC 6803 harvesting by cationic surfactants: alkyl-chain length and dose control the release of extracellular polymeric substances and biomass aggregation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7: 2127-2133.

Zhou, Y., A. Marcus, L. Straka, E. Eustance, Y.-J. Lai, S. Xia, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Uptake of phosphorus by Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in dark conditions: removal driving force and modeling. Chemosphere 218: 147-156.

Zheng, X., C. Zhou, Z. Liu, M. Long, Y-H. Luo, T. Chen, A. Ontiveros-Valencia, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Anaerobic catechol biodegradation by sediment microorganisms: interactive roles of N reduction and S cycling. J. Cleaner Production 230: 80-89.

Wu., L, D. Ning, B. Zhang, Y. Li, P. Zhang X. Shan, Q. Zhang, M. Brown, Z. Li, J. D. Van Nostrand, F. Ling, N. Xiao, J. Vierheilig, G. F. Wells, Y. Yang, Y. Deng, Q. Tu, A. Wang, Global Water Microbiome Consortium, T. Zhang, Z. He, J. Keller, P. H. Nielsen, P. J. J. Alvarez, Craig S. Criddle, M. Wagner, J. M. Tiedje, Q. He, T. P. Curtis, D. A. Stahl, L. Alvarez-Cohen, B. E. Rittmann, X. Wen, and J. Zhou (2019). Global bacterial diversity and biogeography of activated sludge systems. Nature Biotechnology 4: 1183-1195 (DOI.org/10.1038/s41564- 019-0426-5).

Karadagli, F., A. K. Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Role of hydrogen (H2) mass transfer in microbiological H2-threshold studies. Biodegradation 30: 113-125.

Lai, Y.-J. S., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, T. Coskun, C. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Electron-acceptor loadings affect chloroform dechlorination in a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactors. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 116: 1439-1448 (DOI: 10.1002/bit.26945).

Yu, C., S. Qiao, Y. Yang, R. Jin, J. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Energy recovery in the form of N2O by denitrifying bacteria. Chem. Engr. J. 371: 500-506.

Allen, R., B. E. Rittmann, and R. Curtiss (2019). Axenic biofilm formation and aggregation by Synechocystis PCC 6803 induced by changes in nutrient concentration and requires cell surface structures. Appl. Environ. Microb. 85: e02-192-18.

O’Donnell, S. T., B. E. Rittmann, and E. Kavazanjian, Jr. (2019). Factors Controlling Microbially induced desaturation and precipitation (MIDP) via denitrification during continuous flow. Geomicrobiology 36: 543-558. (DOI.org/10.1080/01490451.2019.1581858).

Liu, Y., Y.-J. S. Lai, T. S. Barbosa, R. Chandra, P. Parameswaran, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Electro-selective fermentation enhances lipid extraction and biohydrogenation of Scenedesmus acutus biomass. Algal Research 38: article 101397.

Zhou, C., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, R. Nerenberg, Y. Tang, D. Friese, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Hydrogenotrophic Microbial Reduction of Oxyanions with the Membrane Biofilm Reactor. Frontiers in Microbiology 9: article 3268 (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03268.

Cahill, B., L. Straka, J. Maldanado, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Effects of light intensity on soluble microbial products produced by Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and associated heterotrophic communities. Algal Research 38: xxx-yyy (DOI: doi.org.10.1016/j.algal.2019.101409.

Straka, L. and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Growth kinetics and mathematical modeling of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under flashing light. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 116: 469-474.

Lu, Q., C. Zhang, W. Wang, B. Yuan, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). Bioavailable electron donors leached from leaves accelerate biodegradation of pyridine and quinoline. Sci. Total Environ. 654: 473-479.

Zhong, N., M. Chen, Y. Luo, and B. E. Rittmann (2019). A novel photocatalytic optical hollow fiber with high photocatalytic activity for enhancement of 4-chlorophenol degradation. Chem. Engr. J. 355: 731-739.

2018

Lee, H.-S., Y. Tang, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2018). Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to denitrification: fundamentals, challenges, and potential. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48: 1067-1093. DOI 10.1080/10643389.2018.150327.

Macintosh, K. A., B. K. Mayer, R. W. McDowell, S. M. Powers, L. A. Baker, T. H. Boyer, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Managing diffuse phosphorus at the source versus at the sink.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 52: 11995-12009.

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., C. Zhou, H.-P. Zhao, Y. Tang, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Managing microbial communities in membrane biofilm reactors. Appl. Microbiol. Biochem. 102: 9003-9014.

Lai, C.-Y., Q.-Y. Dong, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2018). Bio-reduction of antimonite by anaerobic methane oxidation in a membrane biofilm batch reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52: 8693-8700.

Alrashed, W., J. Lee, J. Park, B. E. Rittmann, Y. Tang, J. D. Neufeld, and H.-S. Lee (2018). Hypoxic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification in a membrane biofilm. Chem. Engr. J. 348: 745-753.

Yang, C., N. Yan, Y. Tang, H. Xu, N. Li, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Competition for electrons between mono-oxygenations of pyridine and 2-hydroxypyridine. Biodegradation 29: 419-427.

Zhong, N., M. Chen, Y. Luo, Z. Wang, X. Xin, and B.E. Rittmann (2018). A novel photocatalytic optical hollow-fiber with high photocatalytic activity for enhancement of 4- chlorophenol degradation. Chem. Engr. J. 355: 731-739.

Lai, C.-Y., P.L. Lu, Q.-Y. Dong, S.-L. Yeo, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2018). Bromate and nitrate bio-reduction coupled with poly-b-hydroxybutyrate production in a methane- based membrane biofilm reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52: 7024-7031.

Zhou, D., S. Dong, D. Ki, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Photocatalytic-induced electron transport via anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) at an anode that intimately couples ARB and a TiO2 catalyst. Chem. Engr. J. 338: 745-751.

Zhou, Y., E. Eustance, L. Straka, Y.-J. Lai, S. Xia, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Quantification of heterotrophic bacteria during growth of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using fluorescence activated cell sorting and microscopy. Algal Research 30: 94-100.

Lai, Y.-J., E. Eustance, L. Straka, Z. Wang, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Cell disruption by cationic surfactants affects bioproduct recovery from Synechocysis sp. PCC 6803. Algal Res. 34: 250-255.

Cao, L., C. Zhang, S. Zou, G. Zhu, N. Li, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Simultaneous anaerobic and aerobic transformations of nitrobenzene. J. Environ. Management 226: 264- 269.

Li, Q, L. Fu, Y. Wang, D. Zhou, and E. Rittmann (2018). Excess phosphorus caused inhibition and cell damage during heterotrophic growth of Chlorella regularis. Bioresource Technology 268: 266-270.

Tang, J., Y. Wu, S. Esquivel-Elizondo, S. J. Sørensen and, B. E. Rittmann (2018). How microbial aggregates protect against nanoparticle toxicity. Trends Biotechnol. 36(11): 1171- 1182.

Liu, Z., C. Zhou, Y.-H. Luo, A. Ontiveros-Valencia, M. Long, L. Ang, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Accurate O2 delivery enabled aerobic benzene activations followed by denitrification-coupled degradation. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 115: 1988–1999.

Long, M., Z. E. Ilhan, C. Zhou, B. E. Rittmann, and S. Xia (2018). Complete dechlorination and mineralization of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactors (MBfR). Water Research 144: 134-144.

Zou, S., B. Zhang, C. Zhang, H. Xu, Y. Zhang, B. E. Rittmann (2018). Competition for molecular oxygen and electron donor between phenol and quinoline during their simultaneous biodegradation. Proc. Biochem. 70: 136-143.

Van Ginkel, S. W., J. Miceli, B. Kim, Z. Yang, M. Young, A. Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Determining the mechanism for low sludge yields in the Cannibal® Solids Reduction System. Water Environment Res. 90: 42-47.

Xiong, H., S. Dong, J. Zhang, D. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Roles of easily biodegradable co-substrate in enhancing tetracycline treatment in an intimately coupled photocatalytic biological reactor. Water Res. 136: 75-83.

Yoho, R. and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Climate change and energy technologies in undergraduate introductory science textbooks. Environmental Communication 12(6): 731- 743.

Rittmann, B. E., J. P. Boltz, D. Brockmann, G. T. Daigger, E. Morgenroth, K. H. Sørensen, I. Takács, M. van Loosdrecht, and P. A. Vanrolleghem (2018). A framework for good biofilm reactor modeling practice (GBRMP). Water Sci. Technol. 77: 1149-1164.

Straka, L. and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Dynamic response of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to changes in light intensity. Algal Research 32: 210-220.

Straka, L. and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Light-dependent kinetic model for microalgae experiencing photoacclimation, photodamage, and photodamage repair. Algal Research 31: 232-238.

Li, A., Z. Liu, X. Xu, Y. Zhou, D. Zhou, C. Zhou, Y. Tang, F. Ma, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Direct solid-state evidence of H2-induced partial U(VI) reduction concomitant with adsorption by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Biotechnol. Bioengr. 115: 1685–169.

Kushwaha, S., A. K. Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). pH-dependent speciation and hydrogen (H2) control U(VI) respiration by Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 115: 1465 - 1474.

Nguyen, B. and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Low-cost optical sensor to automatically monitor and control biomass concentration in microalgal cultivation. Algal Research 32: 101-106.

Chen, T., B. Yavuz, A. Delgado, B. Montoya, D. Van Winkle, Y. Zuo, R. Kamanth, P. Westerhoff, R. Krajmalnik-Brow, and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Impacts of moisture content during ozonation of soils containing residual petroleum. J. Hazardous Materials 344: 1101- 1108.

Rittmann, B. E. (2018). Biofilms, active substrata, and me. Water Res. 132: 135-145.

Straka, L. and B. E. Rittmann (2018). Effect of culture density on biomass production and light-utilization efficiency of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 115: 507-511.

Lusk, B. B. E. Rittmann, A. Tomaswick, and C. Zhou (2018). Using the membrane biofilm reactor to recover platinum group metals from wastewater. TechConnect Briefs 2: 134-137.

2017

Chandra, R., S. V. Mohan, R. Parra-Saldivar, B. E. Rittmann, R. A. Sanchez-Cornejo (2017). Conversion of light energy to bioelectricity through photosynthetic microbial fuel cell technology. Chapter 19 in Das, D. (ed) Microbial Fuel Cell: A Bioelectrochemical System that Converts Waste to Watts, Capital Publ. Co., New Dehli, India, pp. 373-387.

Boltz, J. P., B. Smets, B. E. Rittmann, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, E. Morgenroth, and G. T. Daigger (2017). From biofilm ecology to reactors: a focused review. Water Sci. Technol. 77(8): 1753-1760.

Zhou, C., and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Reductive precipitation of sulfate and soluble Fe(III) by Desulfovibrio vulgaris: electron donor regulates electron flow and nano-FeS crystallization. Water Research 119: 91-101.

Shan, S., Y. Zhang, L. Hui, W. Shi, and B. E. Rittmann, and Y. Zhang (2017). Comparison of sequential with intimate coupling of photolysis and biodegradation for benzotriazone. Front. Environ. Sci. Technol. 11(6): 8 (DOI 10.1007/s11783-017-0953-3).

Mahmoud, M., C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Changes in glucose fermentation pathways as a response to free ammonia concentration in microbial electrolysis cells: the role of interspecies H2 transfer. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51: 13461-13470.

Zhou, Y., Y.-J. Lai, E. Eustance, L. Straka, C. Zhou, S. Xia, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). How myristyltrimethylammonium bromide enhances biomass harvesting and pigments extraction from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Water Res. 126: 189-196.

Gao, Y., H. Ryu, B. E. Rittmann, A. Hussain, and Hyung-Sool Lee (2017). Quantification of the methane concentration using anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to extracellular electron transfer. Biores. Technol. 241: 979-984.

Alemán-Nava, G. S., I. A. Gatti, R. Parra, J.-F. Dallemand, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Biotechnological revalorization of tequila waste and by-product streams for cleaner production – a review from biorefinery perspective. J. Cleaner Production 108, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.134.

Hobbs, S. R., A. E. Landis, B. E. Rittmann, M. M. Young, and P. Parameswaran (2017). Enhancing anaerobic digestion of food waste through Biochemchemical Methane Potential Assays at different substrate:inoculum ratios. Waste Management 71: 612-617.

Xu, H., W. Sun, N. Yan, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Competition for electrons between pyridine and quinoline during their simultaneous biodegradation. Environ. Sci. Poll. Res. 24: 25082-25091 (DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-0082-3).

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., C. Zhou, Z. E. Ilhan, L. Cornette de Saint Cyr, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Total electron acceptor loading and composition affect hexavalent uranium reduction and microbial community structure in a Membrane Biofilm Reactor. Water Research 125: 341-349.

Tang, X., Y. Zhang, L. Jiang, C. Yang, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Enhanced dimethyl phthalate biodegradation by accelerating phthalic-acid di-oxygenation. Biodegradation 28: 413-421.

O’Donnell, S., B. E. Rittmann, and E. Kavazanjian (2017). MIDP: Liquifaction mitigation via microbial denitrification as a two-state process. II: MICP. J. Geotech. Geoenv. Engr. 143(12): 04017095.

O’Donnell, S., B. E. Rittmann, and E. Kavazanjian (2017). MIDP: Liquifaction mitigation via microbial denitrification as a two-state process. I: Desaturation. J. Geotech. Geoenv. Engr. 143(12): 04017094.

Esquivel-Elizondo, S., A. G. Delgado, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2017). The effects of CO2 and H2 on CO metabolism by pure and mixed microbial cultures. Biotechnology for Biofuels 10:220 (DOI 10.1.1186/s/13068-017-0910-1).

Hwang, J.-H. and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Effect of permeate recycling and light intensity on growth kinetics of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Algal Research 27: 170-176.

Staicu, L. C., E. D. van Hullebusch, B. E. Rittmann, and P. N. L. Lens (2017). Industrial selenium pollution: sources and biological treatment technology, in E. D. van Hullebusch, ed., Bioremediation of Selenium Contaminated Wastewater, Springer International Publishing, AG, pp. 75-101.

Lai, Y. S., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, Z. E. Ilhan, Y. Zhou, E. Miranda, J. Maldonado, J., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B E. Rittmann (2017). Enhancing biodegradation of C16-alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds using an oxygen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Water Research 123: 825-833. (DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.07.003).

Gao, Y., J. Lee, J. D. Neufeld, J. Park, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-S. Lee (2017). Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled with extracellular electron transfer to electrodes. Scientific Reports 7: 5099 (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05180-9).

Wu, Y., Y. Li, A. Ontiveros-Valencia, L. Ordaz-Diaz, J. Liu, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Enhancing denitrification using a novel in situ membrane biofilm reactor (isMBfR). Water Research 119: 234-241.

Cao, L., Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, S. Feng, J. Dong, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Competition for electrons between reductive dechlorination and denitrification. Front. Environ. Sci. Technol. 11(6): 14-23.

Zhou, Y., B. Nguyen, C. Zhou, L. Straka, Y.-J. Lai, S. Xia, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). The distribution of P and its transformations during growth of Synechocystis with different P concentrations. Water Res. 122: 355-362.

Ki, D.-W., S. Popat, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2017). H2O2 production in microbial electrochemical cells fed with primary sludge. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51: 6139-6145.

Zhou, C., Y. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Reductive precipitation of sulfate and soluble Fe(III) by Desulfovibrio vulgaris: electron donor regulates intracellular electron flow and nano-FeS crystallization. Water Research 119: 91-101.

Straka, L. and B. E. Rittmann (2017). The role of heterotrophic bacteria in assessing phosphorus stress to Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. J. Applied Phycology 29: 1877-1882.

Cuéllar-Bermúdez, S. P., G. S. Alemán-Nava, R. Chandra, J. S. Garcia-Perez, J. R. Contreras-Angulo, G. Markou, K. Muylaert, B. E. Ritmann, Parra-Saldivar (2017). Nutrients utilization and contaminants removal. A review of two approaches of algae and cyanobacteria in wastewater. Algal Research 24: 438-449.

Mahmoud, M. P. Parameswaran, C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Electrochemical techniques reveal that total ammonium stress increases electron flow to anode respiration in mixed-species bacterial anode biofilms. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 114: 1151-1159.

Lusk, B., A. Colin, P. Parameswaran, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2017). Simultaneous fermentation of cellulose and current production with a highly enriched mixed culture of thermophilic bacteria in a microbial electrolysis cell. Microbial Biotechnology 1: 63-73.

Ilhan, Z. E., J. K. DiBaise, A. K. Marcus, D.-W. Kang, M. Crowell, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2017). Distinctive microbiomes and metabolites linked with weight loss after gastric bypass, but not banding. ISME J. 9: 2047-2058.

Ilhan, Z. E., A. K. Marcus, D.-W. Kang, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2017). pH-mediated microbial and metabolic interactions in fecal enrichment cultures. mSphere 2 (3): e00047-17.

Young, M. N., N. Chowdhury, E. Garver, P. J. Evans, S. C. Popat, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2017). Understanding the impact of operational conditions on performance of microbial peroxide producing cells. J. Power Sources 356: 448-458.

Rittmann, B. E. Ironies of microbial electrochemistry (2017). J. Environ. Engr. 143(5): 03117001, pages 1 - 7 (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001202).

Zhong, L., C.-Y. Lai, L.-D. Shi, K.-D. Wang, Y.-J. Dai, Y.-W. Liu, F. Ma, B. E. Rittmann, P. Zheng, and H.-P. Zhao (2017). Nitrate effects on chromate reduction in a methane-based biofilm. Water Res. 115: 130-137.

Zhou, D., S. Dong, J. Shi, X. Cui, D. Ki, C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Intimate coupling of an N-doped TiO2 photocatalyst and anode respiring bacteria for enhancing 4- chlorophenol degradation and current generation. Chem. Engr. J. 317: 882-889.

Xiong, H., D. Zou, D. Zhou, J. Wang, S. Dong, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Enhancing degradation and mineralization of tetracycline using intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation. Chem. Engr. J. 316: 7-14.

Jiang, L., Y. Tang, W. Sun, N. Yi, Y. Zhang, H. Shi, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Simultaneous di-oxygenation and denitrification in an internal circulation baffled bioreactor. Biodegradation 28: 195-203.

Park, Y., S. Park, V. K. Nguyen, J. Yu, C. I. Torres, B. E. Rittmann, and T. Lee (2017). Complete nitrogen removal by simultaneous nitrification and denitrification using flat-panel air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Chem. Engr. J. 316: 673-679.

Wen, L.-L., Y. Zhang, J.-X. Chen, Z.-C Zhang, Y.-Y. Yi, Y. Tang, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2017). The dechlorination of TCE by a perchlorate reducing consortium. Chem. Engr. J. 313: 2015-2021.

Zhou, C., Z. Wang, A. Ontiveros-Valencia, M. Long, S. Xia, and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Coupling of Pd nanoparticles and denitrifying biofilm promotes H2-based nitrate removal with greater selectivity towards N2. Appl. Catalysis B: Environment 206: 461-470.

Hamden, N., E. Kavazanjian, B. E. Rittmann, and I. Karatas (2017). Carbonate mineral precipitation for soil improvement through microbial denitrification. Geomicrobiology J. 34(2): 139-146.

Aleman-Nava, G. S., K. Muylaert, S. P. Cuellar, O. Depratetere, B. E. Rittmann, R. Parra, and D. Vandamme (2017). Two-stage cultivation of Nanochloropsis oculata for lipid production using reversible alkaline flocculation. Bioresource Technology 226: 18-23.

Cuellar-Bermudez, S. P., G. S. Alenam-Nava, R. Chandra, J. S. Garcia-Perez, J. r. Contreras-Angula, G. Markou, K. Muylaert, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Parra-Saldivar (2017). Nutrients utilization and contaminants removal. A review of two approaches of algae and cyanobacteria in wastewater. Algal Res. 24: 434-442.

Straka, L. and B. E. Rittmann (2017). Light attenuation changes with photo-acclimation in a culture of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Algal Research 21: 223-226.

2016

Boltz, J. P., B. Smets, B. E. Rittmann, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, E. Morgenroth, and G. T. Daigger (2016). Biofilms in the water environment: trends and challenges. Global Trends & Challenges in Water Science, Research, and Management, 2nd ed, IWA Publishing, London (DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.061).

Zhou, C., X. Wang, A. K. Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Biofilm-enhanced continuous synthesis and stabilization of palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs). J. Materials Catalyis A. 3: 1396-1404.

Lai, C.-Y., L.-L. Wen, L. Shi, K.-K. Zhao, Y.-Q. Wang, X. Yang, B. E. Rittmann, C. Zhou, Y. Tang, P. Zheng, and H.-P. Zhao (2016). Selenate and nitrate bio-reductions using methane as the electron donor in a membrane biofilm reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50: 10179-10186.

Xia, S., X. Xu, C. Zhou, C. Wang, L. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Direct delivery of CO2 into a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor and model development. Chem. Engr. Jl. 290: 154-160.

O’Donnell, S. T., N. Hamden, B. E. Rittmann, and E. Kavazanjian (2016). A stoichiometric model for biogeotechnical soil improvement. Chicago-Geotech. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784480120.002.

Dong, S., X. Tian, Z. Xu, D. Ma, B. Cui, N. Ren, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Role of self- assembly coated Er3+:YAlO3/TiO2 in intimate coupling of visible-light-responsive photocatalysis and biodegradation reactions. J. Hazardous Materials. 302: 386-394.

Ki, D., P. Parameswaran, S. C. Popat, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2016). Maximizing Coulombic recovery and solids reduction from primary sludge by controlling retention time and pH in a flat-place microbial electrolysis cell. Environ. Sci.: Water Res. & Technol. 3: 333- 339.

Chen, T., A. G. Delgado, B. M. Yavuz, J. Maldonado, Y. Zuo, R. Kamath, P. Westerhoff, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Interpreting interactions between ozone and residual hydrocarbons in soil. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51: 506-513. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04534.

Lee, H.-S., B. Dhar, J. An, B. E. Rittmann, H. Ryu, J. Santodomingo, H. Ren, and J. Chae (2016). The roles of biofilm conductivity and donor substrate kinetics in a mixed-culture biofilm anode. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50: 12799-12807.

Lai, Y-J. S., Y. Zhou, R. Martarelli, Z. Wang, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Synergistic integration of C12 to C16 cationic surfactants for flocculation and lipid extraction from Chlorella biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 1: 752-757.

Zhou, Y., B. T. Nguyen, Y.-J. Lai, C. Zhou, S. Xia, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Using flow cytometry to evaluate thermal extraction of EPS from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Algal Res. 20: 276-281.

Lusk, B. G., P. Parameswaran, S. C. Popat, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2016). The effect of pH and buffer concentration on anode biofilms of Thermincola ferriacetica. Bioelectrochemistry 112: 47-52.

Huete-Pérez, J., A., M. Ortega-Hegg, G. R. Urquhart, A. P. Covich, K. Vammen, B. E Rittmann, J. C. Miranda, S. Espinoza-Corriols, A. Acevedo, M. L. Acosta, J. P. Gómez, M. Hanemann, A. Härer, J. Incer-Barquero, F. J. Joyce, J. W. Lauer, J.-M. Maes, M. B. Tomson, A.Meyer, S. Montenegro-Guillén, W. L. Whitlow, J. L. Schnoor, and P. J. J. Alvarez (2016). Critical uncertainties and gaps in the environmental and social impact assessment of the proposed Interoceanic Canal through Nicaragua. BioScience 66(8): 632-645 (DOI: 10.1094/biosi/biw064).

Nguyen, B. T. and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Effects of inorganic carbon and pH on growth kinetics of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Algal Research 19: 363-369 (DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.03.011).

Zhou, C., Z. Wang, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Biofilm-enhanced continuous recovery and stabilization of palladium nanoparticles (PdNP). Environ. Sci. Nano. 3: 1396-1404.

Lackner, K., B. E. Rittmann, and 44 other authors (2016). The promise of negative emissions. Science 354 (6313): 714.

Young, M. N., M. J. Links, S. C. Popat, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2016). Tailoring microbial electrochemical cells for production of hydrogen peroxide at high concentrations and efficiencies. ChemSusChem 9: 1 – 9.

Esquivel-Elizondo, S., P. Parameswaran, A. C. Delgado, J. Maldanado, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown. Archaea and Bacteria acclimate to high total ammonia in a methanogenic reactor treating swine waste. Archaea Article ID 4089684 (10 pages). http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4089684.

Mayer, B., L. Baker, T. Boyer, P. Dresche, J. Gifford, M. Hanjra, P. Parameswaran, J. Stoltfus, P. Westerhoff, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Total value of phosphorus recovery. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50: 6606-6620. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01239).

Alemán-Nava, G. S., S. P. Cuellar-Bermudez, M. Cuaresma, R. Bosma, K. Muylaert, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Parra (2016). How to use Nile Red, a selective fluorescent stain for microalgal neutral lipids. J. Microb. Meth. 128: 74 – 79 (DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.07.011).

Chen, T., A. G. Delgado, B. M. Yavuz, A. J. Proctor, J. Maldanado, Y. Zuo, P. Westerhoff, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Ozone enhances the biodegradability of residual petroleum hydrocarbons in soil. Environ. Engr. Sci. 11: 7 – 17 (DOI: 10.1680/jenes.00002).

Chen, R., Y.-H. Luo, L.-L. Wen, Y. Zhang, Yin; B. E. Rittmann, Y. Tang, and H.-P Zhao (2016). Evolution of the microbial community of the biofilm in a methane-based membrane biofilm reactor reducing multiple electron acceptors. Environ. Sci. Pollution Res. 10: 9540- 9548 (DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6146-y).

Nguyen, B. T., and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Electron partitioning into soluble microbial products by Synechocystis sp. PCC6805. Biomass and Bioenergy 90: 237-242.

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2106). Hydrogen-fed biofilm reactors reducing selenate and sulfate: community structure and location of elemental selenium with the biofilm. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 113: 1736-1744 (DOI: 10.1002/bit.25945).

Lai, C.-Y., Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J.-X. Chen, L.-L. Wen, L.-D. Shi, Y.-P. Sun, F. Ma, B. E. Rittmann, C. Zhou, Y. Tang, P. Zheng, and H.-P. Zhao (2016). Bio-reduction of chromate in a methane-based membrane biofilm reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50: 5832-5839.

Bhaskar, T., J.-S. Chang, S. Khanal, D.-J. Lee, S. V. Mohan, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Waste biorefinery – advocating circular economy. Biores. Technol. 215: 1.

Lai, Y.-J. S., A. McCaw, A. Ontiveros-Valencia, Y. Shi, P. Parameswaran, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Multiple synergistic benefits of selective fermentation of Scenedesmus biomass for fuel recovery via wet-biomass extraction. Algal Research 17: 253 – 260.

Yan, N., R. Li, H. Xu, L. Li, L. Yang, Y. Zhang, R. Liu, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). The role of exogenous electron donors for accelerating 2,4,6-trichlorophenol biotransformation and mineralization. Biodegradation. 27: 145-154.

Zhou, C., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, Z. Wang, J. Maldonado Ortiz, H.-P. Zhao, R. Krajmalnik- Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Palladium recovery in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor: formation of Pd(0) nanoparticles through enzymatic and autocatalytic reductions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50: 2546-2555. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05318).

Mahmoud, M., P. Parameswaran, C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Relieving fermentation inhibition enables high electron recovery from landfill leachate in a microbial electrolysis cell. Royal Soc. Chem. Adv. 6: 6658 - 6664 (DOI: 10.1039/c5ra25918e).

Acevedo, A., M. L. Acosta, P. J. J. Alvarez, M. T. Brett, A. P. Covich, S. Espinoza-Corriols, J. A. Huete-Pérez, J. P. Gómez, M. Hanemann, J. Incer-Barquero, F. Joyce, J. W. Lauer, J.-M. Maes, A. Meyer, J. C. Miranda, S. Montenegro-Guillén, Manuel Ortega-Hegg, B. E. Rittmann, J. L. Schnoor, M. B. Tomson, G. R. Urquhart, K. Vammen, and W. L. Whitlow. Impact assessment for Nicaragua Canal raises serious concerns. Science letter (sciencemag.org/content/351/6270/220.e-letters).

Lai, Y.-J., P. Parameswaran, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Improving lipid recovery from Scenedesmus wet biomass by surfactant-assisted disruption. Green Chem. 18: 1319-1326.

Kim, H.-W., J. Cheng, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Direct membrane-carbonation photobioreactor producing photoautotrophic biomass via carbon dioxide transfer and nutrient removal. Bioresource Technology 204: 32 – 37.

Lai, Y.-J., P. Parameswaran, A. Li, A. Aguinaga, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Selective fermentation of carbohydrate and protein fractions of Scenedesmus, and biohydrogenation of its lipid fraction for enhanced recovery of saturated fatty acids. Biotechnol. Bioengr.113: 320 – 329.

Lai, C.Y., L.-L. Wen, Y. Zhang, S.-S. Luo, Q.-Y. Wang, Y.-H. Luo, R. Chen, X. Yang, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2016). Autotrophic antimonite bio-reduction using hydrogen as the electron donor. Water Research 88: 467-474.

Lee, I.-S. and B. E. Rittmann (2016). Using Focused Pulsed technology to remove siloxane from municipal wastewater sludge. J. Environ. Engr. 142: 04015056, pp 1 – 6. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000975, 04015056.

Song, J., W. Wang, R. Li, J. Zhu, Y. Zhang, R. Liu, and B. E. Rittmann (2016). UV photolysis for enhanced phenol biodegradation in the presence of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP). Biodegradation 27: 59 – 67.

Zevin, A. S., B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2016). Effects of inoculum source on the structure of bacterial communities in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803-based photobioreactors. Algal Res. 13: 109-116.

2015

Marsolek, M. D. and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Effect of substrate characteristics on microbial community structure, function, resistance, and resilience; application to coupled photocatalytic-biological treatment. Water Research 90: 1-8.

Wen, L.-L., Y. Zhang, Y.-W. Pan, W.-Q. Wu, S.-H. Meng, C. Zhou, B. E. Rittmann, Y. Tang, P. Zheng, and H.-P. Zhao (2015). The roles of methanogens and acetogens in dechlorination of trichloroethene using different electron donors. Env. Sci. Poll. Res. 23: 19039-19047.

Lusk, B. G., Q. F. Khan, P. Parameswaran, A. Hameed, N. Ali, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2015). Characterization of electrical current-generation capabilities from thermophilic bacterium Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus using xylose, glucose, cellobiose, or acetate with fixed anode potentials. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49 (24), pp 14725– 14731.

Cuéllar-Bermúdez S.P., García-Pérez J.S., Alemán-Nava G.S., Rittmann B.E., Rodríguez- Rosales M., Romero-Ogawa M.A., Mahlknecht J., and Parra-Saldívar R. (2015). Evaluation of wastewater treatment of municipal and industrial sewage using microalgae like indicators. In Alcocer, J., M. Merino-Ibarra, E. Escobar-Briones. (Eds). Tendencias de investigación en Limnología tropical: Perspectivas universitarias en Latinoamérica. Asociación Mexicana de Limnología, A.C., Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM, y Consejo Nacional de Ciencias y Tecnología. México. ISBN 978-607-02-7199-1.

Zhou, C., Z. Liu, P. Pataranutaport, R. Vannela, K. F. Hayes, and B. E. Rittmann. (2015). Biogenic nano-particulate iron-sulfide produced through sulfate and Fe(III)-(hydro)oxide reductions was enhanced by pyruvate as electron donor. RSC Advances 5: 100750-100761.

Chen, B., Yang, L., Bai, Q., Li, R., B. E. Rittmann, and Y. Zhang (2015). Coupling UV-H2O2 to accelerate dimethyl phthalate (DMP) biodegradation and mineralization. Biodegradation 26: 431 – 441.

Bai, Q.; L. Yang, Lihui, R. Li, B. Chen, L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Electrons from a photolysis product accelerate quinoline biodegradation and mineralization. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 11536 – 11542.

Yeo, H, J. An, R. Reid, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-S. Lee (2015). Mechanisms for over- saturation of dissolved methane in anaerobic membrane bioreactors treating dilute wastewater. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 10366 – 10372.

 Nguyen, B. and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Predicting dissolved inorganic carbon in photoautotrophic microalgae culture via the nitrogen source. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 9826 – 9831.

Ki, D., P. Parameswaran, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2015). Effect of pulsed electric field (PEF) pretreatment on primary sludge for enhanced bioavailability and energy capture. Environ. Engr. Sci. 32: 831 – 837.

Ki, D., P. Parameswaran, S. C. Popat, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2015). Effects of pre-fermentation and pulsed-electric-field treatment of primary sludge in microbial electrochemical cells. Bioresource Technnology 195: 83 – 88.

Zevin, A. S., T. Nam, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2015). Effects of phosphate limitation on soluble microbial products and microbial community structure in semi-continuous Synechocystis-based photobioreactors. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 112: 1761- 1769.

Li, W.-W., H.-Q. Yu, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Reuse water pollutants. Nature 528: 29 – 31.

Yan, N., L. Wang, L Chang, C. Zhang, Y. Zhou, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Coupled aerobic and anoxic biodegradation for quinoline and nitrogen removals. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. 9(4): 738 – 744.

Cueller-Bermudez, S. P., M. A. Romero-Owaga, R. Vannela, Y.-J Lai, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Parra-Saldivar (2015). Effects of light intensity and carbon dioxide on lipids and fatty acids produced by Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 during Continuous Flow. Algal Research 12: 10 – 16.

Sarkar, D. C., A. Sathasivan, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Modelling combined effect of chloramine and copper on ammonia-oxidizing microbial activity using a biostability approach. Water Res. 84: 190-197.

Tang, Y., Y. Zhang, N. Yan, R. Liu, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). The role of electron donors generated from UV photolysis for accelerating pyridine biodegradation. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 112: 1792 – 1800.

Liu, Z., G.-N. Lu, H. Yin, Z. Dang, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Removal of natural estrogens and their conjugates in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 5288-5300.

Matteson, S., A. Sekay, E. Williams, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Sun-to-wheels exergy efficiencies for bio-ethanol and photovoltaics. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 6394-6401.

Huete-Pérez, J., P. Alvarez, J. Schnoor, B. E. Rittmann, A. Clayton, M. Acosta, C. E. Bicudo, M. Kalin Arroyo, M. Brett, V. Campost, H. Chaimovich, A. Covich, B. Jimenez-Cisneros, L. Lacerdo, J.-M. Maes, J. Miranda, S. Montenegro Guillen, M. Ortega Hegg, G. Urauhart, K. Vammen, and L. Zambrano Gonzalez (2015). Scientists raise alarms about fast tracking of transoceanic canal through Nicaragua. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 3989-3996.

Cuellar-Bermudez, S. P., J. S. Garcia-Perez, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Parra-Salvidar (2015). Photosynthetic bioenergy utilizing CO2: an approach on flue gases utilization for third generation biofuels. J. Cleaner Production 98: 53-65.

Pan, S., N. Yan, Y. Zhang, B. E. Rittmann (2015). UV photolysis for relieved inhibition of sulfadiazine (SD) to biomass growth. Bioprocess & Biosystems Engr. 38: 911-915.

Xu, X., S. Xia, Z. Liu, J. Liang, S. Shen, L. Zhou, Z. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Bioreduction of vanadium (V) in groundwater by autohydrogentrophic bacteria: mechanisms and microorganisms. J. Environ. Sci. 30: 122-128.

Luo, Y.-H., R. Chen, L.-L. Wen, F. Meng, Y. Zhang, C.-Y. Lai, B. E. Rittmann, H.-P. Zhao, and P. Zheng (2015). Complete perchlorate reduction using methane as the sole electron donor and carbon source. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 2341-2349.

Kang, D.-W., J. K. DiBaise, Z. E. Ilhan, M. D. Crowell, J. R. Rideout, J.G. Caporaso, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2015). Gut microbial and short-chain fatty acid profiles in adults with chronic constipation before and after treatment with Lubiprostone. Anaerobe 33: 33-41.

Yang, L., Y. Zhang, Q. Bai, N. Yan, H. Xu, and B. E. Rittmann (2015). Intimately coupled photolysis accelerates nitrobenzene biodegradation, but sequential coupling slows biodegradation. J. Hazardous Materials 287: 252-258.

Gifford, M., J. Liu, B. E. Rittmann, R. Vannela, and P. Westerhoff (2015). Phosphorus recovery from microbial biofuel residual using microwave peroxide digestion and anion exchange. Water Research 70: 130-137.

Park, S., J.-W. Chung, B. E. Rittmann, and W. Bae (2015). Nitrite accumulation from simultaneous free-ammonia and free-nitrous acid inhibition and oxygen limitation in a continuous-flow biofilm reactor. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 112: 43-52.

2014

Parra-Saldivar, R., S. P. Cuellar-Bermudez, M. A. R. Ogawa, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Algae biofuels production processes, carbon dioxide fixation, and biorefinery concepts. M. Petr. Environ. Biotechnol. 5: 185, DOE: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000185.

Cuellar-Bermudez, S. P., M. A. Romero-Ogawa, N. Ornelas-Soto, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Parra (2014). Algal biofuels production processes, carbon dioxide fixation, and biorefinery concept. J. Petroleum and Environmental Biotechnology 5(4): 1000185.

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., Y. Tang, H.-P. Zhao, D. Friese, R. Overstreet, J. Smith, P. Evans, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2014). Pyrosequencing analysis yields comprehensive assessment of microbial communities in pilot two-stage membrane biofilm reactors. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48: 7511-7518.

Cuellar-Bermudez, S. P., J. S. Garcia-Perez, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Parra-Salvidar (2014). Photosynthetic bioenergy utilizing CO2: an approach on flue gases utilization for third generation biofuels. J. Petroleum and Environmental Biotechnology 5(4): 71.

Ren, H., C.I. Torres, P. Parameswaran, B. E. Rittmann, and J. Chae (2014). Improved Current and Power Density with a Micro-scale Microbial Fuel Cell Due to a Small Characteristic Length. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 61: 587-592.

Zhou, C., R. Vannela, S. Hyun, K. Hayes, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Growth of Desulfovibrio vulgaris when respiring U(VI) and characterization of biogenic uraninite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48: 6928-6937.

Pan, S., N. Yan, X. Liu, Y. Zhang, R. Liu, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). UV photolysis for accelerating sulfadiazine (SD) biodegradation. Biodegradation 25: 911-921.

Lai, Y-J. S., P. Parameswaran, A.Li, M. Baez, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Effects of pulsed electric field treatment on lipid recovery from the microalga Scenedesmus. Bioresource Technology 173: 457-461.

Ekre, R., P. C. Johnson, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2014). Method for assessing source zone natural depletion at chlorinated aliphatic spill sites. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation 34: 60-70.

Zhou, C., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, A. S. Zevin; L. C. de Saint Cyr, S. E. Carey, R. Krajmalnik- Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Uranium removal and microbial community in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor. Water Research 64: 255-264.

Popat, S. C., D. Ki, M. N. Young, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2014). Buffer pKa and transport govern the concentration overpotential in electrochemical oxygen reduction at neutral pH. ChemElectoChem. 1: 1909-1915.

Rittmann, B. E. (2014). Practicing environmental biotechnology. J. Shanghai Normal Univ. 43(1): 1 – 8.

Ling, C., Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Internal loop photo-biodegradation reactor used for accelerated quinoline degradation and mineralization. Biodegradation 25:587–594.

Lai, C.-Y., X. Yang, Y. Tang, B. E. Rittmann, and H.-P. Zhao (2014). Nitrate shaped the selenate-reducing microbial community in a hydrogen-based biofilm reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48: 3395-3402.

Laspidou, C. S., L. A. Spyrou, N. Aravas, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Material modeling of biofilm mechanical properties. Mathematical Biosciences 251: 11-15.

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., Y. Tang, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Managing the interactions between sulfate- and perchlorate-reducing bacteria when treating highly perchlorate-contaminated groundwater with hydrogen-fed biofilms. Water Research 55: 215-224.

Zhao, H.-P., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, Y. Tang, B.-O. Kim, S. Van Ginkel, D. Friese, R. Overstreet, J. Smith, P. Evans, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Removal of multiple electron acceptors by pilot-scale, two-stage membrane biofilm reactors. Water Res. 54: 115-122.

Zhou, C., B. E. Rittmann, K. F Hayes, and R. Vannela (2014). Effect of growth conditions on formation and characteristics of biogenic iron-sulfide solids by Desulfovibrio vulgaris. J. Hazardous Materials 272: 28-35.

Zhang, Y., L. Chang, N. Yan, Y. Tang, R. Liu, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). UV photolysis for accelerating pyridine biodegradation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48: 649-655.

Marsolek, M.D., M. J. Kirisits, K. A. Gray, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Coupled photocatalytic-biodegradation of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol: effects of photolytic and photocatalytic effluent composition on bioreactor process performance, community diversity, and resistance and resilience to perturbation. Water Research 50: 59-69.

Mahmoud, M., P. Parameswaran, C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2014). Fermentation pre-treatment of landfill leachate for enhanced electron recovery in a microbial electrolysis cell. Bioresource Technology 151: 151-158.

2013

Hamdan, N., E. Kavazanjian, Jr., B. E. Rittmann (2013). Carbonate cementation via plat urease. Proc. 18th Intl. Conf. Soil Mechanics and Geotchnical Engr., Paris, France, 2-5 Sept.

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., Z.-E. Ilhan, D.-W. Kang, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2013). Phylogenetic analysis of nitrate- and sulfate-reducing bacteria in a hydrogen-fed biofilm. FEMS Microbiological Ecology, 85, 158-167 (DOI:10.1111/1574-6941.12107).

Elser, J. J. and B. E. Rittmann (2013). The dirty way to feed 9 billion people. Future Tense article in Slate. Washington, DC.

Zhao, H.-P; Z. E. Ilhan, A. Ontiveros-Valencia, A.; Y. Tang, B. E. Rittmann, Bruce, and R Krajmalnik-Brown (2013) Effects of multiple electron acceptors on microbial interactions in a hydrogen-based biofilm. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47: 7396 – 7403.

Tang, Y., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2013). Modeling trichloroethene reduction in a hydrogen-based biofilm. Water Sci. Technol. 68(5): 1158-1163.

Yan, N., L. Chang, L. Gan, Y. Zhang, R. Liu, and B. E. Rittmann (2013). UV photolysis for accelerated quinoline biodegradation and mineralization. Appl. Microb. Biotechnol. 97: 10555-10561.

Ontiveros-Valencia, A. Y. Tang, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2013). Using a hydrogen-fed biofilm to treat a groundwater highly contaminated with perchlorate. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 110: 3139-3147.

Wang, J., Y. Zhang, N. Yan, J. Chen, and B. E. Rittmann (2013). Enhanced phenol bioavailability by means of photolysis. Biodegradation 24: 597-602.

Parameswaran, P., T. Bry, S. Popat, B. Lusk, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I Torres (2013). Kinetic, electrochemical, and microscopic characterization of the thermophilic, anode- respiring bacterium Thermincola ferriacetica. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47: 4934-4940.

Young, M. N., A. K. Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2013). A Combined Activated Sludge Anaerobic Digestion Model (CASADM) to Understand the Role of Anaerobic Sludge Recycling in Wastewater Treatment Plant Performance. Bioresource Technology 136: 196-204.

Almeida, P. G. S., A. K. Marcus, B. E. Rittmann, and C. A. L. Chernicharo (2013). Performance of plastic- and sponge-based trickling filters treating effluents from a UASB reactor. Water Sci. Technol. 67(5): 1034- 1042.

Zhao, H.-P., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, Y. Tang, B.-O. Kim, Z.-E. Ilhan, R. Krajmalnik-Browh, and B. E. Rittmann (2013). Using a two-stage hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) to achieve complete perchlorate reduction in the presence of nitrate and sulfate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47: 1565 – 1572.

Yuan, W., M. Wiehn, Y. Wang, H-W. Kim, B. E. Rittmann, and D. R. Nielsen (2013). Solid- phase extraction of long-chain fatty acids from aqueous solution. Separationn and Purification Technology 106: 1 – 7.

Rittmann, B. E. (2013) The energy issues in urban water management. Chpt. 2. in Wastewater Management: Source Separation and Decentralisation. T. Larsen, K. Udert, and J. Liener, eds., IWA Publishing, London, pp. 13-28.

Young, M. N., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, W. Liu, M. L. Doyle, and B. E. Rittmann (2013). The role of anaerobic sludge recycle in improving anaerobic digester performance. Bioresource Technol. 128: 731-737.

Mayer, B. K., D. Gerrity, B. E. Rittmann, D. Reisinger, S. Brandt-Williams (2013). Innovative strategies to achieve low total phosphorus concentrations in high water flow. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 43(4): 409-441.

Kim, H. W., R. Vannela, B. E. Rittmann (2013). Responses of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to total dissolved solids in long-term continuous operation of a photobioreactor. Bioresource Technol. 128: 378-384.

2012

Tang, Y., A. Ontiveros-Valencia, L. Feng, C. Zhou, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). A biofilm model to understand the onset of sulfate reduction in denitrifying membrane biofilm reactors. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 110: 763 – 772.

 Yan, N., S. Xia, L. Xu, J. Zhu, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Internal loop photobiocatalysis reactor (ILPBR) for accelerated degradation of sulfamethoxazole. Appl. Micro. Biotechnol. 94: 527 – 535.

Ontiveros-Valencia, A., M. Ziv-El., H.-P. Zhou, L. Feng, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik- Brown (2012). Interactions between nitrate-reducing and sulfate-reducing bacteria coexisting in a hydrogen-fed biofilm. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 11289 – 11298.

Vijayaraghavan, K., S. Van Ginkel, C. I. Torres, H.-S. Lee, P. Parameswaran, Z. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Effect of pH and hydraulic residence time on fermentation product distribution and subsequent treatment in a microbial electrolysis cell. TERI Information Digest on Energy and Environment 11(3): 355-358.

Rittmann, B. E., Y. Tang, K. Meyer, W. D. Bellamy, and R. Nerenberg. Biological Processes. Chpt. 17 in Water Treatment Plant Design, fifth ed., S. J. Randtke and M. B. Horsely, eds., Amer. Water Works Assn., Denver, CO., pp. 17.1 – 17.43.

Parameswaran, P. and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Feasibility of anaerobic co-digestion of pig waste and paper sludge. Bioresource Technology 124: 163-168.

Parameswaran, P., C. I. Torres, D. Kang, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2012). The role of homo-acetogenic bacteria as efficient hydrogen scavengers in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs). Water Sci. Technol. 65 (1): 1 – 6.

Li, G., S. Park, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Developing an efficient TiO2-coated biofilm carrier to intimate coupling of photocatalysis and biodegradation. Water Research 46: 6489 – 6496.

Van Ginkel, S. W., B. Kim, Z. Yang, R. Sittmann, M. Sholin, J. Miceli, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Effect of NaCl on nitrate removal from ion-exchange spent brine in the membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). Water Sci. Technol. 65 (1): 100 – 104.

Tang, Y., C. Zhou, S. Van Ginkel, A. Ontiveros, J. Shin, and B.E. Rittmann (2012). Hydrogen-permeabilities of the fibers used in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor. J. Membrane Sci. 407-408: 176 – 183.

Ziv-El, M., S. C. Popat, P Parameswaran, D.-W. Kang, A. Polasko, R. U. Halden, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2012). Using electron balances and molecular techniques to assess trichoroethene-induced shifts to a dechlorinating microbial community. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 109: 2230 – 2239.

Ziv-El, M., K. Cai, R. Halden, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Managing methanogens and homoacetogens to promote reductive dechlorination of trichloroethene with direct delivery of H2 in a membrane biofilm reactor. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 109: 2200 – 2210.

Tang, Y., H. Zhao, A. K. Marcus, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). A steady-state biofilm model for simultaneous reduction of nitrate and perchlorate -- Part 2: parameter optimization and results and discussion. Environ. Sci. Technol.46: 1608 – 1615.

Tang, Y, H. Zhao, A. K. Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). A steady-state biofilm model for simultaneous reduction of nitrate and perchlorate -- Part 1: model development and numerical solution. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 1598 – 1607.

Tang, Y., M. Ziv-El, K. Meyer, C. Zhou, J. H. Shin, C. H. Ahn, J. McQuarrie, D. Candelaria, P. Swaim, R. Scott, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Comparison of heterotrophic and hydrogen- based autotrophic denitrification of groundwater. Water Sci. Technol.: Water Supply 12 (2): 227 – 233.

Zhang, Y., X. Pu, M. Fang, J. Zhu, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). TCP photobiodegradation and its effects on community structure. Biodegradation 23: 575-583.

Deo, R. P. and B. E. Rittmann (2012). A biogeochemical framework for bioremediation of plutonium(V) in the subsurface environment. Biodegradation 23: 525-534.

Karadagli, F., B. E. Rittmann, D. C. McAvoy, and J. E. Richardson (2012). Effect of turbulence on the disintegration rate of flushable consumer products. Water Environ. Res. 84: 424-433.

Popat, S. C., D. Ki, B. E. Rittmann, and C. I. Torres (2012). Importance of OH- transport from cathodes in microbial fuel cells. ChemSusChem 15: 1071-1079.

Wen, D., G. Li, R. Xin, S. Park, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). 2,4-DNT degradation in intimately coupled photocatalysis: the roles of adsorption, photolysis, and biotransformation. Appl. Microb. Biotechnol. 95: 263-272.

Zhang, Y., R. Yan, Z Zou, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Improved nitrogen removal in dual- contaminated surface water by means of photocatalysis. Front. Environ. Sci. Engr. 6: 428- 436.

Yan, N., S. Xia, L. Xu, J. Zhu, Y. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Internal loop photobiodegradation reactor (ILPBR) for accelerated degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX). Appl. Microb. Biotech. 94: 527-535.

Sheng, J., R. Vannela, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Disruption of Synechocystis PCC 6803 for lipid extraction. Water Sci. Technol. 65(30): 567-576.

Li, G., S. Park, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Degradation of reactive dyes in a photocatalytic circulating-bed biofilm reactor. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 109: 884-843.

Ha, P., T. K. Lee, B. E. Rittmann, J. Park, and I. S. Chang (2012). Treatment of alcohol distillery wastewater using a Bacteriodetes-dominated thermophilic microbial fuel cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 3022-3030.

Zhang, Y., X. Sun, L. Chen, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Integrated photocatalytic- biological reactor for accelerated 2,4,6-trichlorophenol degradation and mineralization. Biodegradation 23: 189-198.

Biyela, P. T., H. Ryu, A. Brown, A. Alum, M. Abbaszadegan, and B. E. Rittmann (2012). Distribution systems as reservoirs of Naegleria fowleri and other amoebae. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 104(1):49-50 + dx.doi.org:10.5942/jawwa.2012.104.1006.

2011

Hamdan, N., E. Kavazanjian, Jr., and B. E. Rittmann, B.E. (2011) Sequestration of radionuclide and metal contaminants through microbially-induced carbonate precipitation,” Proceedings of the 14th Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Canadian Geotechnical Society, 5 pages ( http://geoserver.ing.puc.cl/info/conferences/PanAm2011/panam2011/acknowledgements.h tml).

Van Ginkel, S. W., Z. Yang, B. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Effect of pH on nitrate and selenate reduction in flue-gas desulfurization brine using the H2-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). Water Sci. Technol. 63 (12): 2923 – 2928.

Li, G., S. Park, D Kang, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). 2, 4, 5- trichlorophenol degradation using a novel TiO2-coated biofilm carrier: Roles of adsorption, photocatalysis, and biodegradation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 8359-8367.

Sheng, J., H.-W. Kim, J. P. Badalamenti, C. Zhou, S. Sridharakrishnan, R. Krajmalnik- Brown, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Vannela (2011). Temperature effects on growth and lipids of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 in a photobioreactor. Bioresource Technology 102: 11218-11225.

Deo, R. P., B. E. Rittmann, and D. T. Reed (2011). Pu(V) reduction in the presence of Fe(III)-NTA: modeling and experimental approach. Biodegradation 22: 921-929.

Zhao, H., Van Ginkel, S., Tang, Y., Kang, D.-W., Rittmann, B. E., and Krajmalnik-Brown, R. (2011) Interactions between perchlorate and nitrate reductions in the biofilm of a hydrogen- based membrane biofilm reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 10155-10162.

Ni, B.-J., B. E. Rittmann, and H.-Q. Yu (2011). Soluble microbial products and their implications in mixed culture biotechnology. Trends Biotechnol. 29: 254-263.

Lee, Y.-W., J. Lee, B. E. Rittmann, and J. Chung (2011). Wastewater recycling at an electronics company using a combined system of membrane bioreactor and reverse osmosis membrane processes. Canadian J. Civil Engineering 38: 762-771.

Rittmann, B. E., B. Mayer, P. Westerhoff, and M. Edwards (2011). Capturing the lost phosphorus. Chemosphere 84: 846-853.

Kim. H.-W., A. K. Marcus, J.-H. Shin, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Advanced control for photoautotrophic growth and CO2-utilization efficiency using a membrane-carbonation photobioreactor (MCPBR). Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 5032-5038.

Choi, S., H.-S. Hyung-Sool Lee, Y. Yang, P. Parameswaran, C. I. Torres, B. E. Rittmann, and J.Chae (2011). A μL-scale micromachined microbial fuel cell having high power density. Lab in a Chip 11: 1110 – 1117.

Sahinkaya, E., H. Hasar, A. H. Kaksonen, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Performance of a sulfide-oxidizing and sulfur-recovering membrane biofilm reactor treating sulfidogenic effluent. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 4080 – 4087.

Vermaas, W., S. Cheney, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, H. Lamb, D. Nielsen, B. E. Rittmann, R. Roberson, W. Roberts, and D. Thompson (2011). Cyanobacteria as solar-powered biocatalysts for production of biofuels. J. Phycol. 47: S6-S6.

Sheng, J., R. Vannela, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Evaluation of cell-disruption effects of pulsed-electric-field treatment of Synechocystis PCC6803. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 3795 – 3802.

Zhang, W., B. E. Rittmann, and Y. Chen (2011). Size effects on adsorption of hematite nanoparticles on E. coli cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 2172 – 2178.

Rittmann, B. E. (2011). Giving a little help to our prokaryote friends. Microbial Biotechnology 4(2): 127 – 128.

Hamdan, N., E. Kavazanjian, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Carbonate mineral precipitation for soil improvement through microbial denitrification. Proc. GeoFrontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, J. Han and D. E. Alzamoro, eds., Amer. Soc. Civil Engrs. Geotechnical Special Publication 211, pp. 3925-3955.

Sutton, P. M., B. E. Rittmann, O. J. Schraa, J. E. Banaszak, and A. P. Togna (2011). Wastewater as a resource: a unique approach to achieving energy sustainability. Wat. Sci. Technol. 63(9): 2004-2009.

Van Ginkel, S.W., Y.N. Tang, and B.E. Rittmann (2011). Impact of precipitation on the treatment of real ion-exchange brine using the H2-based membrane biofilm reactor. Wat. Sci. Technol. 63(7): 1453-1458.

Van Ginkel, S. W., B. Kim, Z. Yang, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). The removal of selenate to low levels from flue-gas desulfurization bring using the H2-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). Bioresource Technology 102: 6360-6364.

Zhang, H., P. Parameswaran, J. Badalamenti, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2011). Integrating high-throughput pyrosequencing and quantitative real-time PCR to analyze complex microbial communities. Chapter 8 in High-Throughput Sequencing: Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol 733. Y. M. Kwon and S. C. Ricke, eds, Humana Press, New York, pp. 107 – 128.

Tang, Y. N., M. Ziv-El, C. Zhou, J.-H. Shin, C.-H. Ahn, K. Meyer, J. McQuarrie, D. Candalaria, P. Swaim, R. Scott, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Using the carrier-surface loading to design heterotrophic denitrification reactors. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 103 (3): 68 – 78.

Wu, Y., J. Zhou, N. Fishkin, B. E. Rittmann, and J. Sparrow (2011). Enzymatic degradation of A2E, an RPE lipofuscin bisretinoid. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 133(4): 849-857.

Ji, E., H. Moon, J. Piao, P. T. Ha, J. An, D. Kim, J.-J. Woo, Y. Lee, S.-H. Moon, B. E. Rittmann, and I. S. Choi (2011). Interface resistances of anion exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells with low ionic strength. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 26: 3266 – 3271.

Tang, Y., C. Zhou, M. Ziv-El, and B.E. Rittmann (2011). A pH-control model for heterotrophic and hydrogen-based autotrophic denitrification. Water Res. 45: 232 – 240.

Kim, H.-W., R. Vannela, C. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Nutrient acquisition and limitation for the photoautotrophic growth of Synechocystis PCC6803 as a renewable biomass source. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 108: 277 – 285.

Lee, I. And B. E. Rittmann (2011). Effect of low solids retention time and Focused Pulsed pre-treatment on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology 102: 2542 – 2548.

Van Ginkel, S. W., C. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Hydrogen-based nitrate and selenate bioreductions in flue-gas desulfurization brine. J. Environ. Engr. 137: 63 – 68.

Sheng J., R. Vannela, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Evaluation of methods to extract and quantify lipids from Synechocystis PCC 6803. Bioresource Technology 102: 1697-1703.

Parameswaran, P., C. I. Torres, H.-S. Lee, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2011). Hydrogen consumption in microbial electrochemical systems (MXCs): the role of homo- acetogenic bacteria. Bioresource Technology 102: 263-271.

Marcus, A. K., C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2011). Analysis of a microbial electrochemical cell using the proton condition in biofilm (PCBIOFILM) model. Bioresources Technol. 102: 253 – 262.

2010

Torres, C. I., E. I. Garcia-Peña, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Microbial electrochemical cells as a research tool to probe microbial and biofilm kinetics. Proc. Water Environ. Federation’s Biofilms 2010 Conf., doi.org/10.2175/193864710798208476.

Deo, R., W. Songkasiri, B. E. Rittmann, and D. Reed (2010). Surface complexation of Neptunium (V) onto whole cells and cell components of Shewanella alga: modeling and experimental study. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44: 4930 – 4935.

Ni, B.-J., B. E. Rittmann, F. Fang, J. Xu, and H.-Q (2010). Yu.. Long-term formation of microbial products in a sequencing batch reactor. Water Res. 44: 3787 – 3791.

Zhang, Y., H. Liu, W. Shi, X. Pu, Zhang, H., and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Photobiodegradation of phenol with ultraviolet irradiation of new ceramic biofilm carriers. Biodegradation 21: 881 - 887.

Lee, I., P. Parameswaran, J. Alder, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Feasibility of Focused- Pulsed-treated WAS as a supplemental electron donor for denitrification. Water Environ. Res. 82: 2316 – 2324.

Marcus, A. K., C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Evaluating the impacts of migration in the biofilm anode using the model PCBIOFILM. Electrochimica Acta 55: 6964 – 6972.

Kim, H.-W., R. Vannela, C. Zhou, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Photoautotrophic nutrient utilization and limitation during semi-continuous growth of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 106: 553-563.

Park, S., B. E. Rittmann, and W. Bae (2010). Multi-species nitrifying biofilm model (MSNBM) including free ammonia and free nitrous oxide inhibition and oxygen limitation. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 105: 1115-1130.

Zhang, H., M. Ziv-El, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2010). The effect of dechlorination and sulfate reduction on the microbial community structure in denitrifying membrane biofilm reactors. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44: 5159-5164.

Meyer, K. J., P. D. Swaim, W. D. Bellamy, B. E. Rittmann, Y. Tang, and R. Scott (2010). Biological and Ion Exchange Nitrate Removal. Water Res. Found., Denver, CO.

Lehman, S. G., M. Badruzzaman, S. S. Adham, D. J. Roberts, D. A. Clifford, G. Zuo, A. Patel, B. E. Rittmann, C. Ahn, and S Van Ginkel (2010). Biological Destruction of Perchlorate and Nitrate in Ion Exchange Concentrate. Water Research Foundation, Denver, CO.

Tang, Y. N., M. Ziv-El, C. Zhou, J.-H. Shin, C.-H. Ahn, K. Meyer, D. Candalaria, P. Swaim, D. Friese, R. Overstreet, R. Scott, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Bioreduction of nitrate in groundwater using a pilot-scale hydrogen-base membrane biofilm reactor. Frontiers Environ. Sci. Engr. 4: 280-285.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. J. Alvarez (2010). Environmental Bio- and Nano-Technologies. A World of Opportunities – Work in the International Water Sector, IWA Publishing, London, pp. 14 – 16.

Reed, D. T., R. P. Deo, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Subsurface interactions of actinide species with microorganisms. Chapter 33 in Vol. 6 of The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements, Vol. 6, L. R. Morss, N. Edelstein, and J. Fuger, Eds., Springer, New York, pp. 3595 – 3664.

Ni, B.-J., B. E. Rittmann, and H.-Q Yu (2010). Impacts of predators on biomass components and oxygen uptake rates. Water Research 44: 4616 – 4622.

Kiser, M. A., J. Oppenheimer, J. DeCarolis, Z. M. Hirani, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Quantitatively understanding the performance of membrane bioreactors. Separations Sci. Technol. 45: 1003-1013.

Zhang, Y., L. Wang, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Integrated photocatalytic-biological reactor for accelerated phenol mineralization. Appl. Microb. Biotechnol. 86: 1977-1985.

Lee, H.-S., W. Vermaas, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Biological hydrogen production: perspectives and challenges. Trends in Biotechnology 28(5): 262-271.

Lee. H.-S. and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Significance of biological H2 oxidation in a continuous single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44: 948-954.

Lee, H.-S. and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Characterization of energy losses in an upflow single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell. Intl. J. Hydrogen Energy 35: 920-927.

Rittmann, B. E. (2010). The role of biotechnology in water and wastewater treatment. J. Environ. Engr. (ASCE) 136: 348 – 353.

Ni, B.-J., B. E. Rittmann, and H.-Q. Yu (2010). Modeling predation processes in activated sludge. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 105: 1021-1030.

Park, S., B. E. Rittmann, and W. Bae (2010). Novel differential-elimination method for determining kinetic coefficients under substrate self-inhibition. Biodegradation 21: 203-216.

Schwarz, A. O. and B. E. Rittmann (2010). The diffusion-active permeable reactive barrier. J. Contaminant Hydrology 112: 155-162.

Van Ginkel, S. W., R. Lamendella, W. P. Kovacik, Jr., J. W. Santo Domingo, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Microbial community structure during nitrate and perchlorate reduction in ion-exchange brine using the hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). Bioresource Technol. 101: 3747-3750.

Park, S. W. Bae, B. E. Rittmann, S. Kim, and J. Chung (2010). Operation of suspended- growth shortcut biological nitrogen removal (SSBNR) based on the minimum/maximum substrate concentration. Water Res. 44: 1419-1428.

Park, S., W. Bae, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). Operational boundaries for nitrite accumulation in a nitrification process by using minimum/maximum substrate concentrations that include effects of oxygen limitation, pH, and inhibition. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44: 335 – 342.

Torres, C. I., Andrew K. Marcus, H.-S. Lee, P. Parameswaran, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2010). A kinetic perspective on extracellular electron transfer by anode-respiring bacteria. FEMS Microb. Rev. 34: 3 – 17.

Parameswaran, P., H. Zhang, C. I. Torres, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2010). Microbial community structure in a biofilm anode fed with a fermentable substrate: the significance of hydrogen scavengers. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 105: 69-78.

2009

Lee, H.-S., C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Effects of substrate diffusion and anode potential on kinetic parameters for anode-respiring bacteria in a microbial electrochemical cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 7571-7577.

Park, S., B. E. Rittmann, and W. Bae (2009). Kinetics of photocatalytic reactions with porous carriers coated with nano-TiO2 particles. J. Korean Soc. Environ. Engrs. 31(10): 927- 932.

Ahn, C. H. and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Assessment of the efficiency of intermittent ozone disinfection. Ozone Science and Engineering 31: 436-444.

Ziv-El, M. and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Water-quality assessment after treatment in a membrane biofilm reactor. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 101 (12): 77 – 83.

Schloendorn, J., T. Webb, K. Kemmish, M. Hamalainen, D. Jackmeyer, L. Jiang, J. Mathieu, J. Rebo, J. Sankman, L. Sherman, L. Tontson, A. Qureshi, P. Alvarez, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Medical bioremediation – a concept moving towards reality. Rejuvenation Res. 12: 411 – 419.

Torres, C. I., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, P. Parameswaran, A. K. Marcus, G. Wanger, Y. Gorby, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Selecting anode-respiring bacteria based on anode potential: phylogenetic, electrochemical, and microscopic characterization. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 9519-9524.

Krasner, S. W., P. Westerhoff, B. Chen, B. E. Rittmann, and G. Amy (2009). The occurrence of disinfection byproducts in USA wastewater treatment plant effluent. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 8320-8325.

Lee, H.-S., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, H. Zhang, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). An electron-flow model can predict complex redox reactions in mixed-culture fermentative BioH2: microbial ecology evidence. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 104: 687-697.

Lee, H.-S., C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Fate of H2 in an upflow single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell using a metal-catalyst-free cathode. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 7971-7976.

Park, S., B. E. Rittmann, and W. Bae (2009). Life-cycle model for endospore-forming bacteria including germination and sporulation. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 104: 1012-1024.

Zhang, H., J. E. Banaszak, P. Parameswaran, J. Alder, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Changes in a methanogenic microbial community after Focused Pulsed sludge pre-treatment. Water Research 43: 4517-4526.

Salerno, M. B., H.-S. Lee, P. Parameswaran, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Using a pulsed electric field as a pretreatment for improved biosolids digestion and methanogenesis. Water Environment Research 81: 831-839.

Karadagli, F., D. McAvoy, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Development of a mathematical model for physical disintegration of flushable consumer products in sewerage systems. Water Environment Res. 81: 459-465.

Mathieu, J., J. Schloendorn, B. E. Rittmann, and P. J. J. Alvarez (2009). Medical bioremediation of age-related diseases. Microbial Cell Factories 8: 21; doi:10.1186/1475- 2859-8-21.

Merkey, B. V., B. E. Rittmann, and D. L. Chopp (2009). Modeling how soluble microbial products (SMP) support heterotrophs in autotroph-based biofilms. J. Theoretical Biology 259: 670-683.

Parameswaran, P., C. I. Torres, H.-S. Lee, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Syntrophic interactions between anode respiring bacteria (ARB) and non-ARB in a biofilm anode: electron balances. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 103: 513-523.

Ni, B.-J., F. Fang, H.-Q. Yu, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Modeling microbial products in activated sludge under feast-famine conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 2489-2497.

Krasner, S. W., P. Westerhoff, B. Chen, B. E. Rittmann S.-N. Nam, and G. Amy (2009). Impact of wastewater treatment processes on organic carbon, organic nitrogen, and DBP precursors in effluent organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 2911-2918.

Ziv-El, M. C. and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Systematic evaluation of nitrate and perchlorate bioreduction kinetics in groundwater using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Water Research 43: 173-181.

Ahn, C. H., H. Oh, D. Ki, S. Van Ginkel, B. E. Rittmann, and J. Park (2009). Biofilm- community selection during autohydrogenotrophic reduction of nitrate and perchlorate in ion-exchange brine. Appl. Microb. Biotechnol. 81: 1169-1177.

Lee, H.S. and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Evaluation of metabolism using stoichiometry in fermentative biohydrogen. Biotechnol. Bionengr. 102: 749-758.

Salerno, M. B., H.-S. Lee, P. Parameswaran, and B. E. Rittmann (2009). Using a pulsed electric field pretreatment for improved biosolids digestion and methane production. Biosolids Technical Bulletin, 14 (1): 11 – 15.

Zhang, H., J. K. DiBaise, A. Zuccolo, D. Kudrna, M. Braidotti, Y. Yu, P. Parameswaran, M. D. Crowell, R. Wing, B. E. Rittmann, and R. Krajmalnik-Brown (2009). Human gut microbiota in obesity and after gastric bypass. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 106 (7): 2365-2370.

2008

Torres, C. I., H.-S. Lee, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Carbonate species as OH- carriers for decreasing the pH gradient between cathode and anode in bio-fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42, 8773 – 8777.

Van Ginkel, S. W., C. H. Ahn, M. Badruzzaman, D. J. Roberts, S. G. Lehman, S. Adham, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Kinetics of nitrate and perchlorate reduction in ion exchange brine using the membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). Water Research 42: 4197-4205.

Rittmann, B. E., H-S. Lee, H. Zhang, J. Alder, J. E. Banaszak, and R. Lopez. Full-scale application of focused-pulsed pre-treatment for improving biosolids digestion and conversion to methane (2008). Water Sci. Technol. 58(10): 1895 – 1902.

Marsolek, M. D., C. I. Torres, M. Hausner, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Intimate coupling of photocatalysis and biodegradation in a photocatalytic circulating-bed biofilm reactor. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 101: 83-92.

Chung, J. and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Simultaneous bio-reduction of trichloroethene, trichloroethane, and chloroform using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Wat. Sci. Technol. 58(30): 495-501.

Torres, C. I., A. K. Marcus, P. Parameswaran, B. E. Rittmann (2008). Kinetic experiments for evaluating the Nernst-Monod model for anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) in a biofilm anode. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(17): 6593-6597.

Hasar, H., S. Xia, C.-H. Ahn, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Simultaneous removal of organic matter and nitrogen compounds by an aerobic/anoxic membrane biofilm reactor. Water Research 42: 4109 – 4116.

Rittmann, B. E., C. I. Torres, and A. K. Marcus (2008). Understanding the distinguishing features of a microbial fuel ell as a biomass-based renewable energy technology. Emerging Environmental Technologies, V. Shah, ed., Springer, pp. 1 – 28.

Mathieu, J., J. Schloendorn, B. E. Rittmann, A. de Grey, and P. J. J. Alvarez (2008). Microbial degradation of 7-ketocholesterol. Biodegradation 19: 807-813.

Karatas, I., E. Kavazanjian, Jr., and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Microbially induced precipitation of calcite using Pseudomonas denitrificans. Proc. First Intl. Conf. Biogeotechnical Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands (on CD ROM)

Rittmann, B. E., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and R. U. Halden (2008). Pre-genomic, genomic, and post-genomic study of microbial communities involved in bioenergy. Nature Rev. Microb. 6: 604-612.

Sang, B.-I., E.-S. Yoo, B. J. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). The effect of carrier size on the performance of a three-phase circulating-bed biofilm reactor for removing toluene in gas stream. J. Microb. Biotechnol. 18: 1121-1129.

Westerhoff, P. A. and B. E. Rittmann. Tiny particles causing big concern. Water Environ. Res. 80(6): 483.

Torres, C. I., A. Kato-Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Proton transport inside the biofilm limits electrical current generation by anode-respiring bacteria. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 100: 872-881.

Lee, H.-S., M. Salerno, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Thermodynamic evaluation of hydrogen production in glucose fermentation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 2401-2407.

Rittmann, B. E., H.-S. Lee, H. Zhang, J. Alder, J. E. Banaszak, and D. Emon (2008). Full- scale application of focused-pulse pre-treatment for improving biosolids digestion and conversion to methane. Proc. 2008 Leading Edge Technology Conference (Zürich), on CD, International Water Association, London.

Krasner, S. W., P. Westerhoff, B. Chen, G. Amy, S.-N. Nam, Z. K. Chowdhury, S. Sinha, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Contribution of wastewater to DBP formation. Publ. 91206. American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Denver, CO.

Rittmann, B. E. (2008). Opportunities for renewable bioenergy using microorganisms. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 100: 203-212.

Rittmann, B. E., N. Love, and H. Siegrist (2008). Making wastewater a sustainable resource. Water21, April 2008, pp. 22 – 23.

DiBaise, J. K., H. Zhang, M. D. Crowell, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, G. A. Decker, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). The gut microbiota and its relationship to obesity. Mayo Clinic Proc. 83(4): 460-469.

Lee, H.-S., P. Parameswaran, A. Kato Marcus, C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Evaluation of energy-conversion efficiencies in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) utilizing fermentable and non-fermentable substrates. Water Research 42: 1501-1510.

Nerenberg, R., Y. Kawagoshi, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Microbial ecology of a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor reducing perchlorate in the presence of nitrate or oxygen. Water Research 42: 1151-1159.

Rittmann, B. E., G. Galjaart, and S. Adham (2008). Leading edge technologies for sustainable water provision. Water21, February 2008, pp. 3-34.

Xing, D., N. Ren, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Genetic diversity of hydrogen-producing bacteria in acidophilic ethanol-H2 co-producing system analyzed by [Fe]-hydrogenase gene. Appl. Environ. Microb. 74: 1232-1239.

Chung, J., R. Krajmalnik-Brown, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Bio-reduction of trichloroethene using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(2): 477-483.

Chung, J., C.-H. Ahn, Z. Chen, and B. E. Rittmann (2008). Bio-reduction of N- nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) using a hydrogen-gas based membrane biofilm reactor. Chemosphere 70(3): 516-520.

2007

Reed, D. T., S. E. Pepper, M. K. Richmann, G. Smith, R. Deo, and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Subsurface bio-mediated reduction of higher-valent uranium and plutonium. J. Alloys Compounds 444-445: 376-384.

Schwarz, A. O. and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Modeling bio-protection and the gradient- resistance mechanism using CCBATCH. Biodegradation 18: 693-701.

Schwarz, A. O. and B. E. Rittmann (2007). A biogeochemical framework for metal detoxification in sulfidic systems. Biodegradation 18: 675-692.

Rittmann, B. E., R. G. Ford, R. T. Wilkin, J. W. Everett, and L. Kennedy (2007). Monitored natural attenuation forum: MNA of metals and radionuclides. Remediation 18 (1): 121-129.

Marcus, A. K., C. I. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Conduction-based modeling of the biofilm anode of a microbial fuel cell. Biotech. Bioengr. 98: 1117-1182.

Rittmann, B. E. (2007) The membrane biofilm reactor is a versatile platform for water and wastewater treatment. Environ. Engr. Res. (Korea) 12(4): 157-175.

Rittmann, B. E. (2007). Environmental biotechnology’s essential role in water sustainability. Proc. 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment: Integrated Water Resources Management – New Steps, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 24-25 October 2007, pp. 121-128.

Karadagli, F. and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Mathematical model for the kinetics of H2 utilization by Methanobacter bryanitt M.o.H. considering hydrogen thresholds. Biodegradation 18: 453-464.

Karadagli, F., and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Thermodynamic and kinetics analysis of H2 threshold for Methanobacter bryantii M.o.H. Biodegradation 18: 439-452.

Rittmann, B. E. and J. Schloendorn (2007). Engineering away lysosomal junk – medical bioremediation. Rejuvenation Research 10: 359-365.

Siripong, S., J. J. Kelly, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Response to correspondance on influence on grid placement on melting profiles obtained from gel-pad microarrays. Environ Microb. 9: 1866-1867.

Marsolek, M. D., M. J. Kirisits, and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Biodegradation of 2,4,5- trichlorophenol by mixed microbial communities: Biorecalcitrance, inhibition, and adaptation. Biodegradation 18: 351-358.

Chung, J., R. Nerenberg, and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Simultaneous biological reduction of nitrate and perchlorate in brine water using the hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. J. Environ. Engr. 133: 157-164.

Rittmann, B. E. (2007). Where are we with biofilms now? Where are we going? Water Sci. Technol. 55(8-9): 1-7.

Ren, N., D. Xing, B. E. Rittmann, L. Zhao, T. Xie, and X. Zhao (2007). Microbial community structure of ethanol-type fermentation in bio-hydrogen production. Environ. Microb. 9: 1112-1125.

Chung, J. and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Bio-reductive dechlorination of 1,1,1- trichloroethane and chloroform using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 97: 52-60.

Torres, C. I., A. Kato-Marcus, and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Kinetics of consumption of fermentation products by anode-respiring bacteria. Appl. Microb. Biotechnol. 77: 689-697.

Schwarz, A. O. and B. E. Rittmann. (2007). Analytical-modeling analysis of how pore- water gradients of toxic metals confer community resistance, Adv. Water Res. 30: 1562- 1570.

Siripong, S. and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Diversity study of nitrifying bacteria in full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plants. Water Res. 41: 1110-1120.

Chung, J., W. Bae, Y.-W. Lee, and B. E. Rittmann (2007). Shortcut biological nitrogen removal is hybrid biofilm/suspended growth reactors. Process Biochemistry 42: 320-328.

Chung, J., B. E. Rittmann, W. F. Wright, and R. H. Bowman (2007). Simultaneous bio- reduction of nitrate, perchlorate, selenate, chromate, arsenate, and dibromochloropropane using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Biodegradation 18: 199-209.

2006

Nerenberg, R., Y. Kawagoshi, and B. E. Rittmann (2006). Kinetics of an autotrophic, hydrogen-oxidizing perchlorate-reducing bacterium. Water Res. 40: 3290-3296.

Chung, J., X. Li, and B. E. Rittmann (2006). Bio-reduction of arsenate using a hydrogen- based membrane biofilm reactor. Chemosphere 40: 24 – 34.

Lee, H.-S., J. Chung, and B. E. Rittmann (2006). Comment on fermentative hydrogen production with Clostridium butyricum CGS5 isolated from anaerobic sludge. Intl. J. Hydrogen Energy 31: 1797-1798.

Rittmann, B. E. (2006). Future directions for environmental biotechnology. J. Shanghai Normal Univ. 35(6): 1-8.

Rittmann, B. E. (2006). Monitored natural attenuation forum: environmental remediation Applications of molecular biology tools – part II. Remediation 16(3): 123-124.

Siripong, S., J. J. Kelly, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (2006). Impact of pre-hybridization amplification on microarray detection of nitrifying bacteria in wastewater treatment plant samples. Environmental Microbiology 8: 1564-1574.

Chung, J., R. Nerenberg, C. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2006). Bio-reduction of soluble chromate using a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Water Res. 40: 1634-1642.

Schwarz, A., B. E. Rittmann, G. Crawford, A. Klein, and G. Daigger (2006). A critical review of the effects of mixed liquor suspended solids on membrane bioreactor operation. Separation Sci. Technol. 41: 1489-1511.

Dahlen, E. and B. E. Rittmann (2006). The ACCEL model for accelerating the detoxification kinetics of hydrocarbons requiring initial monooxygenase reactions. Biodegradation 17: 237-250.

Chung, J., H. Ryu, M. Abbaszadegan, and B. E. Rittmann (2006). Community structure and function in an H2-based membrane biofilm reactor capable of bio-reduction of selenate and chromate. Appl. Microb. Biotechnol. 72: 1330-1339.

Rittmann, B. E. (2006) Microbial ecology to manage processes in environmental biotechnology. Trends in Biotechnology April 28, 2006, pp 261-268.

Rittmann, B. E. and M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, eds. (2006). Leading-Edge Technology 2005 – Wastewater Treatment, Water Sci. Technol. 53(3).

Wanner, O., H. Eberl, E. Morgenroth, D. Noguera C. Picioreanu, B. E. Rittmann, and M. C. M. van Loosdrecht (2006). Mathematical Modeling of Biofilms. Report of the IWA Biofilm Modeling Task Group, Scientific and Technical Report No. 18, IWA Publishing, London.

Wanner, O., H. Eberl, E. Morgenroth, D. Noguera C. Picioreanu, B. E. Rittmann, and M. C. M. van Loosdrecht (2006). Deciphering and using biofilms. Water 21, June 2006, pp. 34-35.

Rittmann, B. E. (2006). The membrane biofilm reactor: the natural partnership of membranes and biofilm, Water Sci. Technol. 53(3): 219-226.

Chung, J., R. Nerenberg, and B. E. Rittmann (2006). Bio-reduction of selenate a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 1664-1671.

Rittmann, B. E. M. Hausner, F. Löffler, N. G. Love, G. Muyzer, S. Okabe, D. B. Oerther, J. Peccia, L. Raskin, and M. Wagner (2006). A vista for microbial ecology and environmental biotechnology. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 1096-1103.

Becker, J. G., G. Berardesco, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (2006). The effects of endogenous substrates on the adaptation of anaerobic microbial communities to 3- chlorobenzoate. Appl. Environ. Microb. 72: 449-456.

2005

Rittmann, B. E., R. Nerenberg, B. Stinson, D. Katehis, E. Leong, and J. Anderson (2005). Hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment. Water Intelligence Online, No. 200504029.

Cowman, J. C. Torres, and B. E. Rittmann (2005). Total nitrogen removal in an aerobic/anoxic membrane biofilm reactor system. Water Sci. Technol. 52(7): 115-120.

Kelly, J. J., S. Siripong, J. McCormack, P. A. Noble, L. R. Janus, H. Urakawa, S. El- Fantroussi, P. A. Noble, L. Sappelsa, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (2005). DNA-microarray detection of nitrifying bacterial 16S rRNA in wastewater treatment plant samples. Water Research 39: 3229-3238.

Cooke, A. J., R. K. Rowe, J. VanGulck, and B. E. Rittmann (2005). Application of the Bioclog model for landfill leachate clogging of gravel-packed soil columns. Canadian Geotech. Jl. 42: 1600-1614.

Laspidou, C., B. E. Rittmann, and S. A. Karamanos (2005). Finite-element modeling to expand the UMCCA model to describe biofilm mechanical strength. Water Sci. Technol. 52(7): 161-166.

Woolschlager, J., B. E. Rittmann, P. Pirious, and B. Schwartz (2005). Developing a simple factor to evaluate microbiological stability in distribution systems. In W. Lauer (ed.), Water Quality in the Distribution Systems, Amer. Water Works Assn., Denver, CO, pp. 103-113.

Woolschlager, J. B. E. Rittmann, and P. Piriou (2005). Water quality decay in distribution systems: problems, causes, and new modeling tools. Urban Water J. 2(2): 69-79.

Daigger, G. T,, B. E. Rittmann, S. S. Adham, and G. Andreottola. (2005). Are membrane bioreactors ready for widespread application? Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 399A-406A.

Cooke, A. J., R. K. Rowe, and B. E. Rittmann (2005). Modelling species fate and porous media effects for landfill leachate flow. Canad. Geotech. J. 42: 1116-1132.

Marcus, A, R. M. Lueptow, and B. E. Rittmann (2005). Preliminary investigation of generating electricity from wastewater via a single-compartment microbial fuel cell," SAE Paper 05-ICES-302, 2005.

R. A. Nixon, B. E. Rittmann, and J. Sparrow (2005). Medical bioremediation: prospects for the application of microbial catabolic diversity to aging and several major age-related diseases. Aging Res. Rev. 2005 Jul 21.

de Grey, P. J. Alvarez,R. O. Brady, A. M. Cuervo, W. G. Jerome, P. L. McCarty,

Karadagli, F. and B. E. Rittmann (2005). Kinetic characterization of Methanobacterium bryantii M.o.H. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (13): 4900-4905.

Wilson, J. T., C. J. Newell, J. Seaberg, B. E. Rittmann, T. H. Weidermeier, W. Z. Dickson, and P. E. Haas (2005). Monitored natural attenuation panel: The use of modeling to predict MNA and social issues of active remediation versus MNA. Remediation 15(3): 121-137.

Zhang, Y., B. E. Rittmann, J. Wang, Y. Sheng, J. Yu, H. Shi, and Y. Qian (2005). High- carbohydrate wastewater treatment by IAL-CHS with immobilized Candida tropicalis. Process Biochemistry 40: 857-863.

Adham, S. K.-P. Chiu, G. Lehman, B. E. Rittmann, and J. Chung (2005). Novel Membrane Biofilm Reactor for Groundwater Treatment and Remediation. National Water Research Institute, Irvine, California.

Adham, S., T. Gillogly, G. Lehman, B. Rittmann, and R. Nerenberg (2005). Membrane Biofilm Reactor Process for Nitrate and Perchlorate Removal. American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Denver, Colorado and IWA Publishing Online (http://www.iwaponline.com)

Becker, J. G., G. Barardesco, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (2005). The role of syntrophic associations in sustaining anaerobic mineralizations of chlorinated organic compounds. Environ. Health Persp. 113(3):310-3166.

2004

Rittmann, B. E. (2004). The new frontier of oxidized contaminants.” Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalictrant Compounds. Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, CD-ROM.

Rittmann, B. E. (2004). Biofilm technology for improving water quality. J. Shanghai Normal Univ. 33(4): 1-8.

Laspidou, C. S. and B. E. Rittmann (2004). Modeling biofilm complexity by including active and inert biomass and EPS. Biofilms 1: 285-291.

Maurer, M. and B. E. Rittmann (2004). Modeling intrinsic bioremediation to interpret observable biogeochemical footprints of BTEX biodegradation: mathematical modeling and examples. Biodegradation 15: 419-434.

Maurer, M. and B. E. Rittmann (2004). Modeling intrinsic bioremediation to interpret observable biogeochemical footprints of BTEX biodegradation: the need for fermentation and abiotic chemical processes. Biodegradation 15: 405-417.

Rittmann, B. E. (2004). Definition, objectives, and evaluation of natural attenuation. Biodegradation 15: 349-357.

Zhang, Y., X. Quan, B. E. Rittmann, J. Wang, H. Shi, Y. Qian, and J. Yu (2004). IAL-CHS reactor used for biodegegradation of 2-4,dichlorophenol and phenol. Water Sci. Technol. 49(11-12): 247-254.

Nerenberg, R. and B. E. Rittmann (2004). Reduction of oxidized water contaminants with a hydrogen-based, hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor. Water Sci. Technol. 49(11- 12): 223-230.

Eberl, H., E. Morgenroth, M. van Loosdrecht, D. Noguera, C. Piciorneanu, B. Rittmann, A. Schwarz, and O. Wanner (2004). Modelling a spatially heterogeneous biofilm and the bulk fluid – results from the fluid-flow benchmark problem (BM2). Water Sci. Technol. 49(11-12): 155-162.

Morgenroth, E., H. Eberl, D. Noguera, C. Piciorneanu, B. E. Rittmann, A. O. Schwarz, M. L. M. van Loosdrecht, and O. Wanner (2004). Results of the single-species benchmark problem (BM1). Water Sci. Technol. 49(11-12): 145-154.

Rittmann, B. E., A. O. Schwarz, H. Eberl, E. Morgenroth, J. Perez, M. L. van Loosdrecht, and O. Wanner (2004). Results from the multi-species benchmark problem (BM3) using one- dimensional models. Water Sci. Technol. 49(11-12): 163-168.

Laspidou, C. S. and B. E. Rittmann (2004). Evaluating trends in biofilm density using the UMCCA model. Water Research 38: 3362-3372.

Laspidou, C. S. and B. E. Rittmann (2004). Modeling the development of biofilm density including active bacteria, inert biomass, and extracellular polymeric substances. Water Research 38: 3349-3361.

DiGiano, F. A., G. Andreottola, S. Adham, C. Buckley, P. Cornel, G. T. Daigger, A. G. Fane, N. Galil, J. Jacangelo, A. Pollice, B. E. Rittmann, A. Rozzi, T. Stephenson, and Z.Ujang (2004). Safe water for everyone, Water Environ. Technol., June, 2004, pp. 31-35.

DiGiano, F., A., G. Andreoltola, S. Adham, C. Buckley, P. Cornel, G. T. Daigger, A. G. Fane, N. Galil, J. Jacangelo, A. Pollice, B. E. Rittmann, A. Rozzi, T. Stephenson, and Z. Ujang (2004). Safe water for everyone: membrane bioreactor technology. Science in Africa (online): http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/june/membrane.htm.

Rittmann, B. E., R. Nerenberg, K.-C. Lee, I. Najm, T. E. Gillogly, G. E. Lehman, and S. S. Adham (2004). The hydrogen-based hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor (HFMBfR) for Reducing Oxidized Contaminants. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 4(1): 127- 133.

Songkasiri, W., A. Willett, D. T. Reed, B. E. Rittmann, and S. Koenigsberg (2004). Bioremediation of Neptunium(V) using lactate, hydrogen (H2), or hydrogen release compound (HRC). Proc. 2003 Battelle Symposium on In Situ and On Site Bioremediation, Orlando, FL, June 2003. Paper L-09 on CD-ROM.

Nerenberg, R., B. E. Rittmann, T. E. Gillogly, G. E. Lehman, and S. S. Adham (2004) Perchlorate reduction using the hollow-fiber membrane-biofilm reactor: bench and pilot- scale studies. Proc. 2003 Battelle Symposium on In Situ and On Site Bioremediation, Orlando, FL, June 2003. Paper C-08 on CD-ROM.

Rittmann, B.E., F. Kremer, B. Bekins (2004). Monitored natural attenuation forum: a panel discussion, Remediation 14(2): 153-158.

Rittmann, B. E. (2004). Biofilms in the water industry. Chapter 19 in M. A. Ghannoum and G. A. O’Toole, eds., Microbial Biofilms, ASM Press, Washington, DC., pp. 359-378.

2003

VanGulck, J. F., R. K. Rowe, B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Cooke (2003). Predicting biogeochemical calcium carbonate precipitation in landfill leachate collection systems. Biodegradation 14: 331-346.

Rittmann, B. E., J. E. Banaszak, A. Cooke, and R. Kerry Rowe (2003). Mechanisms controlling CaCO3(s) precipitation in landfill leachate-collection systems. J. Environmental Engineering 129: 723-730.

Chapelle, F. H., D. E. Ellis, E. K. Nyer, K. A. Lovelace, and B. E. Rittmann (2003). Monitored natural attenuation forum: a panel discussion. Remediation, summer 2003, pp. 113-121.

Willett, I. A. and B. E. Rittmann (2003). Slow complexation kinetics for ferric iron and EDTA complexes render EDTA non-biodegradable. Biodegradation 14: 105-121.

Rittmann, B. E., K.-C. Lee, J. Shi, and D. C. McAvoy (2003). Modeling nonsteady-state conditions and kinetics of mass transport for hydrophobic compounds in activated-sludge treatment. Water Environment Research 75: 273-280.

Rittmann, B. E. (2003). Environmental biotechnology and molecular biology. BIO TECH International 15(2): 5-8.

Sang, B.-I., E.-S. Yoo, B.-J. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (2003). The trade-offs and effect of carrier size and oxygen loading on gaseous toluene removal-performance of a three-phase circulating-bed biofilm reactor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 61: 214-219.

Lee. K.-C. and B. E. Rittmann (2003). Effects of pH and precipitation on autohydrogenotrophic denitrification using the hollow-fiber membrane-biofilm reactor. Water Research 37: 1551-1556.

Rittmann, B. E. (2003). Monitored natural attenuation of MTBE. Chapter 16 in Handbook for Managing Releases of Gasoline Containing MTBE, E. E. Moyer and P. T. Kostecki, eds., Association for Environmental Health and Sciences, Amherst, Massachusetts, Vol. 2, pp. 329-345.

2002

Rittmann, B. E., J. E. Banaszak, and D. T. Reed (2002). Reduction of Np(V) and precipitation of Np(IV) by an anaerobic microbial consortium. Biodegradation 13: 329-342.

Rittmann, B. E., J. E. Banaszak, J. M. VanBriesen, and D. T. Reed (2002). Mathematical modeling of precipitation and dissolution reactions in microbiological systems. Biodegradation 13: 239-250.

Rittmann, B. E. (2002). Applying NRC guidelines for natural attenuation of MTBE. Chapter 14 in Contaminated Soils, Vol. 7, P. T. Kostecki, E. J. Calabrese, and J. Dragun, eds., Amherst Scientific Publishers, Amherst, Massachusetts, pp. 199-212.

Rittmann, B. E. (2002). Hydrogen-based membrane-biofilm reactor solves thorny problems of oxidized contaminants. Membrane Technology, November 2002, pp. 6 –10.

Rittmann, B. E. (2002). Molecular biology and special issues. Water Environment Research 74: 419.

Rittmann, B. E. (2002). The role of molecular methods in evaluating processes used in environmental biotechnology. Water Environment Research 74: 421-427 + inside front cover.

Songkasiri, W., D. T. Reed, and B. E. Rittmann (2002). Biosorption of neptunium(V) by Pseudomonas fluorescens. Radiochimica Acta 90: 785-789.

Nerenberg, R., B. E. Rittmann, and I. Najm (2002). Perchlorate reduction in a hydrogen- based membrane-biofilm reactor. J. Amer. Wat. Works Assn. 94(11): 103-114.

Rittmann, B. E. (2002). Applying NRC Guidance for Natural Attenuation of MTBE. J. Soil and Sediment Contamination 11: 687-700.

Dahlen, E. P. and B. E. Rittmann (2002). A detailed analysis of the mechanisms controlling the acceleration of 2,4-DCP monooxygenation in the two-tank activated sludge process. Biodegradation 13: 101-116.

Dahlen, E. P. and B. E. Rittmann (2002). Two-tank activated sludge process for accelerating the detoxification kinetics of hydrocarbons requiring initial monooxygenation reactions. Biodegradation 13: 91-99.

Rittmann, B. E., R. Nerenberg, K.-C. Lee, I. Najm, T. E. Gillogly, G. E. Lehman, and S. S. Adham (2002). The hydrogen-based hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor (HFMBfR) for Reducing Oxidized Contaminants. Proc. Intl. Specialized Conf. on Creative Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Densely Populated Urban Areas, G. Chen, J.-C. Huang, and D. Shang, Eds, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, pp. 151-158.

Lee, K.-C. and B. E. Rittmann (2002). Applying a novel autohydrogenotrophic hollow- fiber membrane biofilm reactor for denitrification of drinking water. Water Research 36: 2040-2052.

Rittmann, B. E., D. Stilwell, J.C. Garside, G.L. Amy, C. Spangenberg, A. Kalinsky, and E. Akiyoshi (2002). Treatment of a high-color groundwater by ozone-biofiltration: pilot studies and modeling interpretation. Water Research 36: 3387-3397.

Yu, H., B. J. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (2002). Effects of substrate and oxygen limitation on gas-phase toluene removal in a three-phase biofilm reactor. Water Environ. Res. 74: 288- 294.

Kemp, J., R. G. Zytner, L. Sterne, and B. E. Rittmann (2002). Measuring and modelling VOC biotransformation rates. Environ. Technol. 23: 547-551.

Rittmann, B. E., D. Stilwell, and A. Ohashi (2002). The transient-state, multiple-species biofilm model for aerobic biofiltration processes. Water Research 36: 2342-2356.

Abeysinghe, D. H., V. deSilva, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (2002). The effectiveness of bioaugmentation in nitrifying systems stressed by washout conditions and cold temperatures. Water Environment Research 74: 187-199.

Laspidou, C. S. and B. E. Rittmann (2002). Non-steady state modeling of microbial products and active and inert biomass. Water Research 36: 1983-1992.

Laspidou, C. S. and B. E. Rittmann (2002). A unified theory for extracellular polymeric substances, soluble microbial products, and active and inert biomass. Water Research 36: 2711-2720.

Rittmann, B. E., R. Nerenberg, T. E. Gillogly, G. E. Lehman, and S. Adham (2002). Membrane bioreactors for perchlorate removal, Proc. Microfiltration III, Costa Mesa, CA, National Water Research Institute. May 6, 2002, pp. 59-62.

Nerenberg, R. and B. E. Rittmann (2002). Perchlorate as a secondary substrate in a denitrifying hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor. Water Sci. Technol.: Water Supply 2(2): 259-265.

Rittmann, B. E. and C. S. Laspidou (2002). Biofilm Detachment. In: The Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, pp. 544-550.

Rittmann, B. E. and D. Stilwell (2002). Modeling biological processes in water treatment: the integrated biofiltration model. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology -- AQUA 51: 1-14.

Seagren, E. A., B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Valocchi (2002). Bioenhancement of NAPL-pool dissolution in porous medium: experimental evaluation. J. Contam. Hydrol. 55 (1/2): 57-85.

2001

Yu, H., B. J. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (2001). A two-step model for the kinetics of BTX degradation and intermediate formation by Pseudomonas putida F1. Biodegradation 12: 465-475.

Yu, H., B. J. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (2001). The role of intermediates and oxygen in biodegradation of benzene, toluene, and p-xylene by Pseudomonas putida F1. Biodegradation 12: 455-463.

Woolschlager, J. E., B. E. Rittmann, P. Piriou, and B. Schwartz (2001). Developing an effective strategy to control nitrifier growth using the Comprehensive Disinfection and Water Quality Model (CDWQ). Proc. World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Orlando, Florida, 30-24 May, 2001, 14 pages.

Becker, J. G., G. Berardesco, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (2001). Successional changes in an evolving anaerobic chlorophenol-degrading community used to infer relationships between population structure and system-level processes. Appl. Environ. Microb. 67: 5705- 5714.

Rittmann, B. E., P. Tularak, K.-C. Lee, T. W. Federle, N. R. Itrich, S. K. Kaiser, J. Shi, and D. C. McAvoy. (2001) How adaptation and mass transfer control the biodegradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate by activated sludge. Biodegradation 12: 31-37. (Also see Vol. 12, No. 5, 2001 for an Errata.)

Cooke, A. J., R. K. Rowe, B. E. Rittmann, J. vanGulck, and S. Millward (2001). Biofilm growth and mineral precipitation in synthetic leachate columns. J. Geotechnical. Geoenviron. Engr. 127: 849-856.

Woo, S. H., J. M. Park, and B. E. Rittmann (2001). Evaluation of the interaction between biodegradation and sorption of phenanthrene in soil-slurry systems. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 73: 12-24.

Rittmann, B. E. (2001) Is bioremediation the natural way to cleanup contamination. RITE NOW 39: 14.

Bekins, B., B. E. Rittmann, and J. A. MacDonald (2001). Natural attenuation: a groundwater remediation strategy based on demonstrating cause and effect. EOS 82(5): 53- 58.

Woolschlager, J. B. E. Rittmann, P. Piriou, L. Kiene, and B. Schwartz. Using a comprehensive model to identify the major mechanisms of chloramine decay in distribution systems. Water Sci. Technol: Water Supply 1(4): 103-110.

Yu, H., B. J. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (2001). Contributions of biofilm versus suspended bacteria in an aerobic, circulating-bed biofilm reactor. Water Sci. Technol. 43 (1): 303-310.

Rittmann, B. E. (2001) Guidelines for natural attenuation. Proc. Vintemode om Jord- og Grundvandsforurening, ATV, 6 - 7 March, 2001, Vejle, Denmark, pp. 6 - 20.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (2001). Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.

2000

Rittmann, B. E., D. T. Reed, S. B. Aase, and A. J. Knopt (2000). Oxidation/reduction of multi-valent actinides in the subsurface. Plutonium Futures – The Science, K. K. S. Pillay and K. C. Kim, eds., American Institute of Physisc, Melville, NY.

VanBriesen, J. M., B. E. Rittmann, L. Xun, D. C. Girvin, and H. Bolton, Jr. (2000) The rate- controlling substrate of nitrilotriacetate for biodegradation by Chelatobacter heintzii. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34: 3346-3353.

Woo, S. H. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Microbial energetics and stoichiometry for biodegradation of aromatic compounds involving oxygenation reactions. Biodegradation 11: 213-227.

Dahlen, E. P. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Analysis of oxygenation reactions in a multi- substrate system - a new approach for estimating substrate-specific true yields. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 70: 685-692.

Nerenberg, R., B. E. Rittmann, and W. J. Soucie (2000). Ozone/Biofiltration for Removing MIB and Geosmin. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 92(12): 85 - 95.

de Silva, D. G. V. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Interpreting the response to loading changes in a mixed-culture completely stirred tank reactor. Water Environment Research 72: 554 - 565.

de Silva, D. G. V. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Nonsteady-state modeling of multispecies activated sludge processes. Water Environment Research 72: 545 - 553.

Lee, K. C. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). A novel hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor for autohydrogenotrophic denitrification of drinking water. Water Sci. Technol. 41(4-5): 219 - 226.

Rittmann, B. E. (2000) Natural attenuation's promise and application. Water 21, August 2000, pp. 20 - 22.

Kemp, J., R. G. Zytner, J. Bell, W. Parker, D. Thompson, and B. E. Rittmann (2000). A method for determining VOC biotransformation rates. Water Res. 34: 3531-3542.

Kim, B. J., B. E. Rittmann, and H. Yu (2000). Removal of volatile organic compounds and nitroglycerin using a three-phase circulating-bed biofilm reactor. U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Report, Champaign, Ill.

VanBriesen, J. M. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Modeling recalcitrant intermediate formation during biodegradation. In G. B. Wickrananayake, A. R. Gavaskar, and M. E. Kelley, eds., Natural Attenuation Considerations and Case Studies: Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 25 - 32.

Rittmann, B. E. and J. A. MacDonald (2000) National Research Council guidance on natural attenuation. In G. B. Wickrananayake, A. R. Gavaskar, and M. E. Kelley, eds., Natural Attenuation Considerations and Case Studies: Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 1 - 8.

Cooke, A. J., R. K. Rowe, and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Modeling of clogging of leachate collection systems. Proc. 6th Canadian Environ. Engr. Conf., London, Ontario, June, 2000, pp. 74-81.

Rowe, R. K., I. R. Fleming, B. E. Rittmann, F. J. Longstaffe, D. R. Cullimore, R. McIsaac, P. Bennett, A. J. Cooke, M. D. Armstrong, and J. vanGulck (2000). Multidisciplinary study of clogging of leachate collections systems. Proc. 6th Canadian Environ. Engr. Conf., June, 2000, pp. 57-65.

National Research Council (2000). Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Remediation, National Academy Press, Washington, DC. (B. E. Rittmann, chairman).

VanBriesen, J. M. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Modeling speciation effects on biodegradation in mixed metal/chelate systems. Biodegradation 10: 315-330.

Rittmann, B. E., A. O. Schwarz, and P. B. Sáez (2000). Biofilms applied to hazardous waste treatment. In J. Bryers, ed., Biofilms II, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp.207-234.

Rittmann, B. E. (2000). The role of natural attenuation. Water Environment Research 72: 131.

Rittmann, B. E., R. Nerenberg, and I. Najm (2000). Autohydrogenotrophic perchlorate reduction. Proc. AWWA Inorganics Conf., Albuquerque, New Mexico, Feb. 28, 2000 (10 pages).

VanBriesen, J. M. and B. E. Rittmann (2000). Mathematical description of microbiological reactions involving intermediates. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 67: 18 - 52.

1999

Yu, H., B. J. Kim, and B. E. Rittmann (1999). Gas-phase removal by a three-phase, circulating-bed biofilm reactor. Proc. Biofilm Specialists Conference, International Association on Water Quality, New York City, October 17-20, 1999, 4 pages.

Rittmann, B. E. (ed.). (1999). Microbial Ecology of Biofilms. IWA Publishing, London.

Banaszak, J. E., B. E. Rittmann, S. M. Webb, J.-F. Gailliard, and D. T. Reed (1999). Fate of neptunium in an anaerobic, methanogenic microcosm. Material Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 556, 1141-1149.

McAvoy, D. J. Shi, W. Schecher, B. E. Rittmann, and K.-C. Lee (1999). ASTREAT: A Model for Calculating Chemical Loss Within an Activated Sludge Treatment System, Version 1. The Procter & Gamble Co, Cincinnati, OH.

Laspidou, C. S., D. F. Lawler, E. F. Gloyna, and B. E. Rittmann (1999). Heater effects on cyclone performance for the separation of solids from high temperature and pressure effluents. Separation Science and Technology 34: 3059-3076.

Becker, J. G., D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (1999). Reductive dehalogenation and production of 3-chlorobenzoate in a 2-chlorophenol-degrading methanogenic sediment community: implications for predicting the environmental fate of chlorinated pollutants. Appl. Environ. Microb. 65: 5169-5172.

Minz, D., S. Fishbain, S. J. Green, G. Muyzer, Y. Cohen, B. E. Rittmann, D. A. Stahl (1999). Unexpected population distribution in a microbial mat community: Sulfate-reducing bacteria localized to the highly oxic chemocline in contrast to a eukaryotic preference for anoxia. Appl. Environ. Microb. 65: 4659-4665.

Minz, D., J. L. Flax, S. J. Green, G. Muyzer, Y. Cohen, M. Wagner, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1999). Diversity of sulfate-reducing bacteria in oxic and anoxic regions of a microbial mat characterized by comparative analysis of dissimilatory (bi-) sulfite reductase genes.
Appl. Environ. Microb. 65: 4666-4671.

Rittmann, B. E. and J. Woolschlager, III (1999). Drinking-water distribution microbiology. Proc. Quantitative Microbiology and Risk Assessment, Dept. of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, pp. 133-146.

Lazarova, V., D. Bellahcen, D. Rybacki, B. Rittmann, and J. Manem (1999). Population dynamics and biofilm composition in a new three-phase circulating bed reactor. Water Sci. Technol. 37(4-5): 149-158.

Woolschlager, J., B. Rittmann, L. Kiene, P. Piriou, and B. Schwarz (1999). Comprehensive water quality analysis focusing on chloramine chemistry and nitrification reactions. Proc. Annual Conf. Amer. Water Works Assn. (June 20-24, 1999, Chicago, Ill.), available on CD- ROM.

Minz. D., S. J. Green, G. Muyzer, Y. Cohen, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1999). Molecular characterization of diurnal changes in a marine microbial mat community. Proc. Halifax Intl. Conf. on Microbial Ecology.

Seagren, E. A., B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Valocchi (1999). A critical evaluation of the local- equilibrium assumption in modeling NAPL-pool dissolution. J. Contaminant Hydrology 39: 109-135.

Seagren, E. A., M. N. Booher, and B. E. Rittmann (1999). Evaluation of NAPL-pool dissolution flux under nonequilibrium conditions in the presence of biological activity. Proc. 31st Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Technomic Publ. Co, Lancaster, Penn., pp. 387-396.

Rittmann, B. E. (1999). International specialty conference on the microbial ecology of biofilms. Water Science and Technology 39(7): 1-3.

Seagren, E. A., B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Valocchi. (1999) An experimental investigation of NAPL-pool dissolution enhancement by flushing. J. Contaminant Hydrology 37: 111-137.

Rittmann, B. E., C. S. Laspidou, J. Flax, D. A. Stahl, V. Urbain, J. J. van der Waarde, B. Geurtnick, M. J. C. Henssen, H. Brouwer, A. Klamwijk, and M. Wetterauw. (1999). Molecular and modeling analyses of the structure and function of nitrifying activated sludge. Water Sci. Technol. 39(1): 51-59.

Cooke, A. J., R. K. Rowe, B. E. Rittmann, and I. R. Fleming (1999). Modeling biochemically driven mineral precipitation in anaerobic biofilms. Water Sci. Technol. 39(7): 60-67.

Rittmann, B. E., M. Pettis, H. Reeves, and D. Stahl. (1999). How biofilm clusters affect substrate flux and ecological selection. Water Sci. Technol. 39(7): 99-105.

Noguera, D. R., G. Pizarro, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (1999). Simulation of multispecies development in three dimensions. Water Sci. Technol. 39(7): 123-130.

Banaszak, J. E., D. T. Reed, and B. E. Rittmann (1999). Subsurface interactions of actinide species and microorganisms: implications on bioremediation of actinide-organic mixtures. J. Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chem. 241: 385-435.

Rittmann, B. E (1999). In Situ Bioremediation: Basics and Applications. Proc. Future Research Direction of Soil Environmental Management Towards the Years 2000s. National Institute of Environmental Research, Seoul, Korea, June 8, 1999, pp. 115 – 130.

deSilva, V. D. G., V. Urbain, R. Abeysinghe, and B. E. Rittmann. (1999) Advanced analysis of membrane-bioreactor performance with aerobic-anoxic cycling. Water Sci. Technol. 38(4- 5): 505-512.

1998

Urbain, V., B. Mobarry, V. deSilva, D. Stahl, B. Rittmann, and J. Manem (1998). Performance evaluation of the membrane-bioreactor activated sludge process using molecular tools, modeling, and chemical analyses. Proc. Intl. Symp. Environ. Biotech.. Brussels, Belgium.

Banaszak, J. E., J. VanBriesen, B. E. Rittmann, and D. T. Reed (1998). Mathematical modeling of the effects of aerobic and anaerobic chelate biodegradation on actinide speciation. Radiochimica Acta 82: 445-451.

Tebes-Stevens, C., A. J. Valocchi, J. M. VanBriesen, and B. E. Rittmann (1998). Multicomponent transport with coupled geochemical and microbiological reactions: Model description and example simulations. J. Hydrology. 209: 8-26.

Rittmann, B. E. (1998). Opportunities with membrane bioreactors. Proc. Intl. Conf. Microfiltration II, San Diego, Nov. 12 – 13, 1998, pp. 141-146.

Logan, B. E. and B. E. Rittmann (1998). Finding solutions for tough environmental problems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32: 502A – 507A.

Rittmann, B. E. (1998). Molecular understanding. Water Environment Research 70: 1107.

Lee, K. C., B. E. Rittmann, J. Shi, and D. McAvoy. (1998). Advanced steady-state model for the fate of hydrophobic and volatile compounds in activated sludge wastewater treatment. Water Environment Research 70: 1118-1131.

Noguera, D. R., G. A. Brusseau, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1998). A unified model describing the role of hydrogen in the growth of Desulfovibrio vulgaris under different environmental conditions. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 59: 732-746.

Seagren, E. A., B. F. Smets, D. J. Hollander, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann. (1998) Total alkalinity as a bioremediation monitoring tool. IN: Wickraamanayake, G. B. and Hinchee, R. E., eds. Natural Attenuation, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 117-122.

Becker, J. G., G. Berardesco, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl. (1998) Molecular and metabolic characterization of a 3-chlorobenzoate degrading anaerobic microbial community. IN: Wickraamanayake, G. B. and Hinchee, R. E., eds. Natural Attenuation, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 93-98.

Banaszak, J.E., D. T. Reed, and B. E. Rittmann (1998). Speciation-dependent toxicity of Neptunium(V) towards Chelatobacter heintzii. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32: 1085-1091.

Urbain, V., B. K. Mobarry, D. G. V. deSilva, D. A. Stahl, B. E. Rittmann, and J. Manem (1998). Integration of performance, molecular biology, and modeling to describe the activated sludge process. Water Sci. Technol. 37 (3): 223-229.

Banaszak, J. E. and B. E. Rittmann (1998). Review of 'Biotechnology for Waste and Wastewater Treatment.' Environmental Progress 17 (1): S9 - S10.

1997

Seagren, E. A., G. Bourgon, J. Flax, A. Riffel, D. J. Hollander, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (1997). Integrated bioremediation performance evaluation. Fourth Intl. In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symp., Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 379-384.

Rowe, R. K., I. R. Fleming, M. D. Armstrong, A. J. Cooke, R. D. Cullimore, B. E. Rittmann, P., Bennett, and F. J. Longstaffe, F.J. (1997). "Recent advances in understanding the clogging of leachate collection systems," Proceedings, Sardinia '97, Sixth International Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, October, Vol. 3, pp. 383-390.

Kemp, J. R., J. Bell, W. Parker, B. E. Rittmann, D. Thompson, and R. G. Zytner (1997). A protocol for measuring VOC biotransformation rates. Proc. 89th Annual Air & Waste Management Assoc. Conf., June 23-28, Nashville, TN, paper no. 97-TP29B.01 in CD-ROM.

Yu, H. and B. E. Rittmann (1997). Predicting bed expansion and phase holdups for three- phase, fluidized-bed reactors with and without biofilm. Water Research 31: 2604-2616.

Rowe, R. K., A. J. Cooke, B. E. Rittmann, and I. Fleming (1997). Some considerations in numerical modeling of leachazte collection systems clogging. Proc. Sixth Intl. Symp. Numerical Methods Geomechanics, Montreal, Quebec, July, 1997, pp. 277-282.

Brusseau, G. A., B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1997). Addressing the microbial ecology of marine biofilms. In K. E. Cooksey, ed., Molecular Approaches to the Study of the Oceans, Chapman and Hall, London, pp. 449 - 470.

Guschin, D. Y., B. K. Mobarry, D. Proudnikov, D. A. Stahl, B. E. Rittmann, and A. D. Mirzabekov (1997). Oligonucleotide microchips as genesensors for determinative and environmental studies in microbiology. Appl. Environ. Microb. 63: 2397-2402.

1996

Seagren, E.A., D.J. Hollander, D.A. Stahl, and B.E. Rittmann (1996). Innovative evaluation methods for bioremediation. In: L.N. Reddi (Editor), Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs) in the Subsurface Environment: Assessment and Remediation, Washington, DC, November 12- 14, 1996. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, p. 381-392.

Rittmann, B. E. (1996). What is the WSTB's Job? Annual Report of the Water Science and Technology Board, 1996-1997, National Resarch Council, Washington, DC.

Raskin, L., D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (1996). Competition and co-existence of sulfate-reducing and methanogenic populations in anaerobic biofilms. Appl. Environ. Microb. 62: 3847-3857.

Rittmann, B. E. (1996). State-of-the-art in bioremediation methods: Promise and challenge. Proc. Eco-Informa '96, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 6 Nov. 1996, pp. 429-434, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Rittmann, B. E., M. C. Kavanaugh, and J. A. MacDonald (1996). "Do nothing" title misleading. Civil Engineering, Nov. 1996, pp. 36-38.

deSilva, D. G. V., V. Urbain, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann (1996). Modeling the response of effluent quality to loading changes in a mixed-culture CSTR. Proc. WEFTEC '96, Vol. 1, pp 83-90.

Rittmann, B. E. and J. M. VanBriesen (1996). Microbiolgical processes in reactive modeling. In P. C. Lichtner, C. I. Steefel, and E. H. Oelkers, eds., Reactive Transport in Porous Media, Reviews in Mineralogy, Vol. 34, pp. 311-334.

Mobarry, B. K., M. Wagner, V. Urbain, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1996). Phylogenetic probes for analyzing abundance and spatial organization of nitrifying bacteria. Applied Environ. Microb. 62: 2156-2162.

Rittmann, B. E. (1996). Back to bacteria: a more natural filtration. Civil Engineering 66(7): 50-52.

Rittmann, B. E., I. R. Fleming, and R. K. Rowe (1996). Leachate chemistry: its implications for clogging. Proc. North American Water and Environment Congress '96, Anaheim, California, 22-28 June, 1996, paper 4 (CD Rom) 6p, Session GW-1,Biological Processes in Groundwater Quality

Rittmann, B. E. and J. E. Woolschlager (1996). Fundamental components for modeling BOM and regrowth. Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. on Biodegradable Organic Matter, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, June 20-21, 1996., pp. 66-69.

Bae, W. and B. E. Rittmann (1996). A structured model of dual-limitation kinetics. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 49: 683-689.

Bae, W. and B. E. Rittmann. (1996). Responses of intracellular cofactors to single and dual substrate limitations. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 49: 690-699.

Raskin, L., W. C. Capman, M. D. Kane, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1996). Critical evaluation of membrane supports for use in quantitative hybridizations. Appl. Environ. Microb. 62: 300-303.

Rittmann, B. E. (1996). How input active biomass affects the sludge age and process stability. J. Environmental Engineering 122: 4-8.

Wrenn, B. A. and B. E. Rittmann (1996). Evaluation of a mathematical model for the effects of primary substrates on reductive dehalogenation kinetics. Biodegradation 7: 49-64.

1995

Bishop, P. L. and B. E. Rittmann (1995). Modelling heterogeneity in biofilms. Water Sci. Technol. 32 (8): 263-265.

Ohashi, A., D. G. V. de Silva, B. Mobarry, J. A. Manem, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann. (1995) Influence of substrate C/N ratio on the structure of multi-species biofilms consisting of nitrifiers and heterotrophs. Water Science Technology 32 (8): 75-84.

Smets, B.F., B.E. Rittmann, and D.A. Stahl (1995). Quantification of the effect of substrate concentration on the conjugal transfer rate of the TOL plasmid in short-term batch mating experiments. Letters in Applied Microbiology 21: 167-172.

Woolschlager, J. and B. E. Rittmann (1995). Evaluating what is measured by BDOC and AOC Tests. Revue Science de l'Eau 8: 371-385.

Rittmann, B. E. (1995). Dissolution and cosubstrate effects in the transfer of biodegradation kinetics to the field. In: R. E. Hinchee, F. J. Brockman, and C. M. Vogel, eds., Microbial Processes for Bioremediation, Battelle Press, Richland, WA., pp. 1-6.

Wrenn, B. A. and B. E. Rittmann (1995). A model for the effects of primary substrates on the kinetics of reductive dehalogenation. Biodegradation 6: 295-305.

Rittmann, B. E, B. F. Smets, J. A. MacDonald, and D. A. Stahl (1995). Plasmid transfer for enhancing degradation capabilities. Environmental Health Perspectives 103(Suppl. 5): 113- 115.

Bae, W. and B. E. Rittmann (1995). Accelerating the rate of cometabolic degradations requiring an intracellular electron source--model and biofilm application. Water Sci. Technol. 31(1): 29-39.

Malmstead, M. J., F. Brockman, A. J. Valocchi, and B. E. Rittmann (1995). Modeling biofilm biodegradation requiring cosubstrates: the quinoline example. Water Sci. Technol. 31(1): 71-84.

Raskin, L.. R. I. Amann, L. K. Poulson, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1995). Use of ribosomal RNA-based molecular probes for characterization of complex microbial communities in anaerobic biofilms. Water Sci. Technol. 31(1): 261-272.

Melcer, H., W. J. Parker, and B. E. Rittmann (1995). Modeling of volatile organic contaminants in trickling filter systems. Water Sci. Technol. 31(1): 95-104.

Rittmann, B. E. and B. A. Wrenn (1995). Kinetics of Reductive Dechlorination of Trichloroethane (TCA) by Anaerobic Biofilms. Illinois Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center, Champaign, IL.

Rittmann, B. E. (1995). Transformation of organic micropollutants by biological processes. Quality and Treatment of Drinking Water, J. Hrubec, Ed., The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 5B, pp 31-60.

Rittmann, B. E. (1995). Fundamentals and Application of Biofilm Processes in Drinking- Water Treatment. Quality and Treatment of Drinking Water, J. Hrubec, Ed., The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol 5B, pp 61-87.

Rittmann, B. E., C. J. Gantzer, and A. Montiel (1995). Biological treatment to control taste and odor compounds in drinking-water treatment. In M. Suffett and J. Mallevialle, eds., Advances in the Control of Tastes and Odors in Drinking Water., Amer. Water Works Assn., Denver, CO, pp. 203-240.

1994

Furumai, H. and B. E. Rittmann (1994). Interpretation of bacterial activities in nitrification filters by a biofilm model considering the kinetics of soluble microbial products. Water Sci. Technol. 30 (11): 147-156.

Smets, B. F., B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1994). Stability and conjugal transfer kinetics of a TOL plasmid in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO 1162. FEMS Microb. Ecol. 15: 337-350.

Rittmann, B. E., J. M. Regan, and D. A. Stahl (1994). Nitrification as a source of soluble organic substrate in biological treatment. Water Sci. Technol. 30 (6): 1-8.

Abbasi, S. and B. E. Rittmann (1994). Role of direct biodegradation of sorbed organics in activated-sludge treatment. In Proc. Water Env. Fedn. 67th Annual Conf. and Expos., WEFTEC'94, Chicago, IL, Oct. 15-19, 1994. Water Environ. Fedn., Alexandria, VA.

Seagren, E. A., B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Valocchi (1994). Comparative abilities of flushing and in situ biodegradation to accelerate NAPL dissolution. pp. 37-48 In Proc. Water Env. Fedn. 67th Annual Conf. and Expos., WEFTEC'94, Vol. 2, Chicago, IL, Oct. 15-19, 1994. Water Environ. Fedn., Alexandria, VA.

Furumai, H. and B. E. Rittmann (1994). Evaluation of substrate removal activity in biofilm filters at low organic levels. Proc. Japan Soc. Civil Engr. (in Japanese).

Teske, A., E. Alm, J. M. Regan, S. Toze, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1994). Evolutionary relationships among ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria. J. Bacteriology 176: 6623-6630.

Noguera, D. R., N. Araki, and B. E. Rittmann (1994) Soluble microbial products (SMP) in anaerobic chemostats. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 44: 1040-1047.

Seagren, E. A., B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Valocchi (1994). Quantitative evaluation of the enhancement of NAPL-pool dissolution by flushing and biodegradation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 28: 833-839.

Raskin, L., J. M. Stromley, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1994). Group-specific 16S- rRNA hybridization probes to describe natural communities of methanogens. Appl. Environ. Microb. 60: 1232-1240.

Raskin, L., L. K. Poulson, D. R. Noguera, B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1994). Quantification of methanogenic groups in anaerobic biological reactors using oligonucleotide probe hybridizations. Appl. Environ. Microb. 60: 1241-1248.

Rittmann, B. E. (1994). Aerobic biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons. In Environmental Issues and Solutions in Exploration, Production and Refining. K. L. Sublette, T. M. Harris,. and F. S. Manning, eds., PennWell Books, Inc., pp 529-541.

MacDonald, J. A. and B. E. Rittmann (1994). In situ bioremediation: when does it work? Industrial Wastewater 2 (6): 32-38.

Rittmann, B. E., E. Seagren, B. A. Wrenn, A. J. Valocchi, C. Ray, and L. Raskin (1994). In Situ Bioremediation, second edition, Noyes Publishers, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ.

Rittmann, B. E. and R. Whiteman (1994). Bioaugmentation comes of age. Water Quality International, No. 1, pp. 22-26.

Chang, H. T. and B. E. Rittmann (1994). Predicting bed dynamics in three-phase, fluidized-bed biofilm reactors. Water Sci. Technol., 29 (10-11): 231-241.

Furumai, H. and B. E. Rittmann (1994). Evaluation of multiple-species biofilm and floc processes using a simplified aggregate model. Water Sci. Technol. 29 (10-11): 439-446.

1993

Gadani, V., P. Villon, J. Manem, and B. E. Rittmann (1993). A new method to solve non- steady-state multispecies biofilm model. Bull. Mathematical Biology 55: 1039-1061.

Rittmann, B. E. (1993). Putting microbes to work on waste, Op-Ed piece published in 14 newspapers nationwide (1 page).

Lee, K.-C. and B. E. Rittmann (eds.) (1993). Proc. Workshop on Biodegradation and Treatment of Nitroaromatics, U. S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Publication, Champaign, Ill.

Rittmann, B. E. (1993). Landfill leachate treatment. Proc. Landfill Tomorrow-- Bioreactors or Storage, S. K. Ouki and C. J. Sollars, eds, Nov. 17, 1993, Imperial College, London, England, pp. 13-24.

Rittmann, B. E. and J. A. MacDonald (1993). Improving the image of bioremediation. Water Quality International, No. 4, pp. 25-27, 1993.

MacDonald, J. A. and B. E. Rittmann (1993). Performance standards for in situ bioremediation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 27: 1974-1979.

National Research Council (1993). In Situ Bioremediation: When Does It Work? National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. (B. E. Rittmann, chairman)

Smets, B. F., B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1993). The specific growth rate of Pseudomonas putida (TOL) influences the conjugal transfer rate of the TOL plasmid. Appl. Environ. Microb. 59: 3430-3437.

Block, J. C. and B. E. Rittmann (1993). Introduction to biological processes in drinking water production. Proc. Environmental Biotechnology, European Environmental Research Organization, Wageningen, The Netherlands. (revised edition, 1994)

Rittmann, B. E. (1993). The significance of biofilms in porous media. Water Resources Research, 29: 2195-2202.

Odencrantz, J. E., A. J. Valocchi, and B. E. Rittmann (1993). Modeling the interaction of sorption and biodegradation on transport in ground water in situ bioremediation systems. Proc. Intl. Ground Water Modeling Conference, June, 1993, Golden. Col., pp. 2-3 - 2-12.

Valocchi, A. J., J. E. Odencrantz, and B. E. Rittmann (1993). Computational studies of the transport of reactive solutes: interaction between adsorption and biotransformation. Adv. in Hydro-Science and -Engineering, Vol. 1. S. Y. Wang, ed., Proc. First Intl. Conf. on Hydro- Science and -Engineering, July 7-11, 1993, Washington, DC, pp. 1845-1852.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. B. Sáez (1993). Modeling biological processes involved in degradation of hazardous organic substrates. In M. Levin and M. Gealt, Biotreatment of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, pp. 113-136.

Seagren, E. A., B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Valocchi (1993). Quantitative evaluation of flushing and biodegradation for enhancing in situ dissolution of nonaqueous phase liquids. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology12: 103-132.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1993). Biodegradation kinetics of a mixture containing a primary substrate (phenol) and an inhibitory co-metabolite (4-chlorophenol). Biodegradation 4: 3-23.

Rittmann, B. E. (1993). Concept and application of fixed-film technology for biodegradation of hazardous organic waste. Proc. Intl. Conf. Hazardous Waste Management: Technology, Perception, and Reality. Newark, NJ (May 7, 1992).

1992

Wirtel, S. A., D. R. Noguera, D. T. Kampmeier, M. S. Heath, and B. E. Rittmann (1992). Explaining widely varying biofiom-process performance with normalized loading curves. Water Environ. Res. 64: 706-711.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1992). Closure to biodegradation kinetics of 4- chlorophenol, an inhibitory co-metabolite. Water Environment Research 64: 745.

Freyburg, D. L., B. E. Rittmann, D. D. Runnells, M. P. Anderson J. W. Mercer, F. W. Schwartz, and S. S. Papadopulos (1992). A Review of Ground Water Moceling Needs for the U. S. Army, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.

Rittmann, B. E., B. Henry, J. E. Odencrantz, and J. A. Sutfin (1992). Biological fate of polydisperse acrylate polymer in anaerobic sand-medium transport. Biodegradation 2: 171- 180.

Rittmann, B. E., J. A. Sutfin, and B. Henry (1992). Biodegradation and sorption properties of polydisperse acrylate polymers. Biodegradation 2: 181-192.

Weisner, M. R., M. M. Clark, J. G Jacangelo, B. W. Lykins, Jr., B. J. Mariñas, C. R. O'Melia, B. E. Rittmann, and M. J. Semmens (1992). Committee Report: Membrane processes in potable water treatment. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 84 (1): 59-67.

Furumai, H. and B. E. Rittmann (1992). Advanced modeling of mixed populations of heterotrophs and nitrifiers considering the formation and exchange of soluble microbial products. Water Sci. Technol. 26 (3-4): 493-502.

Rittmann, B. E., F. Trinet, D. Amar, and H. T. Chang (1992). Measurement of the activity of a biofilm: Effects of surface loading and detachment on a three-phase, liquid-fluidized-bed reactor. Water Sci. Technol. 26 (3-4): 585-594.

Rittmann, B. E. and J. A. Manen (1992). Development and experimental evaluation of a steady-state, multi-species biofilm model. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 39: 914-922.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1992). Accurate pseudoanalytical solution for steady- state biofilms. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 39: 790-793.

Manem, J. A. and B. E. Rittmann (1992). Removing trace-level pollutants in a biological filter. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 84(4): 152-157.

Manem, J. A. and B. E. Rittmann (1992). The effects of fluctuations in biodegradable organic matter on nitrification filters. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 84 (4): 147-151.

MacDonald, J. A., B. Smets, and B. E. Rittmann (1992). The effects of energy availability on the conjugative-transfer kinetics of plasmid RP4. Water Research 26: 461-468.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1992). Model-parameter estimation using least squares. Water Research 26: 789-796.

Bouwer, E. J. and B. E. Rittmann (1992). Correspondance on use of colloid filtration theory in modeling movement of bacteria through a contaminated sandy aquifer. Environ. Sci. Technol. 26: 400-401.

Rittmann, B. E. (1992). Innovations in biological processes for pollution control. In Environmental Microbiology, R. Mitchell, ed., Wiley-Liss, New York, pp. 265-286.

Rittmann, B. E., A. J. Valocchi, C. Ray, E. Seagren, and B. Wrenn (1992). A Critical Review of In Situ Bioremediation. Gas Research Institute, Chicago, Ill.

Rittmann, B. E. (1992). Microbial detoxification of hazardous organic contaminants: The crucial role of substrate interactions. Water Sci. Technol. 25(11): 403-410.

1991

Sprouse, G. and B. E. Rittmann (1991). Closure for colloid filtration in fluidized beds. J. Environ. Engr. 117: 708-711.

Chang, H. T., B. E. Rittmann, D. Amar, O. Ehlinger, and Y. Lesty (1991). Biofilm detachment mechanisms in a liquid-fluidized bed. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 38: 499-506.

Kyosai, S. and B. E. Rittmann (1991). Effect of water-surface desorption on volatile compound removal under bubble aeration. Res. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 63: 887-894.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann. (1991) The biodegradation kinetics of 4-chlorophenol, an inhibitory co-metabolite. Res. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 63: 838-847.

Rittmann, B. E. and S. A. Wirtel (1991). Effect of biofilm accumulation on colloid cohesion. J. Environ. Engr., ASCE, 117: 692-695.

Heath, M.S., S. A. Wirtel, B.E. Rittmann, and D.R. Noguera (1991). Closure to simplified design of biofilm processes using normalized loading curves. Res. J. Water. Pollution Control Federation 63: 91-92.

Trinet, F., R. Heim, D. Amar, H. T. Chang, and B. E. Rittmann (1991). Study of biofilm and fluidization of bioparticles in a three-phase liquid-fluidized-bed reactor. Water Science & Technology 23: 1347-1354.

Herricks, E. E., B. E. Rittmann, C. P. L. Grady, Jr., D. Pascoe, L. Somlyódy, E. Fliet, J. Olah, M. van der Gaag, C. van de Guchte, W. Verstraete, and D. Schowanek (1991). Advancements in toxicity testing applied to design and control of biological processes. Water Science & Technology 23: 271-282.

Gantzer, C. J., B. E. Rittmann, and E. E. Herricks (1991). Effect of long-term water velocity changes on streambed biofilm activity. Water Research 25: 15-20.

Sáez, P. B., B. E. Rittmann, and Q.-B. Zhang (1991). Biodegradation kinetics of a self- inhibitory substrate by stable steady-state biofilms. Proc. Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, May 1990, Lewis Publishers, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, pp. 273-279.

1990

Odencrantz, J. E., A. J. Valocchi, and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Modeling two-dimensional solute transport with different biodegradation kinetics. Proc. Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Groundwater: Prevention, Detection, and Restoration. Houston, TX, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 1990, pp. 355-368.

Rittmann, B. E. (1990) Analyzing biofilm processes used in biological filtration. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 82(12): 62-66.

Bae, W. and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Effects of electron acceptor and electron donor on biodegradation of CCl4 by biofilms. Proc. 1990 Specialty Conf. on Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Arlington, VA, 8-11 July, 1990, pp. 390-397.

Rittmann, B. E. (1990). Underground chemical waste: our legacy and our future. Environmental Perspectives 2(4): 24-25.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Error analysis of limiting-case solutions of the steady-state-biofilm model. Water Research 24: 1181-1185.

Rittmann, B. E. (1990). Biofilm-process analysis of design and performance of biological filters used in drinking-water treatment. Proc. Emerging Technology in Practice, Amer. Water Works Assn., Cincinnati, OH, June, 1990, pp. 131-152.

Rittmann, B. E. (1990). Biotechnological control of hazardous organic contaminants in sewage works. Proc. 4th WPCF/JSWA Joint Technical Seminar, Tokyo, May, 1990, pp. 21-36.

Sprouse, G. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Colloid removal in a fluidized-bed biofilm reactor. J. Environmental Engineering (ASCE) 116: 314-329.

Sprouse, G. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Colloid filtration in fluidized beds. J. Environmental Engineering (ASCE) 116: 299-313.

Smets, B., B. E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl (1990). Genetic capabilities of biological processes. Part II. Environ. Sci. Technol. 24: 162-169.

Rittmann, B. E., B. Smets, and D. A. Stahl (1990). Genetic capabilities of biological processes. Part I. Environ. Sci. Technol. 24: 23-29.

Bae, W. J. E. Odencrantz, B. E. Rittmann, and A. J. Valocchi (1990). Transformation kinetics of trace-level halogenated organic contaminants in a biologically active zone (BAZ) induced by nitrate injection. J. Contaminant Hydrology 6: 53-68.

Odencrantz, J. E., W. Bae, A. J. Valocchi, and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Stimulation of biologically active zones (BAZs) in porous media by electron-acceptor injection. J. Contaminant Hydrology 6: 37-52.

Smets, B. F. and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Sorption equilibria for trichloroethene on algae. Water Research 24: 355-359.

Heath, M. S., S. A. Wirtel, and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Simplified design of biofilm processes using normalized loading curves. Res. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 62: 185-192.

Schwartz, F. W., C. B. Andrews, D. L. Freyberg, C. T. Kincaid, L. F. Konikow, C. R. McKee, D. B. McLaughlin, J. W. Mercer, E. J. Quinn, P. S. C. Rao, B. E. Rittmann, D. D. Runnells, P. K. M. van der Heijde, and W. J. Walsh (1990). Ground Water Models. Scientific and Regulatory Applications. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.

Manem, J. A. and B. E. Rittmann (1990). Scaling procedure for biofilm processes. Water Sci. Technol. 22: 329-346.

1989

Rittmann, B. E. and J. A. Manem (1989). Removal of synthetic and natural organic compounds by biological filtration. Proc. First Macau Workshop on Water Treatment, Sociedade De Abastecimento De Aguas De Macau, Macau (November 1989), pp. 353-364.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1989). Discussion of kinetics of low solids bio- denitrification of water supplies. Res. J. Water Pollution Control Federation, 61: 1612-1614.

Rittmann, B. E. (1989). Discussion of biochemical processes in water. In Proc. Fundamental Research Directions in Environmental Engineering, R. G. Luthy and M. J. Small, eds., Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, Arlington, VA, (Nov. 1988), pp. 100-101.

Gantzer, C. J., A. B. Cunningham, W. Gujer, B. Gutekunst, J. J. Heijnen, E. N. Lightfoot, G. Odham, B. E. Rittmann, E. Rosenberg, K. D. Stolzenbach, and A. J. B. Zehnder (1989). Group report: Interfacial processes at biofilm surfaces. In Structure and Function of Biofilms, W. G. Characklis and P. A. Wilderer, eds., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Chichester, England, pp. 73-90.

Rittmann, B. E. (1989). Detachment from biofilms. In Structure and Function of Biofilms, W. G. Characklis and P. A. Wilderer, eds., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Chichester, England, pp. 49-58.

Chang, H. T. and B. E. Rittmann (1989). Discussion of transient reponses incorporating products formation. J. Environmental Engineering (ASCE) 115: 476-479.

Sáez, P. B. and B. E. Rittmann (1989). Discussion of kinetics and stoichimetry of activated sludge treatment of toxic organic wastewater. J. Water Pollution Control Federation 61: 357-358.

Rittmann, B. E. (1989). Mathematical modeling of fixed-film growth. In G. Patry and D. Chapman, eds., Dynamic Modeling and Expert Systems in Wastewater Engineering, Lewis Publ., Ann Arbor, MI, pp. 39-58.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. M. Huck (1989). Biological treatment of public water supplies. CRC Critical Reviews in Environmental Control 19(2): 119-184.

Rittmann, B. E. and N. M. Johnson (1989). Rapid biological clean-up of soils contaminated with lubricating oil, Water Science & Technology, 21: 209-219.

Sáez, P. B., H. T. Chang, and B. E. Rittmann (1989). Modeling steady-state substrate- inhibited biofilms. In Proc. Intl. Conf. Physicochemical and Biological Detoxification of Hazardous Wastes, Atlantic City, NJ (May, 1988), 567-586.

1988

Rittmann, B. E., A. J. Valocchi, J. E. Odencrantz, and W. Bae (1988). In Situ Bioreclamation of Contaminated Groundwater. Illinois Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center, Champaign, IL and Univ. of Illinois Water Resources Center, Urbana, IL.

Zaghloul, H. H., B. E. Rittmann, and R. J. Scholze (1988). Removal mechanisms for particulate and soluble BOD in soil infiltration. On-Site Wastewater Treatment, Vol. 5, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI, pp. 57-67.

Gantzer, C. J., B. E. Rittmann, and E. E. Herricks (1988). Mass transport to streambed biofilms. Water Research 22: 709-722.

Herricks, E. E. and B. E. Rittmann (1988). Application and limits of toxicity testing in control technology improvement. Presented at the IAWPRC Specialists Group Workshop on Monitoring and Control of Environmental Contaminants, 20 July 1988, Brighton, England.

Chang, H. T. and B. E. Rittmann (1988). Comparative study of biofilm kinetics on different adsorptive media. J. Water Pollution Control Federation 60: 362-368.

Rittmann, B. E., D. Jackson, and S. L. Storck (1988). Potential for treatment of hazardous organic chemicals with biological processes. In D. L. Wise, ed., Biotreatment Systems, Vol. III, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 15-64.

Sáez, P. B. and Rittmann, B. E. (1988). An improved pseudo-analytical solution for steady- state-biofilm kinetics. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 32: 379-385.

Gantzer, C. J., H. P. Kollig, B. E. Rittmann, and D. L. Lewis (1988). Predicting the rate of trace-organic compound removal by natural biofilms. Water Research 22: 191-200.

Namkung, E. and B. E. Rittmann (1988). Effects of SMP on biofilm-reactor performance. J. Environmental Engineering (ASCE) 114: 199-210.

Rittmann, B. E. (1988). Biodegradation processes to make drinking water biologically stable. In R. A. Larson, ed., Biohazards of Drinking Water, Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI, pp. 257-264.

1987

Rittmann, B. (1987). Potential for controlling SOCs through biotransformations. Proceedings of the Seminar on Treatment Processes for Control of Synthetic Organic Chemicals, American Water Works Association Meeting, Kansas City, MO, June 1987, pp. 233- 246.

Rittmann, B. E. and G. B. Sprouse (1987). Fate of particulate organic matter in fixed-film anaerobic processes. Proc. GRUTTEE Conference on Processus et Procédés Conduisant à la Méthanisation, Station de Lagunage de Mèze, France, October 1987, pp. 1-34.

Namkung, E. and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Removal of taste and odor compounds by humic- substances-grown biofilms. J. American Water Works Association 79(7): 107-112.

Namkung, E. and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Estimating volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from publically owned treatment works (POTWs). J. Water Pollution Control Federation 59: 670-678.

Namkung, E. and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Evaluation of bisubstrate secondary utilization kinetics by biofilms. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 29: 335-342.

Namkung, E. and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Modeling bisubstrate removal by biofilms. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 29: 269-278.

Rittmann, B. E. (1987). Aerobic biological treatment. Environmental Science & Technology, 21: 128-136.

Chang, H. T. and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Verification of the model of biofilm on activated carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21: 280-288.

Chang, H. T. and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Mathematical modeling of biofilm on activated carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21: 273-279.

Engelbrecht, R. S. and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Treatment of hazardous wastewaters. Proc. of Regional Symp. Management Indust. Wastes in Asia and Pacific, Environ. Management Res. Assc. of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-20 Nov. 1986, pp. 9-18.

Suidan, M.T., B. E. Rittmann, and U. K. Traegner (1987). Criteria establishing biofilm- kinetic types. Water Research 21: 491-498.

Wang, Y. T., M. T. Suidan, and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Modeling biofilm kinetics for a low- loaded expanded-bed anaerobic reactor. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 30: 15-21.

Tanaka, K., A. Oshima, and B. E. Rittmann (1987). Performance evaluation of rotating biological contactor process. Water Sci. Technol. 19: 483-494.

Rittmann, B. E., W. Bae, E. Namkung, and C.-J. Lu (1987). A critical evaluation of microbial product formation in biological processes. Water Sci. Technol. 19: 517-528.

1986

Namkung, E. and B. E. Rittmann (1986). A study estimating VOC emissions from the Calumet Sewage Treatment Plant in the Chicago Area. Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Springfield, IL (ILENR/RE-AQ-85/15).

Rittmann, B. E., D. T. Kampmeier, and H. T. Chang (1986). Trends of biofilm-modeling research with computers. Invited paper at the Fifth Environmental Engineering Education Conference, Association of Environmental Engineering Profesors, Houghton, MI, July, 1986.

Gantzer, C. J., III, B. E. Rittmann, and E. E. Herricks (1986). The role of streambed biofilms in the removal of biodegradable contaminants from shallow streams. University of Illinois Water Resources Center Report No. 203, Urbana, Illinois.

Rittmann, B. E., L. Crawford, C. K. Tuck, and E. Namkung (1986). In situ determination of kinetic parameters for biofioms: isolation and characterization of oligotrophic biofilms. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 28: 1753-1760.

Chang. H. T. and B. E. Rittmann (1986). Biofilm loss during sample preparation for scanning electron microscopy. Water Research 20: 1451-1456.

Rittmann, B. E. (1986). Research needs in chemical and biological treatment of hazardous wastes. Proc. Research Needs Workshop on Hazardous Wastes Treatment and Disposal, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 43-69.

Rittmann, B. E. (1986). Detoxification of hazardous organic contaminants in low concentrations in waters and wastewaters. Proc. Bio Expo '86 (Boston, MA, 1 May 1986) pp. 497-506.

Wang, Y.-T., M. T. Suidan, and B. E. Rittmann (1986). Kinetics of methanogens in an expanded-bed reactor. J. Environmental Engr. 112: 155-170.

Chang, H. T. and B. E. Rittmann (1986). Comment on biofilm cryopreparation for scanning electron microscopy. Water Research 20: 1201.

Namkung, E. and B. E. Rittmann (1986). Soluble microbial products (SMP) formation kinetics by biofilms. Water Research 20: 795-806.

Wang, Y.-T., M T. Suidan, and B. E. Rittmann (1986). Anaerobic treatment of phenol by an expanded-bed reactor. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 58: 227-233.

Rittmann, B. E. (1986). Algorithm for modeling biofilms not at steady state. In J. C. Crittenden, ed., Computer Software Manual, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, Houghton, MI, 74-75.

Rittmann, B. E. (1986). Algorithm for steady-state-biofilm model. In J. C. Crittenden, ed., Computer Software Manual, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, Houghton, MI, 72-73.

1985

Ewing, B. B., L. T. Brand, R. A. Minear, B. E. Rittmann, and J. J. Stukel (1985). Health and environmental aspects of institutional refuse incineration with steam recovery. Staff Report No. 25, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.

Rittmann, B. E. (1985). Biological processes and organic micropollutants in treatment processes. The Science of the Total Environment 47: 99-113.

Rittmann, B. E. (1985). The relationships between genetic-control and process-control strategies in municipal waste treatment. Proc. Bio Expo '85, pp. 401-410.

McCarty, P. L., B. E. Rittmann, and M. Reinhard (1985). Processes affecting the movement and fate of trace organic compounds in the subsurface environment. In T. Asano, ed., Artificial Recharge of Groundwater, Butterworth Publ., Stoneham, MA, pp. 627-646.

Snoeyink, V. L. and B. E. Rittmann (1985). Drinking water and wastewater treatment to remove ammonia. In E. A. Glysson, D. E. Swan, and E. J. Way, Eds., Innovations in the Water and Wastewater Fields, Butterworth Publ., Stoneham, MA, pp. 45-58.

Wang, Y. T., M. T. Suidan, and B. E. Rittmann (1985). Performance of an expanded-bed methanogenic reactor. J. Environ. Engr. 111: 460-471.

Rittmann, B. E. and D. E. Baskin (1985). Theoretical and modeling aspects of anaerobic treatment of sewage. Proc. Intl. Seminar on Anaerobic Treatment of Sewage, Amherst, MA., pp. 55-94.

Rittmann, B. E. and W. E. Langeland (1985). Simultaneous denitrification with nitrification in single-channel oxidation ditches. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 57: 300-308.

Rittmann, B. E. (1985). The effect of load fluctuations on the effluent concentration produced by fixed-film reactors. Water Science Technol. 16: 45-55.

1984

Rittmann, B. E. (1984). Factors affecting apparent plume rise entrainment. J. Environ. Engr. 110: 1013-1017.

Severin, B. F., M. T. Suidan, R. S. Engelbrecht, and B. E. Rittmann (1984). Mixing effects on UV disinfection. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 56:881-888. (see also p. 649a.)

Severin, B. F., M. T. Suidan, B. E. Rittman_n, and R. S. Engelbrecht (1984). Inactivation kinetics in a flow-through UV reactor. J. Water Pollution Control Federation 56: 164-169.

Rittmann, B. E. (1984). Choosing and determining loading types for fixed-film reactors. Proc. Second Intl. Conf. on Fixed-Film Biological Processes, Washington, DC., pp. 565-577.

Rittmann, B. E. and V. L. Snoeyink (1984). Achieving biologically stable drinking water. J. American Water Works Association 76 (10): 106-114.

Rittmann, B. E. and C. W. Brunner (1984). The nonsteady-state-biofilm process for advanced organics removal. J. Water Poll. Control Federation 56: 874-880.

1983

Wang, Y. T., M. T. Suidan, and B. E. Rittmann (1983). Microbial attachment properties in expanded-bed, activated carbon anaerobic filters. Research Report No. 181, University of Illinois Water Resources Center, Urbana, IL.

Rittmann, B. E. (1983). Needs and strategies for genetic control: municipal wastes. In Genetic Control and Environmental Pollutants, Plenum Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., pp. 215- 228.

Rittmann, B. E., R. Suozzo, and B. Romero (1983). Effect of temperature on oxygen transfer to rotating biological contactors. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 55: 270-277.

Rittmann, B. E. and K. Dovantzis (1983). Dual limitation of biofilm kinetics. Water Research 17: 1727-1734.

Namkung, E., R. G. Stratton, and B. E. Rittmann (1983). Predicting removal of trace- organic compounds by biofilms. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 55: 1366-1372.

McCarty, P. L., B. E. Rittmann, and E. J. Bouwer (1983). Microbial processes affecting chemical transformations in groundwater. In Bitton, G. and C. Gerba, eds., Groundwater Pollution Microbiology, Wiley-Interscience, New York, pp. 89-115.

Stratton, R., E. Namkung, and B. E. Rittmann (1983). Secondary utilization of trace- organics by biofilms on porous media. J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 75: 463-469.

1982

Rittmann, B. E. and C. W. Brunner (1982). Long-term capacity for organic-substrate removal by bacterial films. Research Report No. 172, University of Illinois Water Resources Center, Urbana, IL.

McCarty, P. L., E. J. Bouwer, M. Montgomery, B. E. Rittmann, and L. LaPat-Polasko (1982). Trace organics degradation in biofilm processes. Tecnical Report No. 268, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Stanford Univ. Stanford, CA.

Rittmann, B. E. (1982). Applicability of two-thirds law to plume rise from industrial-size sources. Atmospheric Environ. 16: 2575-2579.

Rittmann, B. E., C. E. Strubler, and T. Ruzicka (1982). Anaerobic-filter pre-treatment kinetics. J. Environ. Engr. 108: 900-912.

Kobayashi, H. and B. E. Rittmann (1982). Microbial removal of hazardous organic chemicals. Environ. Sci. Technol. 16: 170A-181A.

Rittmann, B. E. (1982). The effect of shear stress on biofilm loss rate. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 24: 501-506.

Rittmann, B. E. and H. Kobayashi (1982). Microbiological separations for trace-organics removal. In J. Exner, ed., Detoxication of Hazardous Wastes, Ann Arbor Science Publ., Inc., Ann Arbor MI., pp. 323-348.

Rittmann, B. E. (1982). Comparative performance of biofilm reactor types. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 24: 1341-1370.

1981

Bouwer, E. J., B. E. Rittmann, and P. L. McCarty (1981). Anaerobic degradation of halogenated 1- and 2-carbon organic compounds. Environ. Sci. Technol. 15: 40-49.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (1981). Substrate flux into biofilms of any thickness. J. Environ. Engr. 107: 831-849.

McCarty, P. L., B. E. Rittmann, and M. Reinhard (1981). Trace organics in groundwater. Environ. Sci. Technol. 15: 40-51.

1980

Rittmann, B. E., E. J. Bouwer, J. E. Schreiner, and P. L. McCarty (1980). Biodegradation of trace organic compounds in ground water systems. Technical Report No. 255, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Stanford Univ. Stanford, CA.

Rittmann, B. E. and S. J. Randtke (1980). Discussion of role of adsorption in biological extended activated carbon columns. J. Water Poll. Control Fedn. 52: 2816-2818.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (1980). Design of fixed-film processes with steady-state- biofilm model. Prog. Water Technol. 12: 271-281.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (1980). Utilization of dichloromethane by suspended and fixed-film bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 39: 1225-1226.

Rittmann, B. E., P. L. McCarty, and P. V. Roberts (1980). Trace-organics biodegradation in aquifer recharge. Ground Water 18: 236-243.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (1980). Evaluation of steady-state-biofilm kinetics. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 22: 2359-2373.

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (1980). Model of steady-state-biofilm kinetics. Biotechnol. Bioengr. 22: 2343-2357.

1978

Rittmann, B. E. and P. L. McCarty (1978). Variable-order model of bacterial-film kinetics. J. Environ. Engr. 104: 889-900.