Publications


Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles  

(*Fennell’s student; ¥Fennell’s post-doctoral associate; #senior author)

*Liu, F.; Cichocka, D.; Nijenhuis, I. ; Richnow, H.H.; and #Fennell, D.E. 2008.  Carbon stable isotope fractionation of chloroethenes and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins by a culture containing Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195. Ready for resubmission to Environmental Science and Technology.

¥Krumins, V.; Park, J.-W.; *Son, E.-K.; Rodenburg, L.A. ; Kerkhof, L.J.; Häggblom, M.M.; and #Fennell, D.E. 2008. Sustained PCB dechlorination enhancement in Anacostia River sediment. Submitted to Environmental Science and Technology. 

Seshadri, S.; Han, T.; ¥Krumins, V.; Fennell, D.E.; and #Mainelis, G. 2008. Application of ATP bioluminescence method to characterize performance of bioaerosol sampling devices.  Submitted to the Journal of Aerosol Science. 

Lu, G.-N.; Dang, Z.; Fennell, D.E.; and #Huang, W. 2008. Rules of thumb for assessing reductive dechlorination pathways of PCDDs. Submitted to Chemosphere.

Ahn, Y.-B.; *Liu, F.; Fennell, D.E.; and #Häggblom, M.M. 2008. Biostimulation and bioaugmentation to enhance PCDD dechlorination in River Kymijoki, Finland sediment.  In press FEMS Microbiology Ecology.

¥Krumins, V.; *Son, E.-K.; Mainelis, G.; and #Fennell, D.E. 2008. Retention of inactivated bioaerosols and ethene in a rotating bioreactor constructed for bioaerosol activity studies. In press Clean—Soil, Air, Water, Special Issue on Bioaerosol Research.

*Liu, F. and #Fennell, D.E. 2008. Dechlorination and detoxification of 1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran by a mixed culture containing Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195, Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 602–607.

Wang, Z.; #Huang, W.; Fennell, D.E.; and Peng, P. 2007. Kinetics of reductive dechlorination of 1,2,3,4-TCDD in the presence of zero valent zinc, Chemosphere, 71(2), 360-368.

* Berry , D.; #Mainelis, G.; and Fennell, D.E. 2007. Effect of an ionic air cleaner on indoor/outdoor particle ratios in a residential environment, Aerosol Science and Technology, 41, 315-328.

Ahn, Y.B.; Häggblom, M.M.; and #Fennell, D.E.  2005.  Co-amendment with halogenated compounds enhances anaerobic microbial dechlorination of 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorodibenzofuran in estuarine sediments.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24, 2775-2784.

#Mainelis, G.; * Berry , D.; An, H.R.; Yao , M.; DeVoe, K.; Fennell, D.E.; and Jaeger, R. 2005. Performance and design of a single-pass bubbling bioaerosol generator.  Atmospheric Environment, 39, 3521-3533.

#Lee, K.Y.; Kostarelos, K.; and Fennell, D.E. 2004. Modeling the transport of dissolved contaminants originating from a NAPL source containing PAH compounds in groundwater. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 3, 541-548.

#Fennell, D.E.; Nijenhuis, I.; Wilson, S.F.; Zinder, S.H.; and Häggblom, M.M. 2004.  Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195 reductively dechlorinates diverse chlorinated aromatic pollutants.  Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 2075-2081. 

Fennell, D.E.; Rhee; S.-K.; Ahn, Y.B.; Häggblom, M.M.; and #Kerkhof, L.J. 2004. Detecting the dehalogenating microorganism in a sulfidogenic, 2-bromophenol-utilizing enrichment by T-RFLP fingerprinting of ribosomes.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70, 1169-1175.

#Häggblom, M.M.; Ahn, Y.B.; Fennell, D.E.; Kerkhof, L.J.; and Rhee, S.-K. 2003.  Anaerobic dehalogenation of organohalide contaminants in the marine environment. Advances in Applied Microbiology, 53, 61-84. 

Ahn, Y.B.; Rhee, S.-K.; Fennell, D.E.; Kerkhof, L.J.; Hentschel, U.; and #Häggblom, M.M.  2003.  Reductive dehalogenation of brominated phenolic compounds by microorganisms associated with the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66, 4159-4166.

Rhee, S.-K.; Fennell, D.E.; Häggblom, M.M.; and #Kerkhof, L.J. 2003.   Detection by PCR of reductive dehalogenase motifs in a sulfidogenic 2-bromophenol-degrading consortium enriched from estuarine sediment.  FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 43, 317-324.

Voordeckers, J.W.; Fennell, D.E.; Jones, K.; and #Häggblom; M.M. 2001.  Anaerobic biotransformation of Tetrabromobisphenol A, Tetrachlorobisphenol A and Bisphenol A in estuarine sediments.  Environmental Science and Technology, 36, 696-701.

Vargas, C.; Fennell, D.E.; and #Häggblom, M.M. 2001.  Anaerobic reductive dechlorination of chlorinated dioxins in estuarine sediments.  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 57, 786-790. 

Fennell, D.E.; Carroll, A.B.; Zinder, S.H.; and #Gossett, J.M. 2001. Assessment of indigenous reductive dechlorinating potential at a TCE-contaminated site using microcosms, polymerase chain reaction analysis, and site data. Environmental Science and Technology, 35, 1830-1839.

Fennell, D.E. and #Gossett, J.M.  1998.  Modeling the production of and competition for hydrogen in a dechlorinating culture. Environmental Science and Technology, 32, 2450-2460.

Fennell, D.E.; #Gossett, J.M.; and Zinder, S.H.  1997.  Comparison of butyric acid, ethanol, lactic acid, and propionic acid as hydrogen donors for the reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene. Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 918-926. 

Fennell, D.E.; Nelson, Y.M.; Underhill, S.E.; White, T.E.; and #Jewell, W.J.  1992.  TCE degradation in a methanotrophic attached-film bioreactor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 42, 859-872.

Fennell, D.E.; Underhill, S.E.; and #Jewell, W.J.  1992.  Methanotrophic attached-film reactor development and biofilm characteristics. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 40, 1218-1232.

Book Chapters

(*Fennell’s student; ¥Fennell’s post-doctoral associate; #senior author)

#Häggblom, M.M.; Fennell, D.E.; Ahn, Y-B.; Kerkhof, L.J.; *Liu, F.; and Ravit, B. 2006. Microbial dehalogenation of organohalide pollutants in marine sediments. In Canepa, P. and Fava, F. (Eds.). Proceedings of International Summer School “Biomonitoring, bioavailability and microbial transformation of pollutants in sediments and approaches to stimulate their biodegradation”, Genoa , Italy , September 12-14, 2005, pp. 109-122.

#Häggblom, M.M.; Fennell, D.E.; Ahn, Y-B.; Ravit, B.; and Kerkhof L.J. 2006. Anaerobic dehalogenation of halogenated organic compounds: Novel strategies for bioremediation of contaminated sediments. In Twardowska, I.; Allen, H.E.; and Häggblom, M.M. (Eds.), Viable Methods of Soil and Water Pollution Monitoring, Protection and Remediation, Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Viable Methods of Soil and Water Pollution Monitoring, Protection and Remediation, Krakow , Poland , 27 June - 1 July 2005. NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 69, , Springer. pp. 505-521.

#Fennell, D.E. and Gossett, J.M. 2003. Microcosms For Site-Specific Evaluation of Enhanced Biological Reductive Dehalogenation. In Dehalogenation: Microbial Processes and Environmental Applications, Häggblom, M.M. and Bossert, I.D. (Eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 385-420.

Editorial

Bhandari, A.; Jones , S.A. ; Clapp, L.; Fennell, D.; and LaPara, T. 2006. "Diversity in Environmental Engineering — Successes and Challenges." Editorial in The Journal of Environmental Engineering, 132, 701-702.

Books Edited

Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference. Available on Compact Disc.  Häggblom, M.M.; Fennell, D.E.; and Lee, K.Y. (Eds.). Rutgers University, New Brunswick , NJ, 2002. 

Anaerobic Degradation of Chlorinated Solvents. Sixth International In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation Symposium. Magar, V.S.; Fennell, D.E.; Morse, J.J.; Alleman, B.C.; and Leeson, A. (Eds.). San Diego , CA. June 4-7. 2001. Battelle Press, Columbus , OH .

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings

(*Fennell’s student; ¥Fennell’s post-doctoral associate; #senior author)

#Jones, S.; Bhandari, A.; Clapp, L.; Fennell, D.; LaPara, T.; and Tull, K. 2006. Diversity in environmental engineering: The good and bad. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education, Chicago , IL , June 2006. 656. [Accessible on the internet at http://www.asee.org/acPapers/code/getPaper.cfm? paperID=10452].

Willis, M.; #Shoemaker, C.; Gossett, J.; and Fennell, D. 1999. Applications of a competitive hydrogenotrophic biological dechlorination transport model for groundwater remediation.  In Engineered Approaches for In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Contamination. Proceedings of the Fifth International In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation Symposium, 5(2): 27-33. April 19 - 22. San Diego , CA .

Fennell, D.E.; Stover, M.A.; Zinder, S.H.; and #Gossett, J.M. 1995. Comparison of alternative electron donors for sustaining anaerobic reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene. In Proceedings of the Third International In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation Symposium, 3(4): 9-16. April 24 - 27. San Diego , CA .

 

Non-Refereed Articles and Conference Proceedings

(*Fennell’s student; ¥Fennell’s post-doctoral associate; #senior author)

#Fennell, D.E.; ¥Krumins, V.; Park, J.-W.; Rodenburg, L.A. ; Häggblom M.M.; and Kerkhof, L.J. 2008.  Stimulation of reductive dechlorination of PCBs in contaminated sediments. Accepted, Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 48(2), pp. 522-526. 236th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

*Kannepalli, S.; #Fennell, D.E.; and Huang, W. 2008.  Effect of double-walled carbon nanotubes on a TCE dechlorinating culture.  Accepted, Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 48(2), pp. 369-372. 236th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

Lu, G.-N; Dang, Z.; Fennell, D.E.; and #Huang, W. 2008.  Reductive dechlorination reaction pathways of PCDD/Fs predicted with a computational chemistry approach.  Accepted, Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 48(2), pp. 722-725. 236th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

*Li, Y.; #Fennell, D.E.; and Huang, W. 2008. Transformation of aniline and 4-chloroaniline in sediments from an industrial site.  Accepted, Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 48(2), pp. 534-537. 236th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

*Wartell, B.; ¥Krumins, V.; *George, R.; *Alt, J.; *Schwab, B.; *Kang, K.; and #Fennell, D.E. 2008. Anaerobic digestion of equine stall waste.  ASABE Paper No. 084253.  Conference proceedings paper presented at the 2008 ASABE Annual International Meeting. June 29 – July 2, 2008. Providence, RI.

#Fennell, D.E.; ¥Krumins, V.; Ravit, B.; and Totten; L.A. 2007. Bioremediation approaches for PCB- and PCDD/F-contaminated sediments.  Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 47(2), pp. 393-397. 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston , MA .

Du, S.; Xiao, B.; Belton, T.; Fennell, D.E.; and #Totten, L.A.   2007.  Source apportionment of PCBs in the Delaware River and NY/NJ Harbor.  Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 47(2), pp. 415-418. 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston , MA .

*Babson, D.; #Krogmann, U.; Fennell, D.; and Ravit, B. 2007.  Development of a dynamic energy balance to assess operating efficiency of the Burlington County bioreactor landfill in New Jersey (USA). Sardinia 2007, The Proceedings of the Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium.  S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari , Italy . Cossu, R.; Diaz, L.F.; and Stegmann, R. (Eds).  1 - 5 October 2007. pp. 773-774.  CISA, Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre , Italy .

#Gossett, J. and Fennell, D.  2004. "A model for describing remediation processes for groundwater polluted with chlorinated organic compounds - Part 1," Ma'im U'Svivah (Water and Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 61, pp. 7-10.

#Gossett, J. and Fennell, D.  2004. "A model for describing remediation processes for groundwater polluted with chlorinated organic compounds - Part 2," Ma'im U'Svivah (Water and Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 62, pp. 29, 57-59.

#Gossett, J. and Fennell, D.  2004. "A comparison between experimental and numerical modeling results of remediation of polluted groundwater," Ma'im U'Svivah (Water and Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 62,  pp. 21-28.

#Fennell, D.E.; *Son, E.-K.; and Lee, K.Y. 2004. Identification of dechlorinating bacteria in a New Jersey fractured rock aquifer. Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 44(2), pp. 1-4.  228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

#Fennell, D.E.; *Liu, F.; and *Giacalone, M. 2004. Dehalogenation of polyhalogenated aromatics in cultures and enrichments. Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 44(2), pp. 1075-1079.  228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

Zarnadze, A.; #Totten, L.; Fennell, D.E.; *Giacalone, M.; and Krogmann, U. 2004. PBDEs in the NY/NJ Harbor estuary. Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 44(2), pp. 1098-1102.  228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

Ahn, Y.-B.; #Fennell, D.E.; Kerkhof, L.J.; and Häggblom, M.M. 2004. Strategies for enhancing anaerobic reductive dechlorination of 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in estuarine sediments.  Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 44(2), pp. 1067-1069.  228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA.

#Fennell, D.E.; *Liu, F.; Ahn, Y.B.; and Häggblom; M.M.  2003. Polychlorinated dioxin dehalogenation in cultures and sediments: Results and biokinetic modeling. Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 43(2), pp. 164-168. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York , NY .

*Son, E.-K.; Lee, K.Y.; and #Fennell, D.E. 2003. Determining dechlorinating bioremedial potential in a fractured bedrock aquifer. Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 43(2), pp. 248-250. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York , NY .

# Assaf-Anid , N.M. ; Blenner, M.; Totten, L.A. ; Ahn, Y.B.; Fennell, D.E.; and Häggblom; M.M. 2003. Agreement of computational chemistry predictions of reductive dechlorination pathways with experimental microcosm studies. Symposia Papers Presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 43(2), pp. 1181-1185. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York , NY .

 

Peer Reviewed Technical Reports

Fennell, D.E. 2005. A Mass Balance on Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds in the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary.  A Report Submitted to The New York Academy of Sciences. [Included in the New York Academy of Sciences Harbor Project report on Dioxins.  Accessible on the internet at http://www.nyas.org/programs/harbor.asp].

Morse, J.J.; Alleman, B.C.; Gossett, J.M.; Zinder, S.H.; Fennell, D.E.; Sewell, G.W.; and Vogel, C.M. 1997.  A Treatability Test for Evaluating the Potential Applicability of the Reductive Anaerobic Biological In Situ Treatment Technology (RABITT) to Remediate Chloroethenes.  A Technical Protocol developed for the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, Department of Defense, USA . [Accessible on the internet at http://www.estcp.org/documents/techdocs/Rabitt_Protocol.pdf].

 

Technical Reports

 

Brennan, M.; Specca, D.; Schilling, B.; Tulloch, D.; Paul, S.; Sullivan, K.; Helsel, Z.; Hayes, P.; Melillo, J.; Simkins, B.; Phillipuk, C.; Both, A.J.;  Fennell, D.; Bonos, S.; Westendorf, M.; and Brekke, R. 2007. Assessment of Biomass Energy Potential in New Jersey . New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Publication No. 2007-1. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick , NJ. July, 2007. [Accessible on the internet at http://njaes.rutgers.edu/bioenergy/njaes-biomass-assessment-finalreport.pdf].

Jewell, W.J.; Carter, S.R.; Fennell, D.E.; Hicks, E.E.; Nelson, Y.M.; Nock, T.D.; Richards, B.K.; and Wilson, M.S.  1992.  Methanotrophs for Pollution Control: TCE and Nutrient Removal with the Expanded Bed.  Final Report prepared for the Gas Research Institute. PB-94-118049/XAB.

Jewell, W.J.; Fennell, D.E.; Nelson, Y.M.; Underhill,S.E.; Wilson, M.S.; White, T.E.; and Gossett, J.M.  1990.  Methanotrophs and Methanogens for Pollution Control—PCE, TCE Removal from Groundwater and Macronutrient Removals from Wastewater.  Final Report prepared for the Gas Research Institute.  PB-92-123645/XAB.

Jewell, W.J.; Nelson, Y.M.; Fennell, D.E.; Underhill, S.E.; Wilson, M.S.; and White, T.E.  1989. Methanotrophs for Biological Pollution Control: Feasibility of Developing an Attached Microbial Film Reactor and Kinetics of TCE Removal. Final Report prepared for Radian Corporation and the Gas Research Institute. PB-94-118049/XAB.