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Water quality and the biogeochemical engine

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Organic matter degradation

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Sediments, an archive of water quality

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Tracers and Transit Time Distributions

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Denitrification: Water Quality and the Biogeochemical Engine

Explores denitrification, the reduction of nitrate to N₂ under anoxic conditions, crucial for water quality.

Water Cycle: Quality and Engine

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Nitrogen Cycle: Understanding Its Processes and Impacts

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Photosynthesis: Anoxygenic & Oxygenic

Explores anoxygenic photosynthesis in purple bacteria, their cyclic electron flow, and the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis through endosymbiosis.

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Water treatment based on natural analogues

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Oxygenic Photosynthesis

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Nitrate Reduction by Pyrite

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Food Fermentation: Nature-Inspired Processing

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Sulfur and Nitrogen Cycles

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Nitrification and Anammox

Explores nitrification and anammox processes, electron transfer mechanisms, enzyme roles, and their significance in nutrient cycling and wastewater treatment.