Donna Fennell
· Professor, Chair of the DepartmentRutgers University · Soil, Water and Environmental Science
Active 1976–2024
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About
Donna Fennell is an environmental engineer, environmental scientist, and environmental microbiologist. Her research investigates microbial processes in natural and engineered systems, including bioremediation, microbial activity in the atmosphere, and anaerobic digestion of wastes. She is involved in exploring microbial activity and processes relevant to environmental sustainability and waste management, contributing to the understanding of microbial roles in various environmental contexts.
Research topics
- Chemistry
- Environmental chemistry
- Ecology
- Sociology
- Geology
- Political Science
- Engineering
- Management
- Oceanography
- Mineralogy
Selected publications
Electrochemically driven extraction and recovery of ammonia from human urine
Water Research · 2015-10-03 · 153 citations
articleOpen accessIdentification of Anaerobic Aniline-Degrading Bacteria at a Contaminated Industrial Site
Environmental Science & Technology · 2015-08-17 · 72 citations
articleSenior authorAnaerobic aniline biodegradation was investigated under different electron-accepting conditions using contaminated canal and groundwater aquifer sediments from an industrial site. Aniline loss was observed in nitrate- and sulfate-amended microcosms and in microcosms established to promote methanogenic conditions. Lag times of 37 days (sulfate amended) to more than 100 days (methanogenic) were observed prior to activity. Time-series DNA-stable isotope probing (SIP) was used to identify bacteria t…
The Science of The Total Environment · 2018-02-01 · 34 citations
articleCyanobacteria and Algae in Clouds and Rain in the Area of puy de Dôme, Central France
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2020 · 33 citations
Information regarding the diversity and abundance of oxygenic photoautotrophs in the atmosphere is limited. More information from diverse locations is needed. These airborne organisms could have important impacts upon atmospheric processes and on the ecosystems they enter after deposition. Oxygenic photoautotrophic microbes are integral to ecosystem functioning, and some have the potential to affect human health. A better understanding of the diversity and the movements of these aeolian disperse…
Frontiers in Microbiology · 2018-07-30 · 32 citations
articleOpen accessHexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) stereoisomers may exhibit substantial differences in physicochemical, biological and toxicological properties. However, there remains a lack of knowledge about stereoisomer-specific toxicity, metabolism, and environmental fate of HBCD. In this study, the biotransformation of (±)α-, (±)β-, and (±)γ-HBCD contained in technical HBCD by a mixed culture containing the organohalide-respiring bacterium Dehalococcoides mccartyi strain 195 was investigated. Results showed th…
Recent grants
MSB: Air as an Active Bacterial Ecosystem
NSF · $481k · 2010–2014
UNS: Airborne Microbes as Mitigators of Greenhouse Gases
NSF · $228k · 2015–2018
SGER: Is Air an Active Microbial Ecosystem?
NSF · $95k · 2006–2008
Frequent coauthors
- 83 shared
Alok Bhandari
Forest Research Institute
- 83 shared
Sharon Jones
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- 83 shared
Lee W. Clapp
Idaho State University
- 82 shared
Kristen Tull
Lafayette College
- 81 shared
Tim La para
Kansas State University
- 21 shared
Max M. Häggblom
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- 16 shared
Lee J. Kerkhof
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- 16 shared
James M. Gossett
Cornell University
Labs
Fennell LaboratoryPI
Education
- 1998
PhD, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
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